Stories from Wednesday, December 4, 2024

The Mountain Home community came together to honor the memory of a local reverend, who died following an accident Nov. 28. Reverend Andrew Bailey, 60, died after sustaining critical burns during a backyard fire incident located at 1790 North East Cinder Loop around 6:30 p.m. that evening...

Honoring her perspective on the freedom she and others in the United States enjoy, a student at West Elementary School earned recognition as the best writer during local, state and western-level competitions. Leilani Hennis, a fourth grader at the local school, earned state-level recognition during this year’s Ladies of American Auxiliary Essay Contest...

Three years after the organization officially broke ground on an indoor community pool facility in Mountain Home, those overseeing the project noted some key signs of progress needed to finish building this complex. The past year represented a busy 12 months for the crews building the Western Elmore County Aquatic Center on South 18th East Street across from Tiger Field, according to members of the Western Elmore County Recreation District board of directors, which heads this ongoing project...

I have to admit that I’m one of the worst Christmas shoppers in my family. I’m one of those you probably read about in the news headlines — the one person who seemingly waits until the last minute to do their shopping. But in all honesty, I tend to wait until the last minute because I keep convincing myself that I’ll start my shopping “tomorrow,” which then becomes “this weekend” and then “next week.” Before I know it, I find myself trapped in the Christmas carnage in hopes of finding something appropriate to put under the tree.. ...

Dear editor, I am writing to express my appreciation of this week’s planning and zoning committee’s meeting. There is a huge concern of EDUs, or Equivalent Dwelling Unit (1), which is defined as a single-family residential household). In short (no pun intended), there are limited EDUs available, and we are near running out for the systems that exist today...

The holiday season moves in a new direction this month as students from Mountain Home High School’s Encore Company present “A Cinderella Christmas.” Geared for audiences of all ages, the holiday play begins at 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at Mountain Home High School’s Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...

A bucket truck helps Matt Corbus with the city parks and recreation department reach up to adjust Christmas lights and other decorations on one of the pine trees at Railroad Park as crew members continued to set up an assortment of decorations in other areas in the community park on Nov. 20...

The spirit of the holiday season arrived Saturday evening as people across Glenns Ferry gathered during this year’s “A Ferry Merry Christmas” community gathering. Preparations for the annual event began around 5:30 p.m. as Gary and Tracy Klett drove up to the local Veterans of Foreign Wars hall to put the finishing touches on their Christmas sleigh...

Officer Kyle Holloway with the Mountain Home Police Department takes to the ground as he prepares to test his athletic skills after a man presented him a challenge to see who had more physical endurance during a fundraiser held Nov. 23 at the local Winger’s restaurant...

Students from the Mountain Home area plan to put their basketball sharpshooting skills to the test during this year's hoop shoot competition, which begins at 9 a.m. Dec. 7 at the Hacker Middle School gymnasium. Hosted annually by Mountain Home Elks Lodge 2276, the competition requires participants to sink free-throws baskets with the hoop distance shortened for younger participants...

Students from Mountain Home High School’s Encore Company took top honors by finishing first overall during division-level competition held Nov. 23. Held at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, several of the theater group’s students placed in 13 of the 14 categories during this year’s event...

A yearly tradition returns to Mountain Home this Friday as hundreds of people from the Mountain Home community gather across parts of the city’s downtown area to help usher in the holiday season during the city’s annual Christmas Parade of Lights...