Stories from Wednesday, January 22, 2025

It seems the news headlines over the past few days continue to completely catch me off guard. The latest came Jan. 8 when the first reports came in regarding range fires that directly threatened a number of communities in southern California. At first, I remained cautiously optimistic these fires would not cause a huge number of problems. After all, Mountain Home and communities across southern Idaho deal with these range fires each summer in what I typically refer to as “Idaho’s fifth season.”...

Dear editor, I’d like to take the time to credit two of Elmore County’s finest – Elmore County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Searles and Sgt. Brian Halderman. I’m referring to the knowledge of these LEO – law enforcement officers’ – knowledge of laws and their professional courtesy...

A failed yearly payment between the city and county that prompted the Elmore County commissioners to approve an agreement involving local dispatch services with Mountain Home highlighted a series of discussions the city council addressed during a meeting Jan. 14...

A message of unity and peace took the stage on Saturday as people in the Mountain Home community gathered to honor the memory of one of the nation’s civil rights leaders More than 100 people met at the Elks Lodge in Mountain Home during this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast...

Representatives with the Glenns Ferry Chamber of Commerce prepare to honor a member of their community during this year’s installation banquet Saturday evening. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. with the banquet set to follow at 7 p.m. that day at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall at 132 East 5th Ave...

Honoring their accomplishments in the local community over the past several years, the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce plans to recognize its man and woman of the year during the chamber’s annual installation banquet Saturday. Marking its 82nd anniversary, this year’s chamber of commerce installation banquet begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. that evening at the Gala Event Center, 165 North 2nd East Street, in Mountain Home...

Students from Mountain Home High School’s Business Professionals of America organization worked their way to claiming an assortment of honors as they competed against students from other schools across parts of Idaho during this year’s inaugural event held Jan. 11...

Each morning for breakfast Larry Esson ate a bowl of oatmeal and peanut butter toast, and then threw the scrapes out on the patio for Soldier, the neighborhood cat. Larry was a nice guy. He regularly checked on the older widow down the road, and when he climbed Mount Borah, he helped a fellow hiker in trouble by carrying her backpack. ...