Fires
Brush fires reported
(07/09/08) At 2:30, two brush fires took place in Mountain Home. The first fire was located at 2395 American Legion Boulevard. Reportedly, the fire was started due to a power pole that fell over and the cables from the pole sparked the area in flame. The second fire was located near in the empty field near the Pilot gas station. The source of the fire is unknown...
Brush fire causes trailer park evacuation
(07/09/08) Mountain Home fire crews responded Monday night to a fire near Meadows Trailer Park that triggered a precautionary evacuation of one section of the park. For more information, see the Mountain Home News...
City prepares to celebrate Fourth of July
(07/02/08) The El-Wyhee Business Association will sponsor a Fourth of July Festival Friday in Carl Miller Park to celebrate the 232nd birthday of the United States. The festival will start with breakfast at 8 a.m. The breakfast of "Pioneer pancakes," scrambled eggs and coffee or milk will be served all day...
Fourth of July events set
(07/01/08) The El-Wyhee Business Association will sponsor a Fourth of July Festival in the Carl Miller Park to celebrate the 232nd birthday of the United States. The festival will start with breakfast at 8 a.m. The breakfast of "Pioneer pancakes," scrambled eggs and coffee or milk will be served all day...
Pieces of dynamite discovered near gas pipeline
(06/13/08) About 15 residents from eight homes in the Tipanuk area were evacuated for approximately five hours Thursday night after residue and pieces of an old stick of dynamite, which may have been there since the 1950s, was found underneath a natural gas pipeline.
City firemen celebrate centennial
(06/11/08) The Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department celebrated it's 100th birthday Saturday. See the Mountain Home News for more information and additional photos. http://mountainidhomenews.id.newsmemory.com/
Special anniversary activities scheduled all day Saturday
(06/06/08) The Mountain Home Fire Department will celebrate it's centennial anniversary Saturday at Fire Station #1. The day will begin at 11 a.m. with a parade of antique and new fire trucks at Fire Station #1, 220 South 2nd East Street. The parade will go down 2nd East Street, turn around at Albertson's, and come down Main Street...
Fire department plans centennial celebration June 7
(06/03/08) The Mountain Home Fire Department's centennial celebration will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7. It's a day that took 100 years to get to and the fire department is going to make it last all day. At 11 a.m., a parade of antique and new fire trucks will begin at Fire Station #1, 220 South 2nd East Street...
Two dogs die in house fire
(05/14/08)
A fire heavily damaged a residence on one side of a duplex at 1040 E. 4th North St. Monday, and two of the family's dogs died in the blaze. The cause of the fire, which occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ortega, has not been immediately determined and remains under investigation... |