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Teen dating violence seminar tonight
(05/12/08)
The Elmore County Domestic Violence Council (ECDVC) has scheduled a presentation about Teen Dating Violence on May 12, at 6 p.m., at the Mountain Home Police Department meeting room. Rod Gere, the managing attorney for Idaho Legal Aid Services in Boise, is hoping for a good turnout...
Founder Larry Slade was joined by faculty and the entire student body on site last Thursday for the official groundbreaking of the new building to house the Richard McKenna Charter High School. The School will be moved from the current location at 1993 E. 8th North. The school shares the building with the Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor office... More > >
... NEW ... Road maintenance operations on I-84
(05/09/08) Road maintenance operations & slow moving maintenance vehicle on I-84 - in both directions from The Oregon State Line to Exit 121 - Interstate 84 Business. THIS WORK IS BEING DONE AT NIGHT FROM 10:00 PM TO 7:30 AM NIGHTLY. The Herbicide Application truck will be spraying the roadway shoulders along I-84. This vehicle is slow moving so minor delays may be encountered starting at 10:00PM on 5/9/2008 until 7:30AM, 5/16/2008...
Craig receives commitment for Mountain Home AFB
(05/08/08) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An Air Force representative assured Idaho Senator Larry Craig today that the construction of a new Logistics Readiness Center at Mountain Home Air Force Base will be in the Air Force budget for fiscal year 2010. The commitment came during a budget hearing by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, during which Craig called attention to the dire conditions of the Base's Logistics Readiness Center which was condemned in the late 1990s.. ... 
City council leans toward prohibiting backyard burials
(05/08/08)The increase in cemetery fees and amending of language in the city's cemetery ordinance were discussed in depth during the recent meeting of the Mountain Home City Council, as the council moved toward raising most of the cemetery fees...
Crazee Daze events begin to shape up
(05/07/08) On Saturday, May 17, Mountain Home will hold its 42nd annual downtownCrazee Daze event, sponsored by the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee. The event will feature 50 booths, mostly consisting of food and crafts, lined up along the sidewalks in the downtown area... 
Windy Rollover
(05/07/08)Earlier this afternoon, a red Silverado truck towing another vehicle was driving down I-84 near mile marker 99. Due to increasing winds, the truck lost control and the vehicle that was being hauled, rolled over and ended up on it's top in the right side of the roadway. No lanes blockage or injuries were reported... 
Camp Wilson feeds hundreds
(05/07/08)The 61st annual Camp Wilson Boy Scout rendezvous and barbecue enjoyed great weather as hundreds of scouts and members of the public turned out for the three days of events in the mountains between Pine and Featherville. "It was shirtsleeve weather," with no wind or snow on the ground said Joni Vann, one of the barbecue volunteers...
School district looks for options after bond defeat
(05/07/08) The $37 million Mountain Home School District bond issue went down to defeat in heavy voting last Tuesday, a decision that will leave the district scambling to find solutions to the problems the bond might have solved. Only 1,465 voters cast ballots to approve the bond, with 952 of the 2,417 total ballots cast marked "no." Although the bond received a 60.6 percent approval rate it required 67 percent to pass... 
High school drama group plans "Treasure Island'
(05/07/08)The MHHS Design and Production team from the high school drama department will present "Treasure Island" May 7-10. Performances begin at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. Adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel, the high seas adventure finds Jim and the villainous pirate Long John Silver traveling across the ocean to find Captain Flint's legendary fortune. ...
Senior celebration nearing, tickets on sale
(05/05/08) Parents of Mountain Home High School seniors have been working since November to plan this year's Senior Celebration. Senior Celebration is an all-night alcohol- and drug-free party for graduating seniors and a guest. "The purpose is to provide a fun, controlled, drug and alcohol free environment for kids to celebrate graduation," said Tami Downen, co-chair of the event...
New lodge for Elks may begin soon
(05/02/08) Leaders of the Mountain Home Elk's Lodge believe construction to rebuild the lodge, which burned to the ground last September, could begin within one to two months. Only final approval from the Grand Lodge remains for the plans of the new -- and expanded -- lodge facility, and once that is received the local lodge already has a contractor standing by to begin construction...
Forest Service reopens Danskin to ORV users
(05/01/08) The Forest Service will reopen all trails for motorized use in the Danskin Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area located on the Mountain Home Ranger District of the Boise National Forest Thursday, May 1. The season trail closure normally ends by mid-April, but with the heavy snows and slow melting, it was extended this year... 
School bond defeated in heavy turnout
(04/30/08)The $37 million Mountain Home School District bond issue went down to defeat in heavy voting Tuesday. Only 1,465 voters cast ballots to approve the bond, with 952 of the 2,417 total ballots cast marked "no." Although the bond receive a 60.6 percent approval rate it required 67 percent to pass...
Steven Cornford awarded Silver Star for actions in Iraq
(04/30/08) Army Specialist Steven Cornford, a former resident of Mountain Home until he joined the Army, was presented with the Silver Star two weeks ago at Fort Hood, Texas. The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration awarded to a member of the armed forces... 
Janet Langfitt seeking District 1 county commissioner's seat
(04/30/08)Democrat Janet Langfitt is hoping to win the District 1 county commissioner's post. In announcing her candidacy last month prior to the filing deadline she noted that "my family has lived, worked and raised our families in Mountain Home since 1898. I am the fifth generation in the seventh generation line... 
Choirs win six major awards at prestigious festival
(04/30/08)Ninety-nine members of the MHHS choirs have returned from Anaheim, Calif., with six winning plaques presented at the Heritage Festival. Competing against 33 choirs from around the country, the MHHS Madrigal Choir, the Mixed Choir, the Ladies Treble Choir, the Varsity Treble Choir and the Jazz Choir all won Gold Awards... 
Wagons Ho!
(04/30/08)Local fourth-grade students (or wranglers) got a "hands-on" opportunity to experience life on the Western frontier during "Wagons Ho," a three-day event at Carl Miller Park last week. In its 15th year in Mountain Home, the events aids in teaching the schools' curriculum on Idaho history... 
Doug King hopes to upset Rose for county commission post
(04/30/08)King Hill resident Doug King has announced his candidacy for District 2 County Commissioner. King is running on the Republican ticket and will face incumbent Larry Rose in the May 27 Primary Election. This will be King's second attempt to unseat Rose who has served as county commissioner for District 2 since 1997... 
Huge auto, metal recycling plant opens in county
(04/30/08)"This is really the culminating moment for Pacific," President and CEO Ray Wahlert said in describing the ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for their new recycling and shredding facility in Elmore County. The facility utilizes cutting-edge industrial technology with a "green twist," he said...
MHJHS scholars announced
(04/30/08)
Mountain Home Junior High has announced its honor roll for the third quarter. Students named to the list are: 8th grade 4.0 GPA -- Marrisa Aiken, Sarah Alley, Sydney Baldridge, Cara Buckner, John 'JT' Cristobal, Dallas Croft, Nicolas Duvall, Kalena Galloway, Ryan Goldsby, Tia Gustafson, Jake Hennessey, Jenna Knutson, Anna Martin, Emily McCabe, Anthony McKenzie, Karen Ortiz, Leah Riley, Brent Sexauer, Katie Siira, Chealsey Straw, Liliana Vera, Jessica Wheeler... |
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