Stories from Thursday, August 10, 2017

To ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers, the new 986 area code will be added to the area served by 208. This is known as an area code overlay. Get ready to change the way you dial your local calls! An overlay is the addition of another area code (986) to the same geographic region as an existing area code (208). An overlay does not require customers to change their existing area code...

One Mountain Home Municipal Airport official wants local unmanned aerial systems enthusiasts to add his phone number to their pre-flight checklist. Ted Thompson, Mountain Home Municipal Airport manager, wants to help ensure recreational UAS pilots in Mountain Home enjoy their flight time safely and legally...

July 21 the Elmore County Commission meeting started out with great news from the Elmore County Sheriff's Department. Deputy Garret Kinnan was awarded the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award from the American Legion Department of Idaho. The American Legion Lifesaver Award, as it is known, was awarded to Kinnan by Sheriff Mike Hollinshead before the commission moved on to other county business...