Stories from Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Jacob Carter of Mountain Home was involved in a vehicle accident on I84 March 2nd. His injuries include broken hips, legs, collarbone, and ribs. He suffered facial fractures and also bruised lungs. Jacob is a single father of five, the children are currently being cared for by family. His family has started a Go-Fund-Me for the family. You can donate by going to https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-jacob-carter-and-family...

3.4.22 - BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A House committee on Friday introduced sweeping tax legislation that would raise Idaho's sales tax to the highest in the nation while eliminating most property taxes on owner-occupied homes. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee approved a possible hearing on the bill that also uses some of the increased sales tax money to raise the grocery sales tax credit from $100 to $175...

(L-R)Izaak Krohn is a sophomore at MHHS and was awarded $500 by the Idaho Cattle Foundation to invest in his current Supervised Agricultural Experience of raising and selling market beef at the Elmore County Fair. MHHS alumni Katie Corder was awarded the Idaho FFA Foundation Dairy West Scholarship for the second year. ...

MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho – The Elmore County Domestic Violence Council (ECDVC) has received funding from the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA) through a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, to promote community awareness of crime victims’ rights and services during the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week...

Dear Friends, It was an honor for me to stand in front of the Idaho State House of Representatives to declare our support for Ukraine and her citizens as stated in House Joint Memorial 006. We support Ukraine’s desire to determine their own future and for their desire to seek freedom from oppression. ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ An Idaho man who hit a police officer with a pipe as part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last year was sentenced Friday to more than four years in federal prison. Duke Edward Wilson, a 68-year-old logger from the small city of Nampa, told U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth that he didn't remember many of his actions. Prosecutors said he attacked at least three officers in a tunnel in the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021...

Mountain Home High School is proud to announce that they have 4 senior football players that were selected for the 2022 Shriners All-Star Football game! This event will take place on May 30th in Twin Falls. The All-Start team is selected by surrounding area coaches for 5A-1A. Our players will be playing for the North Team...

David passed away Saturday, February 5, 2022, in Mountain Home, Idaho. David was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 17, 1950, to George and Velma Hodge. He was the eldest of four children. David graduated from Ferris High School in Spokane, Washington. ...

3/09/2022 ISP Release Idaho State Police is investigating a collision involving eight vehicles on Interstate 84 in Elmore County. A man from Minnesota who was a passenger in one of the vehicles was deceased on scene. Investigating Troopers say the collision was reported at 3:44 p.m. on westbound I-84 near milepost 93 in Mountain Home. The crash involved three semis, two pickup trucks both pulling trailers, two small passenger cars, and a utility truck...