In honor of the life and legacy of Senator Bob Dole, President Biden has ordered the flag to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on December 9, 2021.

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It has been reported that early this morning there was a train derailment between Mountain Home and Hammett. We have reached out to the Elmore County Sheriff and Union Pacific. As soon as we have additional information we will update our reader's.

Union Pacific Update**

“At about 1:30 a.m. MDT today, approximately 28 Union Pacific train cars derailed on the western edge of Hammett, Idaho.

There were no injuries.

Union Pacific crews are on site and cleanup work has begun. It was a mixed commodity train. One of the cars spilled steel plates.

The track is not open to train traffic and has been shut down.

No cause has been determined. The incident remains under investigation.”

Robynn Tysver

Mgr II Communications

Union Pacific Railroad

Santa’s official mailbox is out and ready to receive letters from children.

Each year the members of the Mountain Home Fire Department are granted special access to the big man himself, Santa Claus. At this time of the year, Santa is extremely busy, so Santa has asked the Firemen for help. The Firemen take the letters written to Santa and deliver them to the North Pole. Once Santa answers them, Elves return the letters to the Fire Department members, who then deliver them back to the children via a Shiny Red Sleigh (firetruck). The Firemen even give every child a candy cane for being so good this year.

Letters from Santa will be delivered to children on December 9th & 16th between 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Letters to Santa need to have a good physical address and phone number along with the child’s name. Letters from families should be bundled together to make sure letters are all delivered on the same night. The mailbox will be picked up on December 15th and is located on the side of Fire Station #1 at the corner of E. 2nd S. & S 2nd E.

For questions or information contact Fire Station #1 @ 208-587-2117

At dawn on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in an attempt to cripple the fleet and hinder U.S. intervention in other Japanese targets in the South Pacific. The Japanese military expected that Germany would defeat Great Britain and the Soviet Union and that Japan would control the Pacific.

ing supply chain issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to shortages in aluminum. As a result, St. Luke’s Health System is asking community members to donate new or gently used crutches, particularly adult crutches, that are not being used that then will support patients in need.

November 24, 2021 - It’s the most wonderful time of the year… unless you get scammed. The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and so are fraudsters looking to steal your money.

With more people shopping online, the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office is urging the public to keep the old adage in mind: if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Shoppers are encouraged to be diligent about what gifts they are buying and where they’re buying those gifts.

Senior Airman Rendall Powell of the 412th Test Wing receives a COVID-19 vaccination shot from Lt. Col. Yvonne Storey at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 25, 2021.

Katherine Franco/Air Force

11.24.21 - The Air Force will soon levy another restriction on active duty airmen who aren’t fully vaccinated against the coronavirus: no more moving to new assignments.

Airmen who haven’t received a first or second vaccine dose, including those who are still awaiting a final decision on an exemption request, will be barred from current and future permanent change of station moves starting Nov. 29, the service said in a memo dated Tuesday, Nov. 23.

“This restriction will remain in place until the member is either fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or receives an approved medical exemption or religious accommodation,” wrote Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, the Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services.