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Starting on Jan. 1, 2021, TRICARE Select Group A retired beneficiaries must pay monthly enrollment fees in order to maintain their TRICARE health coverage. This is a change, and the first time this beneficiary group will pay enrollment fees. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper’s online edition...

The Mountain Home News reported in its Sept 16th edition a story of a fire on September 13th in a local residential area that caused evacuations and heightened fire and support services that evening. It has been heard and commented on the cause of the fire on several different social media and local gatherings as to the “cause” of that fire. ...

We're in the midst of a global pandemic, but its impact on America’s communities is local. It has been a rough six months since our world as we knew it changed in March of 2020. Routines that were the backbone of our everyday lives took a curveball to the ribs that knocked the wind out of some of us in a business aspect, then had many of us scrambling to make some sort of sense out of our situations, and to figure out how this pandemic known as COVID 19 was going to affect us.

BOISE —Justices on the Idaho Supreme Court convened over video conference to hear arguments over a lawsuit brought forward by inmates incarcerated in the Elmore County Jail concerned with the facility’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The state’s highest court convened Friday morning just months after a petition for habeas corpus was filed by Idaho Falls attorney Nathan Olsen on behalf of nine inmates at the Elmore County Jail, alleging that the conditions in jail posed a serious risk to the health of those incarcerated. ...

MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho, (Sept. 14, 2020) – Mountain Home Fire Department received a call about a tree on fire at 1220 E. 10th North on Sept. 13 at 8:36 p.m. Firefighters responded with two brush trucks, two structure engines, and a tender truck within minutes. ...

Idaho’s first locally-acquired human West Nile virus (WNV) infections this year have been identified among two Owyhee County residents. Both residents were over the age of 50. One was diagnosed with West Nile fever and the other was identified through blood donor screening. These are the first human cases of WNV infection in Idaho for 2020...

This past week in town you might have seen a flurry of activities outside some of our local business windows. Thanks to the Community Canvas and Artopia, Mountain Home High Schools Art Club, we had a plethora of pride, color, and respect bloom for all to see...

The city of Glenns Ferry received a grant in the amount of $28,000. “With the help of Elmore County Rural Development, the City of Glenns Ferry submitted the AARP Community Challenge Grant for a new inclusive, multigenerational park to be located at the Glenns Ferry Historical Museum site. ...

Idaho Army National Guard Pvt. Ashlynn Amoruso grew up wanting to be a surgeon. Over the summer, she took a big step toward accomplishing that goal by completing basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. “I asked my friends, ‘what did you do this summer?’ and they said they didn’t do much because of Covid-19,” she said. “I did a lot of things I never expected I’d do.”...

Idaho State Police and partner city and county law enforcement, made 53 traffic stops in about 12 hours last week as part of Operation Lifesaver, an effort to prevent collisions and save lives at railroad crossings. However, Troopers are praising motorists for the number of stops they didn't have to make, and collisions that didn't happen...

The regular meeting of the City Council was held at its scheduled time on August 24th. In attendance was, Councilman Stokes, Councilman McCain, Councilman Bundy, Mayor Sykes, and Councilman Brennan. Mayor Sykes addressed the request for free tie-down fees for Tom Hoegg needed to be added under New Business because it was time-sensitive and cannot wait until the next meeting...

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- As COVID-19 challenges continue, Mountain Home School District facilities cautiously begin to reopen their doors. Approximately 4,000 students are expected to flood the halls later this year. A major concern is supplying masks for students...

A fire on the Nielsen Property in the Mary Parker Subdivision was reported on Monday, Aug 17th. The home was a total loss and burned to the foundation. As the investigation works through the process a cause of the fire will be determined. An investigation into the cause of the fire is a normal procedure in any fire and does not imply a criminal investigation but must be done for insurance reasons. Results in many cases are not made available...