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STIs: A troubling and under-discussed public health concern affecting our community Food poisoning, flu season, and West Nile virus are often the source of cautionary stories shared across the water cooler or social media. While unfortunate, these experiences typically make for easy and comfortable conversation between friends, co-workers, and neighbors. But a host of other health impacting topics are not always as easy to get the conversation started on, much less keep going...

The City Council met on July 8th for their regular scheduled meeting. Once a quorum was established, Mayor Rich Sykes recognized persons in the audience who wished to speak. John Kiefer, Chairman of Elmore County Soil and Water Conservation District, addressed the Council regarding the water delivery system from Little Camas to Mountain Home. ...

The Mountain Home Summer Concert Series, hosted by the Mountain Home Arts Council and Parks & Rec., continues this Friday, July 19, at Carl Miller Park, with folksinger-songwriter Tracy Morrison and her all-star band. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy an evening of live music for all ages, art & vendor booths, and food & beverage booths...

It’s official, on July 12, long time assistant to Jerry Rost as an employee at Rost Funeral Home and 13 years as his Deputy Coroner, Nickie Campbell, was sworn in as the new Elmore County Coroner by County Clerk Shelley Essl. Things were off to a shakey start after the retirement of Rost last month, but after stepping in as temporary coroner, Campbell has now been appointed to serve in that position until the 2020 election. ...

Donald R. Schultz was arrested on July 9, 2019 on multiple charges. After a closed hearing for probably clause he was arraigned in Judge David Epis's courtroom at 1 p.m. on July 10. During the hearing the charges of murder in the second degree on June 22, 2018, failure to notify or delay in notification of death on June 23, 2018, altering or forging a vehicle certificate of title on Aug. ...

Friday, July 12, 2019, marked the afternoon and evening that a gathering of family, friends, coworkers and peers paid respect and homage to Billy Richey, that left a legacy of good work and deeds that will be hard to fill. The most repeated comment over and over throughout the ceremonies and in some cases a fun roast or two was a simple statement of “you are going to be missed”...

Three time Olympic Gold Medalist, Kristin Armstrong, is excited to announce the date and race information for the 2019 Chrono Kristin Armstrong which will take place in Glenns Ferry, Idaho on July 12, 2019 Start/Finish: The racecourse is in Elmore County using Old Oregon Trail Road and Bennett Mountain Road. Racers will use the Glenns Ferry High School as their staging area. The race is 17 miles in length...

Carl Miller Park and a crowd all day long on Independence Day as community members came together to visit and celebrate the day. There was a car show, a talent show, live band and many vendors available for everyone’s enjoyment. For more photos of the event check out the photo gallery...

June fourth through seventh the Mountain Home FFA Chapter was able to send nine students to the University of Idaho to compete in State CDE’s in Moscow, Idaho. These students: Kamrynn Orr, Joe Bidaganeta, Emily Cruser, Emily Derrick, Westen Smith, Shaleah Lasuen, Elizabeth Bearden, Rafe Taylor, and Max Bearden were able to compete in Ag Mechanics, Dairy Foods, Livestock Judging, and Environmental and Natural Resources. ...

July Fourth was the third annual Community Canvas Reveal. Members of the community strolled the alleyways of Mountain Home checking out the 26 new pieces of art and revisiting old favorites. For more photos from the event go to our photo gallery.

Orlando, Florida—Students from Mountain Home High School’s Future Health Professionals group (HOSA) took home some top honors at the HOSA International Leadership Conference (ILC) this past week, held at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Cole Lancaster and Chloe Smith placed second overall in Community Awareness while Emily Cruser and Jillian Oppedyk placed fourth overall in Health Career Display, beating out students from all over the world...

As the Special Assistant for Military Affairs, Billy Richey has played an integral role in the City of Mountain Home and Elmore County. He has played key roles in areas like the aquisition of the rail spur from the Mountain Home Air Force Base and has helped promote Mountain Home and MHAFB to top officials in Washington D.C. on many occasions. Now Richey is set to start a new journey in his life as he is set to retire from the position...

The Mountain Home Summer Concert Series, hosted by the Mountain Home Arts Council and Parks & Rec., will kick off this Friday, July 12, at Carl Miller Park, with outlaw country rock band and series fixture, The Neckid Rednecks. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy an evening of live music for all ages, art & vendor booths, and food & beverage vendors...

On July 2, The Elmore County Central Republican Committee met to choose the nominees for the County Coroner position. Last month the committee met and chose three people to send before the Elmore County Commissioners to choose an appointee. The matter in which the process was done caused a controversy within the committee and community as it became apparent that the most qualified person had not been afforded the chance to speak of her experience...

The fourth of July celebration went off with a bang with the sounds of whoops and hollers of the crowds echoing across town. Each year the Mountain Home Fire Department strives to present an event that pleases the crowds and brings all the oohs and awes and this year they did it again...

In the summer of 2019, it appears that we may have a chance to have a smaller wildfire season. My, that sure would be good news for our forests and rangelands. But are you ready to do your part? In most parts of Idaho, we had above-normal snowpack and a very wet, cool spring. You might have noticed how green our rangelands look right now, even at lower elevations, and how tall and lush the vegetation has grown...

On Wednesday June 26, the Western Elmore County Recreation District met for their monthly meeting. The WECRD board introduced Carleen Herring, President of Region IV Development, as the guest speaker. Herring had spoken with the board previously about the indoor pool facility and she offered to come to a meeting and answer question since there is no region development board for Elmore County. ...

On Monday, June 24, the City Council met in Chambers for their bimonthly meeting. After Mayor Rich Sykes called the meeting to order he asked if the Council members had any comments. Councilman Jimmy Schipani commended the artists painting the alleys in Mountain Home and is eagerly awaiting the presentation on July 4th...

Sometimes people grow up knowing exactly what they are going to do in life. Many of them learning from members of their own families along the way. Other times it is a chance encounter or one event that sets someone on their life's course. Jerry Rost did not grow up in a family of funeral directors like many of his colleagues did. Instead it was through one of his many part-time jobs in high school that he took on another part-time job that led him into his career field...

Editor's Note: This did not make it into this week's issue of the newspaper, so it is printed in whole here.

After less then a week on the job, Barry Peterson has resigned as Elmore County Coroner. Peterson was named coroner on June 21, and was told the appointment was effective immediately. That was on a Friday, by the end of the day on June 22, the county had a death that needed signed off on and the new coroner could not be reached. ...

Mrs. Zamora’s class was one of the 50 finalists in the National Student Treasures Book Club Challenge. There were 134,480 entries. We are so proud of Mrs. Zamora and her students for such an AMAZING job!

Every spring eggs of the Mormon cricket, Anabrus simplex, hatch from below the soil surface and begin feeding on various foliage. Their host range is very large (>400 species of plants) and biologists refer to this type of species as generalists, as they eat almost anything. ...