As we approach Memorial Day, let us consider the long and proud history of Elmore County’s veterans. Elmore County itself may well be named for the Revolutionary War veteran John Archer Elmore. The path of this name seems to run from Gen. Elmore to the Elmore mining district in Alabama to the Elmore mine in Rocky Bar to Elmore County.

The Civil War was raging when the Idaho Territory was formed in 1863. The Mountain View Cemetery is the final resting place of veterans from both the Civil War and the Spanish American War, but their stories are largely lost to us.

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Boise, Idaho - November 2, 2021 – Albertsons and Kellogg’s donated 1,000 books to East Elementary School during a donation ceremony at the Albertsons store in Mountain Home. The donated books were provided by Penguin Random House through Kellogg’s Feeding Reading program, which gives customers the opportunity to upload receipts of qualifying purchases to donate a book at www.feedingreading.com. In addition to the books that East Elementary School received, Albertsons also made a donation in the amount of $2,000 to help the support the school and their education programs.

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The Idaho State Museum is inviting the public to commemorate National Native American Heritage Month in November. The month-long observance honors the traditions and celebrates the contributions of Native Americans. The museum will be holding events in-person and virtually throughout the month.

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Authorities say they are trying to determine what prompted a young girl to open fire at a rural Idaho middle school, one of the few school shootings in which the suspect is female.

Authorities say a shooting at an eastern Idaho middle school has injured two students and a custodian, and a student suspected of being the shooter has been taken into custody

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The harassment began soon after a report by a 19-year-old intern, who alleged an Idaho lawmaker raped her, became public.

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) _ A former Idaho Supreme Court justice has delivered a petition to the governor's office with more than 16,000 signatures that urges him to veto a bill that would make it more difficult to put voter initiatives on the ballot.

On Saturday, March 20, 2021, at approximately, 5:30 AM, Idaho State Police investigated a fatality crash on State Highway 78 at milepost 58, just west of Grandview.

Ammon Bundy arrested after missing trial on trespass charge

Source: AP - AP Wire Service

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Authorities say a set of camp trailer safety chains and quick, careful work by emergency crews saved two people after their pickup truck plunged off a bridge, leaving them dangling above a deep gorge in southern Idaho.

Idaho State Police responded to the accident at about 2:45 p.m. Monday, said ISP spokeswoman Lynn Hightower. A trooper found a man and a woman inside the pickup truck that was dangling, nose-down, off the side of the bridge spanning the Malad Gorge. The gorge is narrow but is roughly 100 feet (30.48 meters) deep below the bridge, roughly the height of a 10-story building. The gorge reaches about 250 feet (76.20 meters) deep at its deepest point.

St. Luke’s Opens a new Dedicated COVID-19 Vaccination Site

The one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be provided on Thursdays, depending on supply

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Legislation to make it illegal to demonstrate at private residences in Idaho was defeated Tuesday in the state House.

By Governor Brad Little - March 4, 2021

Our new president and the Democrat-led Congress are seeking to bail out big, poorly-managed states and punish states that have operated responsibly during the pandemic – a step that would saddle Idaho children with even greater debt and suppress economic prosperity for generations to come.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A former U.S. Army soldier who was court martialed after he left his post in Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban is asking a federal judge to overturn his military conviction, saying his trial was unduly influenced when former President Donald Trump repeatedly made disparaging comments about him and called for his execution.

Just like adults, children and teens can get very sick from COVID-19. Children may also experience both short- and long-term health problems, and spread COVID-19 to others, including at home and school.

There is no way to tell in advance how children or teens will be affected by COVID-19. However, those with underlying medical conditions or who have a weakened immune system are more likely to get severely ill from COVID-19.

Those without underlying medical conditions can also experience severe illness. In fact, almost half of children younger than 18 years old hospitalized with COVID-19 have no underlying conditions.

Children and teens who have already had COVID-19 should still get vaccinated. Emerging evidence indicates that people can get added protection by getting vaccinated after having been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. So even if a child has had COVID-19, they should still get vaccinated. Read the science about immunity from COVID-19 infection and vaccination.

In what appeared to be a clean and respectful voting season, Tuesday night November 2nd was the culmination of each candidate’s efforts to seek the voters mark on the ballots.

In the race for City Council the votes continued to move back and forth with Brennan and Garvey at the top of all 8 precincts for the 2 open seats. Brennan finished with the lead in 5 of the 8 precincts with Garvey taking the other 3. Vote counts in some cases were only a difference of 1 vote.

In the final unofficial results it was a very close race with 35.2% Brennan and 34.4% Garvey. All of the candidates have been campaigning in some cases for many months now and we thank them all for their effort, putting themselves out there and the commitments they have demonstrated to our community.

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AP - Mar 11 - BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The Idaho House on Thursday approved a measure allowing certain school employees to carry concealed guns at school.