Stories from Friday, August 28, 2015

An increase of 1,200 people looking for work nudged July's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate up to 4.1 percent, according to information released last week by the Idaho Department of Labor. State labor market indicators showed a slight increase to Idaho's workforce up to just under 800,000 with only eight people added to Elmore County's workforce during the month...

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News Looking to take the stress out of the first day of high school, a group of students at Mountain Home High School hosted a yearly program that aims to make the transition a pleasant experience. A group of volunteer upperclassmen called the Link Crew joined in the annual freshman orientation at the high school Aug. 14 to increase the chances that these students not only had a positive first day or school but a successful year...