Stories from Wednesday, April 2, 2025

An Elmore County man received a 15-year prison sentence following his conviction on possession of sexually exploitative materials involving children. Terry S. Stoner was convicted on a felony count of sexual exploitation of a child by possessing sexually exploitative material, or child pornography, as well as a a separate counts involving visual representation of the sexual abuse of children, or computer-generated child pornography...

Efforts to control the number of stray and abandoned cats in the Mountain Home area highlighted the main subject people in the community addressed to local officials as the city council met March 25. The meeting began as Beverly King and Shannon Evans with the Lost Paws TNR program highlighted the local organization’s efforts to trap, neuter and release these cats that remain without a home to live...

An incident in which two people trespassed into the Mountain Home city pool complex last December showed no signs of possible damage to this outdoor recreational facility as work continued to finish this ongoing restoration project. Concerns involving the pool’s integrity began after two juveniles manipulated the fencing surrounding the outdoor pool at Richard Aguirre Park before they entered the site and started riding skateboards in the unfinished pool area...

Members of the Mountain Home Tiger’s basketball team matched up against the Tigers’ wrestling squad as they competed during this year’s “Carnage On the Court” battle. The night also celebrated the seniors with the Tigers’ wrestling squad after their senior night event got canceled...

Following his award-winning performance at a state-level writing competition two years ago, a student from Mountain Home High School once again faced off against students from across Idaho as he vied for top honors during this year’s Idaho State Poetry Out Loud final...

A pair of scheduled controlled burns on the city’s west side grew out of control last week with city firefighters called to contain and extinguish both fires. The first fire began March 25 as crews with the Mountain Home Irrigation District began burning grass, weeds and other plants that typically grow in the water irrigation canal that stretches along the local rail line...

Students from the Richard McKenna Charter School District claimed a number of awards as they competed in this year’s Health Occupations Students of America state competition. Alex Ceccarelli earned the charter high school’s first state win as he competed in the health informatics event...

Airman 1st Class William Rodriguez-Gonzalez with the 366th Security Forces Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base works to clear a room involving members of an opposing force as members of the squadron faced off against one another as they took part in the combat readiness exercise...