Stories from Wednesday, May 14, 2025

People in the Mountain Home community gained a first-hand look at plans aimed at boosting the nation’s ability to detect threats posed by other nations as military officials held a public forum last week to highlight this project. Held at American Legion Post 101 on May 6, the public scoping meeting marked the first of six meetings planned this month regarding the construction of Homeland Defense Over-The-Horizon Radar, or HLD–OTHR, transmission and receiver sites in Oregon...

Following their award-winning performance at this year’s district competition, 22 students from Mountain Home High School’s band and choir teams faced off against musicians and singers from schools across Idaho as they competed during this year’s state finals...

Boy Scouts from Troop 323 in Emmett get into step as they make their way up a trail to Camp Wilson as they prepared to take part in a yearly barbecue earlier this month. The Scouts were among those representing troops across the state that took part in this year’s Scout camporee near Pine...

Representatives from organizations in Mountain Home and communities across the state plan to gather later this week as part of a new program specifically geared for children. The Community KidsFest runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at West Elementary School...

The Mountain Home School District was among eight school districts and two community organizations across the state set to receive a portion of $1.53 million in federal grant support. In a press release from the Idaho Department of Education, the school district in Mountain Home was due to receive nearly $115,000 of these federal funds through the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers program...

I’ve quickly discovered that life sometimes hits you with plenty of bad news wedged between the good. It prompted me to take a minute, step back and regain my sense of perspective. After all, it doesn’t take much in our lives to make us reset our priorities on what’s really important...

Elmore County Sheriff Mike Hollinshead serves ice cream desserts to Alison Willard and Kevin Valdez as members of the local law enforcement community took part in this year’s McCop Night fundraiser on May 7. Held at the McDonald’s restaurant on Airbase Road, the event brought together members from the Mountain Home Police Department and Elmore County Sheriff’s Office as they helped serve meals to the people and families who came to the restaurant that evening...

Members from the Mountain Home Air Force Base Honor Guard march in formation as they prepared to take part in a ceremony to dedicate a new monument at Mountain View Cemetery on Friday. The monument honors the memory of those from Mountain Home and other local communities who gave their lives during the Vietnam War as well as more recent combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan...

Four students from Hacker Middle School gained a first-hand close look at how city and county agencies function following their selection to become honorary community leaders. Braxton Jones was selected as Mountain Home’s mayor for the day while Faith Zakrzewski was named the city’s honorary police chief...

Theodore “Ted” Elmer Knudson passed away peacefully at home on February 1, 2025, one week shy of his 83rd birthday, surrounded by his loving family. Ted was born on February 8, 1942, in Selz, North Dakota, to Elmer and Theresia (Heilman) Knudson. He grew up in a large, close-knit family with 5 brothers & 4 sisters...