Stories from Wednesday, June 4, 2025

The persistent sunshine shone across the field of honor. Hundreds of people stood silently, many with their heads bowed in reverence. Across the cemetery, small American flags waved in the gentle spring breeze. Each flag stood next to hundreds of grave sites, each one marking the final resting place of a military veteran...

A yearly celebration of food, fun and music returns to Mountain Home this week as the community celebrates this year’s Crazee Daze festival. Sponsored by the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce, the event fosters the spirit of community involvement, according to festival organizers...

Representatives with the Shoshone-Bannock tribes worked to dispel rumors and misleading information circulating in the Mountain Home area regarding its ongoing effort to develop a casino, hotel and entertainment complex on the city’s north side. “We are aware of recent false claims suggesting the project has been cancelled. These rumors are untrue,” said Roselynn Yazzie, a spokesperson with the Shoshone-Bannock tribes...

A persistent breeze made its way across Tiger Field as clouds began to cloak the sky while students from Mountain Home High School made their way onto the football field as they prepared to celebrate their graduation during a ceremony held May 23. By the end of the evening, 177 students representing the Class of 2025 marked the completion of their academic journey as they accepted their diplomas as part of this year’s commencement...

A long-standing tradition in Mountain Home aims to bring back “the old days” that people in this community long remember as this year’s Crazee Dayz festival ramps up later this week. Having lived in this community the past 19 years, I admit that it remains the perfect opportunity for people, especially those new to our town, to have fun while walking around the different venues featured throughout downtown Mountain Home...

Following the completion of their academic journey spanning the past several years, a group of 16 students from Rimrock High School marked the completion of their academic journey as they stepped forward to accept their diplomas as part of a commencement ceremony held May 24...

Graduation events across Elmore County culminate this Friday as seniors at Glenns Ferry High School take part in a commencement ceremony that begins at 6 p.m. at the school’s Gordon Brown Gymnasium. This year’s event pays tribute to this year's 27 graduating seniors...

City officials and local chamber of commerce members come together as they honor local artist Ashley Quist as they unveiled a new sculpture on display in the city’s downtown area during a ceremony held Friday. Located at the corner of North 2nd East and East 2nd North streets near the Hub Plaza, the Hearts Across the Valley display seeks to bring people in this community together to view various art displays in this part of town, according to representatives with CBH Homes, which headed this project.. ...

Student registration for the 2025 to 2026 school year in the Mountain Home School District continued this week with parents invited to use online resources as part of this application process. With classes scheduled to begin Aug. 12, parents may enroll their children by going to the district’s Web site to www.mtnhomesd.org and clicking on the “parent and student resources link” on the district’s Web site...

The National Education Association and the Idaho Education Association are not nefarious groups hanging out in dark rooms but rather public educators that serve public school students every day of the school year. as a proud member of the NEA and IEA...

Armed Threat at Chase Bank BOISE — Leon Jason Fortner, 57, of Boise, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison after robbing a Chase Bank in Mountain Home last August, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott. Court records show that on Aug. ...