Stories from Wednesday, June 25, 2025

So far, the damage already exceeded $800 million as the riots continue in Los Angeles and other communities across the United States. In addition to people deliberately setting fire to cars and the private property of others, at least 23 businesses in Los Angeles had criminals deliberately break into these shops and stores and steal whatever they could grab...

The fiscal year 2025 salary for our three Elmore County commissioners is $53,553.05 each. Commissionaires Bud Corbus and Al Hofen rarely miss a board agenda meeting, but I can’t say the same for Commissioner Crystal Rodgers. After extensive research, the record shows Ms. Rodgers is absent from meetings often. Is there a particular reason why?...

An event marking the official end to slavery in the United States took the stage last week as people gathered to celebrate this year’s Juneteenth observance. Juneteenth marks the day when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln more than two years earlier...

Rodeo action returns to Mountain Home later this week as the city welcomes the 20th Annual Daniel Dopps Memorial Rodeo. Presented by the Daniel Dopps Memorial Rodeo Association, gates to the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association event open at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the rodeo grounds, located next to Optimist Park in Mountain Home...

People in the Mountain Home community prepare to celebrate the sound of thunder as it returns here Sunday morning during a yearly observance aimed at showing appreciation for those who serve this nation. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Patriot Thunder represents the state’s premier military family charity motorcycle event that directly helps service members, veterans and their families, said Allan Niksich, who serves on the committee that organizes this yearly event...

People in the Mountain Home community prepare to take the plunge this Saturday as they celebrate the reopening of the city’s outdoor swimming complex. Officially marking the completion of a project that worked to restore the community’s pool over the past year, the outdoor pool at Richard Aguirre Park opens to the public at noon that day as the city parks and recreation department hosts what it referred to as a non-stop swimming event that continues Sunday morning...

Days after a blown tire on a semi trailer triggered a range fire that scorched a stretch of land north of Mountain Home, a county-wide burn ban took effect Friday as fire danger conditions continue to increase in this part of Idaho. The order affects all residents living in Mountain Home, the Mountain Home Rural Fire District as well as the rural fire agencies in Glenns Ferry and King Hill...

Proposed changes to a section of the city code regarding the number of chickens people in Mountain Home can keep on their property represented another topic members of the city council addressed during a public meeting June 10. The discussion on this segment of the city code came after representatives from non-profit groups in the local community started the first in a series of presentations regarding the city’s financial support of these organizations at the start of the new fiscal year Oct. ...

People begin their trek along the community walking path on the city’s north side as they take part in a yearly effort aimed at helping military veterans and first responders overcome the mental and emotional struggles they face. Celebrating its eighth anniversary on Saturday, the Freedom For Fighters walk and run featured a five-kilometer event, which led the participants to continue along the pathway on the city’s northside as they made their way to Legacy Park...

LAST NIGHT (6/24/2025), a young mountain lion was spotted around the 1300 block of East 18th North. ✅ Fish and Game have been notified and advise: DO NOT CHASE if spotted - hopefully he will return to the wild on his own. 🔍 SIGNS A Mountain Lion IS IN THE AREA:...