Stories from Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The anniversary of the nation’s independence returns to Mountain Home as people come together during a Fourth of July celebration on Friday. The day’s events begin at 11 a.m. in Carl Miller Park as local groups host a number of events throughout the afternoon...

People in the Glenns Ferry community plan to gather this Friday as they take part in this year’s Fourth of July festival. Showcasing this year’s theme, “Glenns Ferry the Beautiful,” the celebration begins at 7 a.m. that day as organizers host a community breakfast at the Glenns Ferry City Park, located at the intersection of West Railroad Drive and West Idaho Avenue...

The swearing in of Mountain Home’s interim police chief and assistant police chief wrapped up an evening of budget hearings and other topics addressed by the city council during a meeting June 24. During the ceremony, Ty Larsen assumed duties as the head of the Mountain Home Police Department while Jake Dudley took over as the police department’s interim second in command...

Davey Jones plunges into the water as the youngster joined dozens of others in the Mountain Home area who helped celebrate the reopening of the city’s pool complex on Saturday. The facility reopened following a one-year project to make needed repairs to the outdoor pool at Richard Aguirre Park...

A group of people wave flags as they welcome a procession of motorcycles driving along a stretch of East 8th North Street as these riders celebrated this year’s Patriot Thunder event in Mountain Home on Sunday. Celebrating the 15th anniversary of this event that begins at the High Desert Harley Davidson motorcycle company in Meridian, the procession of more than 600 motorcycles made the yearly trek along the interstate before they exited the highway on the north side of town...

A persistent wind kicked up clouds of dust near Optimist Park, but it didn’t stop rodeo enthusiasts from gathering and helping celebrate the 20th anniversary of a community event held Friday and Saturday. Top-ranked competitors from across the western United States earned more than $39,000 in cash prizes during the Daniel Dopps Memorial Rodeo...

Days after a record number of people gathered along the community walking path on the north side of town as they took part in this year’s Freedom for Fighters event, organizers paused to reflect on how this effort provides needed help to military veterans and first responders...

As I looked toward this year’s Independence Day celebration, I found myself connected to a moment from the past that left a proverbial “footprint” on my consciousness many years ago. I still remember standing outside that afternoon and watching the ominous, black cloud roll toward Mountain Home. It seemed out of place since the rest of the sky was fairly clear, and I figured it was a small rain cloud that might drop a little bit of rain before it dissipated...

Dear editor – I wanted to take the opportunity to respond to the letter to the editor by Rhonda O’Hanley. Rhonda is one of my constituents here in Elmore County. First, I appreciate her attentiveness to local government. She has called me previously about topics so I am unclear as to why she didn’t do so in this case as well but instead chose this platform, so I will do the same with my response...

Dear editor, Casinos are a colossal, destructive, irreversible mistake for our pleasant, safe, affordable communities. Casinos will predictably destroy southwestern Idaho, Mountain Home, Boise and the Twin Falls region, and I-84 will become a criminal traffic highway...

Dear editor – To our mayor, city council, the beautification board, city planning and zoning, city engineer and the Mountain Home school board, have you noticed the beautiful creation of parking, curbs and sidewalks as well as the landscaping in downtown Mountain Home?...