Stories from Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Elementary students in Mountain Home and communities across the state showed steady gains made in their reading proficiency, according to data released last week by the Idaho Department of Education. Twice a year, students in kindergarten to third grade complete the Idaho Reading Indicator, or IRI, test to measure their early literacy skills...

A Mountain Home police officer sustained injuries as the result of a traffic stop conducted Sunday afternoon. The incident began at 2:51 p.m. as the officer stopped a vehicle in the vicinity of the Thunderbird Motel on the Sunset Strip roadway on the city’s westside...

Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture released information last week regarding income guidelines families in Mountain Home and communities across Idaho need to meet to qualify for free and reduced-price meals for the upcoming school year...

With parents continuing to enroll their children in classrooms in the Mountain Home School District, teachers and administrators plan to host a series of back-to-school events starting next week. Mountain Home High School holds the first of these events during this year’s freshman and new-student orientation, which runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the school’s main gym...

Call it a gut feeling, but I knew something seriously wroI wanted to start off this week by simply saying I am a nerd. And I’m proud to be one. You see, when I was in school, I was the nonconformist. I wasn’t a jock. I wasn’t one of the popular kids. I wasn’t involved in band or choir. I didn’t fit in with the preppies, and I certainly wasn’t a stoner...

Where is Mayor Sykes and city hall’s explanation on this issue? Due to a social media post, a citizen reaching out with a concern and a citizen’s three minutes of recognizing persons in the audience at a city council meeting, it was revealed that the city was collecting fiber fees twice. The city charged the builder $1,195 for fiber installation, and the homeowner later received an assessment for $3,229.67. These double charges have appeared in the Silverstone 2 subdivision on Raelynn Street...

The spirit of friendly competition gained the spotlight at the Elmore County Fair and Rodeo as people from communities across Idaho and surrounding states took part in this year’s rodeo events, which wrapped July 19. Held at the fairgrounds in Glenns Ferry, dozens of people came together in hopes of walking away with thousands of dollars in prize money during this year’s rodeo events...

Evolving law enforcement strategies and efforts to identify patterns and trends involving various illegal activities before they happen represent various factors leading to an ongoing drop in crimes reported in Mountain Home and communities across Elmore County...

Discussions involving various city agencies highlighted the topics members of the city council addressed as they met during a scheduled public meeting July 22. The meeting began as local resident Becker Sanders aired his concerns with regards to how taxpayer funds collected by the city go to support local civic organizations...

Marlene Osborn, 90, of Mountain Home, Idaho passed away in the early morning hours of July 26, 2025, at Grace Living in Fruitland, Idaho. Marlene was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on May 13, 1935, to Adolph G. and Miriam B. (Brooks) Scholz. The oldest of three girls, she grew up in Braintree Massachusetts. She graduated from Braintree High School in 1953 and attended Bridgewater State Teachers College...

City leaders and chamber of commerce representatives join children and teens as they watch Heather Terrian and Tasha Locks cut the ribbon to officially mark the grand opening of Mountain Home’s new youth support agency. Located at 540 South 3rd West Street, Youth Rising features various activities and programs geared for those between 11 and 18 years old as a way to help “empower” these children and teens while providing the guidance needed to help each of them achieve the goals they hope to meet in their lives.. ...