Stories from Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Elmore County officials issued an advisory last week after tests revealed signs of the West Nile Virus in the Mountain Home area. The advisory released by the county pest abatement department came as a mosquito trap set up on the south side of Mountain Home contained 13 of the insects in which at least one of them showed signs of the virus...

Having studied history throughout my life, it seems that it connects with me on a very personal level at times. Having lived in Mountain Home for nearly 20 years, for example, I’ve enjoyed the opportunities to learn some interesting stories with regards to the history that helped create this part of the state...

Following months of work aimed at allowing its campus to grow, administrators at Richard McKenna Charter High School provided a first-hand look at a project that provided new classrooms and other educational outlets for its students. During an open house event Friday afternoon, Dennis Wilson, who serves as the superintendent of this charter school district, led local business owners, city officials, local law enforcement members and chamber of commerce representatives through the school in which they gained an up-close look of the features included in this $9.8 million project at the campus on South Haskett Street.. ...

Police Sgt. Joshua Martinez helps Mikey Maloney take the controls of the Mountain Home Police Department’s surveillance robot as the youngster begins to steer it along a section of Carl Miller Park during this year’s National Night Out event on Aug. 5...

The audience began clapping and cheering as Michael Lejardi stood before the crowd that gathered in the community park. His hands held onto a flag featuring white and green stripes emblazoned on a field of red. Lejardi took to one knee while other members of his group dropped to their knees and bowed their heads in reverence. He then took the flag representing the homeland of one of the world’s oldest democracies and swung it overhead in honor of a region nestled between France and Spain...

John Wayne Meredith, 95 of Mountain Home, passed away Saturday August 9, 2025. Services are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home.

Following reports from local residents involving signs of possible illnesses in trees in the Mountain Home area, the educator with the University of Idaho’s extension office shared ways to provide these plants with better care. The problem involves a lack of iron certain types of trees in communities like Mountain Home regularly deal with...