Stories from Wednesday, October 29, 2025

On Tuesday, people in Mountain Home, Glenns Ferry and communities across Elmore County plan to head to the polls to cast their votes on what I expect will set the tone and direction these communities will take for at least the next four years. This year's elections come at a time when the national economy starts to show signs of sluggish but steady growth, which I hope starts to trickle down into communities like Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry. ...

A record-setting crowd of approximately 2,500 people packed into the city’s downtown area as they took part in an evening of fun and candy Friday evening. Held one week before this year’s Halloween holiday, the annual Spooktacular event drew people around the vicinity of the Hub Plaza to take part in a number of contests and activities geared for all ages...

Voters in Mountain Home and across Elmore County head to the polls on Tuesday to select their choices for city council seats in Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry as well as the next mayor of Glenns Ferry Precinct offices across the county open at 8 a.m. that day to accommodate local voters with those polls set to close at 8 p.m...

Idaho State Police troopers continued their investigation into the cause of a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a teenager from Mountain Home on Saturday. The crash was reported around 12:30 a.m. on Northwest Outback Road south of Northwest Carl Hickey Road, located west of Mountain Home...

A local tradition returns to Mountain Home as the Chamber of Commerce hosts its 29th Annual Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday. Hosted by the chamber’s business to business committee, the event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day in the city’s downtown corridor...

The Glenns Ferry Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Downtown Trick or Treat event starting at 3:15 p.m. Friday at selected businesses in the local area. A community event welcoming the fall and holiday seasons, the festival also serves as a fundraiser for the chamber of commerce...

Tyler Perkett adjusts the collection of fall decorations on display as vendors from various communities across Idaho prepared for the Glenns Ferry Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday. Held at the exposition building on the county fairgrounds for more than 15 years, the festival represents a way for local artisans, craftsmen and food vendors to come together and offer their goods for sale to the community...

In the days leading up to the city council elections in Mountain Home, the six people running for the two seats on that board gained a chance to provide additional information to voters in the local area as they responded to questions presented to them by the Mountain Home News...

The impact of the federal government’s ongoing shutdown on airmen stationed at Mountain Home Air Force as well as their families highlighted one of the key topics addressed by senior leaders at the base during town hall meetings held earlier this month...