Stories from Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Officials from the Idaho Secretary of State’s office continued the process involving an investigation into the cause of reported discrepancies identified during the local elections held Nov. 4. Following the hand count of ballots cast in all of the precincts in Elmore County on Nov. ...

New elements of German heritage and culture come to Mountain Home this Saturday as organizers host the community’s first-ever Christkindl Markt. The German-style Christmas market runs from 3 to 7 p.m. that day at the Hub Plaza, located at the corner of North 2nd East and East 2nd North streets...

Looking to spread a message of hope for people and families in Mountain Home and surrounding communities struggling to make ends meet in the days leading up to Christmas, the Elmore County Domestic Violence Council hosts a community event on Dec. 6 to provide some extra help...

Jordan Viola Jr., helps move boxes filled with assortments of canned food and vegetables as the six year old takes part in a community effort held Nov. 25 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. In the days leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Boise Rescue Mission teamed up with the Salvation Army to provide 46 boxes filled with holiday food to support families across Elmore County and other nearby counties as part of this combined effort...

It was something I saw every week as I drove to work. I watched as dozens of people started to line up and wait outside the doors of the El-Ada Community Action Agency. There were times saw the line had already stretched around the corner into the nearby alley...

Peggy Larsen, advertising executive with the Mountain Home News, takes time to adjust the gift tags featured on the newspaper’s Giving Tree as efforts continued this week to help senior citizens in the local community. Each tag hanging on the tree represents a senior citizen in need of a sense of joy during the holiday season in which local residents provide them with the gifts featured on each tag...

A persistent wind Saturday evening blasted its way across Glenns Ferry, causing the outside temperatures to drop. Despite the chilly weather, people in the community came together to take part in this year’s “A Ferry Merry Christmas” celebration. The holiday event saw a last-minute change earlier that afternoon due to the cancellation of the scheduled horse-drawn hay rides through the city’s downtown area...

Following their award-winning performance during the previous school year, five students from Mountain Home High School’s band team earned a chance to compete in a state-level competition in coming months. Rosabella Wade, Macy Krumdieck, Jesse Gallup, Joshua Aparicio and Trace Ferrell will represent their high school during the Idaho Music Educators Association’s All-State Band and Orchestra event, that runs from Feb. 4 to 7 at the Northwest Nazarene University campus in Nampa...

Students from the Mountain Home area plan to put their basketball sharpshooting skills to the test during this year’s hoop shoot competition, which begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Hacker Middle School gymnasium. Hosted annually by members from the Mountain Home Elks Lodge, the competition requires participants to sink free-throws baskets with the hoop distance shortened for younger participants...

Our first annual Giving Tree is almost picked clean — thanks to all of you amazing holiday helpers! 🥰✨ We’re down to just 9 tags left… So swing by the office, snag one, and help make a senior’s Christmas extra jolly. 🎅🎁...

The spirit of the holiday season returns to Mountain Home this Friday as people gather during this year’s Enchanted Christmas parade. Scheduled to start at 6 p.m. that evening next to the Fire Station 1, the parade marks the first “official” appearance of Santa Claus in Mountain Home...