Stories from Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Two students from the Mountain Home area earned honors as they shared their perspectives with regards to patriotism and national unity as they took part in a yearly competition hosted by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Wavaerly Wallaert gained recognition as the post winner during the Patriots Pen Essay contest while Ella Gonzalez took home post-level honors before taking home a second-place award during the district-level Voice of Democracy event...

Representatives with the Glenns Ferry Chamber of Commerce continued accepting nomination forms this week from people in the town wanting to select this year’s Citizen of the Year award recipient. The award goes to people in the Glenns Ferry area whose actions, service and leadership helped make the community “the special place we call home,” chamber officials said...

BOISE — Officials with the Idaho attorney general’s office issued a warning last week regarding a text scam targeting residents across the state. The scam begins as people receive these messages claiming the need to act urgently to receive $2,000 tariff rebate checks...

Just when I thought the holiday season would bring lots of happiness and joy, society ended up receiving yet another threat. It came as the president of Iran said his nation is in what he referred to as a “full-scale” war with the United States as well as Israel and other nations in Europe...

Dear editor, The service extension for the Elmore County Salvation Army would like to thank the people and businesses of the Mountain Home area for their generous donations and the volunteers from the community who spent their time to “Man a Kettle” through the 2025 Christmas season...

City officials join with representatives from the chamber of commerce as Dr. Lauren Allam cuts the ribbon to mark the grand opening of her new business in Mountain Home. Located at 350 North 2nd East St., Resilient Chiropractic provides patient-centered care to help people recover from various injuries they sustain as a way to help them live without dealing with pain while helping them regain their strength and resilience...

The former commander of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base represented one of dozens of senior military leaders selected for promotion last week. Maj. Gen. Jefferson J. O'Donnell received the appointment to the rank of lieutenant general as he prepares for his next assignment as the deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services at Headquarters Air Force at the Pentagon, Air Force officials announced...

Last week, the Mountain Home News looked at the top 10 stories of the year with a month-by-month breakdown of major stories from the first half of the year. This week, the newspaper takes a look at the stories from the second half of the past year, which highlighted a number of changes affecting Mountain Home and surrounding communities...

Location, location, location: Greenland’s position above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island a key part of security strategy. But for whom? Increasing international tensions, global warming, and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, and U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make sure his country controls this mineral-rich island that guards the Arctic and North Atlantic approaches to North America...