Stories from Wednesday, February 18, 2026

A century of historical commemorations took the stage as people came together to celebrate this year’s Black History Month during a banquet held Friday evening. Celebrating its 38th anniversary in Mountain Home, the event provided people a chance to reflect on these moments of American history while sharing their perspectives on how to make today’s society stronger and better connected...

A legacy built on service, patriotism and compassion in action came to Mountain Home earlier this week as members of the Mountain Home Elks Lodge joined together during a national observance aimed at celebrating this organization’s impact in communities across the nation...

Lisa Ytuarte, a first-grade teacher at North Elementary School, meets with her student, Kayden Luna, along with his mother, Cailey, and sister, Lizzy, as they review the results of his reading comprehension skills during a parent-teacher conference held Thursday afternoon at the school...

Following three years of in-class and hands-on work that led them to internships at a local hospital, four students from Mountain Home High School became the first at the school to earn national medical recognition. During a presentation event held last month, Angel Cervantes, Avey Hart, Keria Ingham and Ashly Smith officially became certified clinical medical assistants...

Students from Richard McKenna Charter High School put their medical knowledge to the test as they claimed top honors during a regional competition held recently. Representing the Health Occupations Students of America chapter at the local school, the students took part in the regional HOSA conference held at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls on Jan. 30...

Senem Sessions joins Uli Danner, Diana Witten and Susanne Catanese from the Mountain Home Christkindl Markt as they hand a $1,000 check to Angelo Muna and Josh Yewcic from the local Heroes on the Water organization during a presentation held Thursday afternoon...

Frances “JoAnne” (Coon) Lanham, a long-time and well-known resident of Glenns Ferry, Idaho, passed away in her sleep on the evening of February 9, 2026. She was 90 years old. JoAnne was the firstborn child of Cliff and Frances (Isenberg) Coon on October 26, 1935. ...