Local school project takes step forward

Congressman Mike Simpson listens as Mountain Home School District Superintendent James Gilbert discusses how Stephensen Elementary School supports the children of military families during the federal lawmaker’s visit to Mountain Home Air Force Base on Thursday.

Air Force photo

Plans to build a new school at Mountain Home Air Force Base took another step forward earlier this month as Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of more than $6.4 million in federal funding to build this facility.

Money to fund this project was included in the Community Project Funding in the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

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