Crime and punishment highlighted the top stories involving the Mountain Home community over the past 12 months as part of a yearly review conducted by the Mountain Home News last week. Feedback from ...

After everything that's happened over the past 12 months, I was starting to wonder if we'd get through this year with any survivors. I don't think I've ever seen a year in which so many noteworthy ...

Looking to help its students prepare for challenges associated with various construction professions, Richard McKenna Charter High School recently received a state-level grant to support its classes ...

Dear editor, Aging gracefully by making the most of your later life adventures is my thesis for this issue. In 1990, life expectancy in the United States was only 47 years. Today, thanks to improved ...

Mountain Home Fire Marshal Brian Reed introduces his grandchildren, Timber and Opie-Jo Downs, to Idaho State Fire Marshal Knute Sandahl during a ceremony held Dec. 19. The event at the Hampton Inn and ...

An ongoing drop in federal grant funding prompted the Elmore County Domestic Violence Council to start shutting down some of the services it provides to those in the local area while taking steps to ...

The certified results involving the Elmore County elections held last month remained in place following a judicial review held last week. Following a hand count conducted at the request of Secretary ...

The state's former superintendent of public instruction claimed honors last week following her selection as the Veterans of Foreign Wars' teacher of the year. Sherri Ybarra, who now serves as a ...

BOISE, Dec. 24, 2025 - Central District Health (CDH) is reporting the first influenza-related death in the Boise area. The woman, in her 90s, is Idaho's third flu-related death this season. Last flu ...

Sheep gather around Lee Wright's Nativity scene as he worked to showcase the meaning of the Christmas season as part of a tradition that began 20 years ago at his home on Colthorp Avenue. The display ...

A project aimed at revitalizing a community park along a two-block stretch of Main Street in the city's downtown area took another step forward last week as the city council met to finalize the ...

Students from the Mountain Home area put their basketball sharpshooting skills to the test as they battled for top honors during this year's Hoop Shoot competition held recently. Hosted each year by ...