Mountain Home News

A wildland fire has burned at least 20 acres northwest of Murphy, Idaho, about 70 miles west of Mountain Home.

Idaho officials are continuing their push for the Pentagon to house the military's next-generation tactical fighter jet at Mountain Home Air Force Base, a competition pitting this installation near the Snake River against others that also covet the planes.

The El-Wyhee Business Association will sponsor the annual Fourth of July Festival in Carl Miller Park on Saturday, July 4. The festival will begin at 8 a.m., with a pancake and eggs breakfast organized by the Mountain Home Historical Museum.

Owyhee County authorities say a 15-year-old boy drowned while swimming with friends in the Bruneau River.

Is Mountain Home ready for a Dog Park? Posted Sunday, June 28, 2009, at 11:20 AM << Previous Respond All across the states many large cities have dog parks.

As the county commissioners wrestle with what the comprehensive land-use plan for the county intended with regard to industrial zoning, the county's new growth and development director, Brent Butler, is already launching a project to conduct a full review and revision of that crucial document.

Elmore County Premium Books and carnival pre-sale tickets are now available. "Are you interested in participating in the biggest contest in Elmore County," Fair Director Shea Burns asked.

An AARP Driver Safety Class will be held June 23 and 25 at the Mountain Home Senior Center, 1000 North 3rd East St.

Smokey Mountain Pizza played host to the March of Dimes "first class" mock jailhouse, last Wednesday.

To be charitable, this was not the county commissioners' finest hour Monday, as they fumbled through a debate on the AEHI nuclear plant rezone request.

The Mountain Home Public Library is inviting children and teens to sign up for its Summer Reading Program on Thursday, June 25.

Local groups and agencies are facing difficult times and relying more and more on volunteers to help.

Mayor Rist was joined by Teri Smith, board member for the Recreation Foundation for Elmore County, WECRD volunteers Beth Reed and Charles Kennedy, and several supporting youths including Thomas Tapley who will be walking in support of autism awareness along with his family.

C.D. Houston, left defeated William Murray, right, by three votes, but three invalid votes were cast in the May 19 election.

After a four-day trial, a federal jury sitting in Boise today convicted Lorrie Elmer Mecham, 69, of Mountain Home, Idaho, of one count of receiving sexually explicit images of minors, and three counts of possessing sexually explicit images of minors, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

First off I must confess, I know nothing about horses, however I don't want to leave off horses in my blogs as I am aware that Mountain Home and the surrounding communities have many horse owners and horse lovers.

After a four-day trial, a federal jury sitting in Boise today convicted Lorrie Elmer Mecham, 69, of Mountain Home, of one count of receiving sexually explicit images of minors, and three counts of possessing sexually explicit images of minors, the U.S. Attorney's Office has announced.

A former Mountain Home resident, Matthew W. Wilson, 19, of Miller, Mo., was among three members of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, from Ft.

A Mountain Home man could spend up to 50 years in prison after his conviction today on child pornography charges.

The Mountain Home Senior Center held an open house Saturday to show off its new facilities and programs.