Mountain Home News

The Central District Health Department (CDHD) Mountain Home office will hold a special by-appointment-only H1N1 (swine) flu clinic on Saturday, Dec. 19, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Mountain Home office at 520 E. 8th North St. Full Story »

Record-shattering crowds packed into the local Mormon stake center for a chance to capture the spirit of the season during the annual Christmas creche Friday and Saturday. Full Story »

A Mountain Home man preparing for another retrial for vehicular manslaughter faced new charges related to the same incident during a preliminary hearing Friday morning. Full Story »

Members of the Mountain Home Arts Council and the visual arts committee chat as local residents look at an assortment of displays during the council's holiday open house Dec. 4 at the Brown Wrapper framing and art store downtown. Full Story »

El-Ada Community Action Partnership will offer free HIV screenings in Mountain Home on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 10:30 am until noon. There are no needle sticks or blood involved with the screening. An oral sample is taken from the gum line. Results are read in 20 minutes. Full Story »

With their sirens blaring and lights flashing, dozens of police cars and fire fighting vehicles rolled into the local Walmart on Saturday, bringing with them a helping hand to children needing a gift of hope this Christmas. Full Story »

Residents from all over Mountain Home lined up on American Legion Boulevard on a chilly Friday evening last week for this year's Holiday Parade of Lights. Full Story »

The Idaho Motorcycle Club and American Legion Post No. 26 will hold a "Wreaths Across America" ceremony Dec. 12 at 9:30 a.m. in Carl Miller Park. Across the country, at the same time, groups will be laying out wreaths in remembrance of POW and MIA servicemen. Full Story »

Law enforcement authorities made a major drug bust in Tipanuk Monday night, arresting Albino G. Pedroza, 48, on a variety of charges related to distributing narcotics. Full Story »

Bruneau area farmer/rancher Verlin Gingerich has been appointed to the Elmore Medical Center Hospital District Board of Trustees. Gingerich was appointed to fill the board seat vacated by Dr. Jerrie LeFevre, who resigned recently. Full Story »

Mountain Home High School theatre students brought home the third-place trophy from the District III Drama Competition recently and qualified 21 students to advance to the Idaho State Drama Competition Dec. 4-6. Full Story »

morial Christmas Tree" at the Mountain Home Public Library. The tree offers families a special way to remember their loved ones who have passed. The tree was placed by Horizon Home Health and Hospice. Full Story »

The Mountain Home Speech and Debate team, The Talkin' Tigers. placed fourth among 28 schools at the Rocky Mountain Classic in Meridian Nov. 21, despite many of the top performers missing the tournament or the finals of the tournament, due to district drama competition. Full Story »

Boise State vs. TCU is one of the lamest BCS selection ever. It's historical because it marks the first time two non-BCS teams crash the BCS party, but lame none the less. Full Story »

Liberty Christian Fellowship Church (LCFC), 3195 Airbase Rd,, will distribute "Toys for Tots" again this year. Applications are available at LCFC between at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Full Story »

Emergency response personnel from Elmore County Sheriff's Department, Idaho State Patrol, Glenns Ferry Extrication, Elmore Ambulance Service, and the Idaho Department of Transportation have responded to the scene of a multi-vehicle traffic accident at milepost 129 (King Hill exit) on eastbound I-84. Eastbound traffic is being diverted from the 120 exit onto Highway 30. Full Story »

Plans to sell the building containing the Mountain Home Youth Center hit a snag after no one stepped forward to place bids during a scheduled auction Nov. 23. Full Story »

The American Red Cross will hold its next Mountain Home community blood drive from 12:30-5 p.m. Dec. 7 at the LDS Stake Center, 1150 N. 8th East St. Full Story »

The Annual Shop with a Cop Program kicks off Saturday with area law enforcement authorities and volunteers from the base helping children from poor families buy Christmas gifts for their family members. Full Story »

Mountain Home's annual creche exhibit, a non-denominational event sponsored by the Mountain Home Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, opens to the public Friday. Full Story »

St. James Episcopal Church, 315 N. 3rd East St., will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. An angel Christmas throw and matching pillow will be raffled by the Saintly Quilters. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Full Story »

When: Saturday, December 5, 2:00 p.m. Full Story »