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Hello Mountain Home! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Richard McKenna is fixing its broken enrollment lottery process
  • What changes under Mountain Home's newly appointed Fire Marshal?
  • How a revived squadron could reshape maintenance at Mountain Home AFB

Also on today's calendar: Mountain Home – Team RWB Run/Walk and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 47.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Richard McKenna charter employees enrolled friend, bypassed students on waitlist (idahoednews.org) — Leaders at Mountain Home's Richard McKenna charter schools are tightening lottery oversight after an employee improperly enrolled a student with personal ties, skipping others on the waitlist. The school self-reported the violations, placed the principal on leave, realigned enrollment to match original lottery results, and adopted new safeguards and training to restore community trust and ensure fair access.
   

2. Lt. Cory Hurley appointed as new Fire Marshal (mountainhomenews.com) — Mountain Home residents have a new Fire Marshal, as Lieutenant Cory Hurley steps into the role immediately to lead fire prevention, safety inspections, and investigations across the city. Fire Chief Joel Watters praised Hurley's leadership and commitment to community safety, and the department says his promotion will strengthen local risk-reduction and code-enforcement efforts.
   

3. 366th AMXS reactivated, continues legacy of Gunfighter maintenance (af.mil) — Mountain Home Air Force Base has reactivated the 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, consolidating flightline maintenance leadership while deactivating two Fighter Generation Squadrons. Leaders say day-to-day work for maintainers will feel similar, but the new structure is meant to better support the 366th Fighter Wing's combat readiness and reconnect today's Airmen with decades of Gunfighter heritage.
   

4. Goodfellow AFB Added to Program Linking Military Spouses with Civilian Jobs (sanangelolive.com) — Military spouses headed to Mountain Home Air Force Base can now tap into a new Air Force program that connects them with civilian hiring teams before they arrive. The Global Military Spouse Connection pilot, recently expanded to include Mountain Home, aims to ease career disruptions by matching qualified spouses to openings on base, though it does not guarantee a job.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday October 1
  • Fit and Fall Proof
    Sycamore Room, Library! at Collister, 4724 W. State St., Boise
    9:15 am
  • Baby Time →
    Pinnacle, 1375 E Phenomenal Street, Meridian
    10:00 am
  • Tales to Tails →
    Orchard Park, 1268 W. Orchard Park Drive, Meridian
    10:00 am
  • Family Storytime
    Sycamore Room, Library! at Collister, 4724 W. State St., Boise
    10:30 am
  • Baby Stories and Play
    Martie Brennan Multipurpose Room, Library! at Bown Crossing, 2153 E. Riverwalk Dr., Boise
    10:30 am
  • Fit & Fall Proof™ →
    Orchard Park, 1268 W. Orchard Park Drive, Meridian
    12:00 pm
  • Meridian - Veterans Card Club →
    22 W Broadway Ave, Meridian
    12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Citizen scientists brought a water sample from the Spokane River to our Coeur d'Alene office, and the sample contained a statoblast (first image)!
    A statoblast is the microscopic reproductive pod of a freshwater animal called the Bryozoa, which is actually a colony made up of microscopic… (Nextdoor )
  • September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, and we're celebrating the simple test that saves thousands of lives every single year.
    It's a heel prick that checks for more than 30 serious but treatable health conditions. This screening gives babies the best chance at a healthy… (Nextdoor )
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Mountain Home. Apply here.
  • Mastec, Inc. posted a job opening for Pipefitter Journeyman in Mountain Home. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain Home here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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