Mountain Home Stories

Season 2 of the Mountain Home Stories Podcast kicks off with Fire Chief Mark Moore! Listeners will learn about the over 100-year history of the MHFD, how the fire service operates in Mountain Home today and MHFD's plan for the future. 

Tune in and listen to the College of Western Idaho President Gordon Jones speak on his goals and objectives for higher education. Learn not only about what CWI has to offer at their campus, but also what they are offering right here in Mountain Home! 

Mountain Home Stories is produced by the City of Mountain Home

The City of Mountain Home is proud to be home to the 2023 Miss Idaho High and Miss Idaho Elementary winners. Learn more about these impressive young ladies and the incredible value they bring to our community!

You wouldn't think many kids would dream of working in bookkeeping and finance, but you probably have never met Paula Szafranski. Listeners are in for a treat as they learn more about the fantastic individual who makes sure the City's finances are in order and how said individual goes above and beyond to make sure the holiday season in Mountain Home is truly magical. 

Streets Superintendent, Gene Palmer, is a man of simple tastes: fishing, karaoke, and Mountain Breeze soda, to name a few. Listeners will learn about the Streets Department's tremendous effort to ensure residents have well-built, clean, and plowed roadways.

Put the plane into full throttle and pull up the landing gear as you listen to the City of Mountain Home Airport Manager, Tom Hoegg. Listeners will be pleased to learn about the Airport's diverse role in our community. 

I hope you listeners came hungry because Layne Short is on a culinary mission in Mountain Home! From his career in the U.S. Air Force to a food truck to a brick-and-mortar restaurant, Savory Layne Steakhouse, Layne Short is making moves in Mountain Home. You will enjoy hearing this local business owner and father of 7, speak about how "with the right food & the right music, you can change the world."

Learn, laugh, and be inspired as we visit with the City Library Director, Shasta Hochstrasser (Hawk-straw-sir). Listeners will learn about Mountain Home being home to one of the few Carnegie Libraries in Idaho, library nerf wars, murder mystery nights, and everything else that makes the City of Mountain Home Library LOUD! After listening to this episode, Mountain Home residents will be pleased to know our library is so much more than just a library.

Sit down and relax as you learn the importance of community from a proud son of Mountain Home! Rich Urquidi currently serves as the Director of Public Works for the City, but his roots run much deeper. From the origins of the Desert Canyon Golf Course to Rich's first job with the City to what the Public Works Department actually does, this second episode of the Mountain Home Stories Podcast will not disappoint!

Welcome to the first ever episode of Mountain Home Stories! Mountain Home Stories, produced by the City of Mountain Home Economic Development Department, aims to highlight the amazing people, businesses, and other things that make Mountain Home, Mountain Home. Our first guest is local celebrity and voice actor Jon Waters. Many know Jon from hosting Trivia Night at Blue Pit Brewing on Wednesdays, but few know how and why this up-and-coming voice actor chose to make his home-base Mountain Home.