Stories from Saturday, January 23, 2016

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News The Mountain Home Fire Department handed over the keys, registration and title to a 1993 fire engine to Bruneau Fire Chief Stacy Buckingham during a meeting at the city fire station. During the Jan. 7 fire engine transfer ceremony, Mountain Home Fire Chief Alan Bermensolo said the idea of donating the fire truck came from Chuck VanMeer, a lieutenant with the city fire department...

Hacker Middle School Principal John Clark remains in custody at the Elmore County Jail after he was arrested Friday evening. Clark, who took over as the school's principal in August, was charged with sexual abuse of a minor child. Details regarding the case were not immediately known. However, district superintendent James Gilbert emphasized that the incident didn't involve any students at the school nor did it happen on school grounds...