Stories from Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Citing a matter of integrity and principle, Mountain Home Fire Chief Alan Bermensolo officially resigned as the head of the department during a city council meeting Monday. Bermensolo, who took over as the head of the city fire department in October 2012, resigned three months after city firefighters battled a blaze on the interstate in which a FedEx trailer caught fire on the interstate...

Three high schools in Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry will cross the stage this week to receive their diplomas as they start their journey into the real world. Three years after it opened its doors to provide alternative education for local area students, Bennett Mountain High School will hold its first commencement ceremony Thursday, May 26...

Dear editor, Great citizens and patriots of Mountain Home, your military orders have arrived! On the morning of June 5th, I will be riding with hopefully 1,199 other motorcycles through our great town, enroute to Carl Miller Park (see if you can pick me out on the black and silver Harley Limited Ultra), to recognize our military families...

Dear editor, The recent Elmore County Election was most confusing and the multiple ballots might have siphoned off a lot of votes from voters who were handed an "undecided ballot form." The new system that was used is not like the one that prevailed for the last 47 years we have lived in Elmore County...

Donna Ann Walker, age 83 of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Ashley Manor Care Center in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News The McKenna Charter High School graduation marked the day in the life of 16 young students transforming from being just kids into a life of true adulthood on Saturday. During the ceremony, school founder Larry Slade also said his goodbyes to the school after he announced his retirement earlier in the week...