Stories from Thursday, February 4, 2016

A partnership agreement signed last week between city leaders and officials at Mountain Home Air Force Base is expected to help protect southern Idaho's natural resources and environment while combating the effects of climate change. Two memorandums of understanding signed by representatives from the 366th Fighter Wing and city follows weeks of face-to-face meetings through an effort known as the Air Force Community Partnership, or AFCP, program...

Hacker Middle School Principal John Clark remains on administrative leave following his arrest earlier this month on charges that he sexually abused his stepchildren. Clark is due back in court Feb. 12 for a preliminary hearing on two counts of sexual abuse of a person under the age of 16 with a separate count of sexual battery of a minor...

Fifth graders from Mountain Home finished their season with a flawless 10-0 record as they participated in southwest Idaho's largest competitive basketball program. The boys junior varsity team won an end-of-season, single-elimination tournament in the AAU program, setting the stage for the championship round, where they fell to Homedale...