Matlock Fire 12 appoints final commissioner

Fire District 12 commissioners filled the vacant seat 2 position at the June 19 meeting, appointing Matlock resident Steven Ingram.

Earlier in the meeting, Commissioners Trina Young and Dave Persell interviewed Ingram and Kenneth Smith, asking the candidates about their experience and how they would approach the commissioner job.

Smith, who volunteered with District 12 from 2011 to 2018, said he also worked in fire districts in Spokane and California.

Persell asked Smith when he first learned about the “fraud situation” at the district.

“When the auditor’s report came out,” Smith answered, ref...