After a summer of discussions, Blaine County and Idaho Power Co. returned to the Old County Courthouse in Hailey this week to hash out an acceptable plan for a state-approved redundant transmission line through the Wood River Valley. Read more
The latest update from the Blaine County Sheriff's Department states: Read more
Two Blaine County fire departments have been awarded federal grant funding to help them with… Read more
Blaine County elementary teachers face an uphill climb to get students back to reading a… Read more
The Bellevue City Council will consider what the town would look like if it allowed “tin… Read more
A mother moose and her twin offspring graze in a residential lawn in Hailey last week. Moose sightings are common in Hailey, as some moose have become accustomed to living in the city and on its fringes. At about the same time, a bull moose was seen resting in a lawn at the mouth of Quigley Canyon, on the east side of the city. Read more
Two-time defending Audi FIS World Cup overall women champion Mikaela Shiffrin, 23, of Colorado won her third reindeer and slalom race at Levi, Finland Saturday bringing her total World Cup slalom victories tally of 33 within striking distance of all-time leader Marlies Schild (35 slalom wins). Read more
The annual Wild Game Dinner to support the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation drew abou… Read more
Wood River High School volleyball team senior Annie Kaminski, a four-year Great Basin all-le… Read more
Members of the Sun Valley Community School boys 3A state soccer championship team for the 20… Read more
Wood River High School head football coach Kevin Stilling, 44, submitted his resignation fro… Read more
President Donald Trump threw chum in the water before the midterm elections. He inflated the immediacy and danger of refugees moving toward the United States as a campaign tactic. By sending elements of the U.S. military to the border as a response, he also threatened the fundamental role of… Read more
Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue need to direct their sharp pencils to help Blaine County find a way to pay $40 million to underground all of a proposed backup power line set to run from Idaho Power Co.’s Hailey substation north. Read more
The Sun Valley City Council is proposing Ordinance 528 to expand bike path use to Category 3 motorized scooters, skateboards and higher-speed eBikes that can weigh more than 70 pounds and operate by throttle without rider assist up to 20 mph, and up to 28 mph (and higher downhill) with r… Read more
Deep bluebird skies, snow-covered Baldy, Boulders, Pioneers, clear streams, skiing, hiking, fishing, biking, etc.—these are the obvious elements that make living in the valley so rewarding. Read more
We are writing to express our opposition to the recent approval of the Bitton subdivision in the Fisher Creek area near Stanley. We are very concerned that this has been rapidly approved w… Read more
I thank the Blaine County P&Z commissioners for their diligent work to make our county and community a wonderful place to live for years to come. Read more
I currently live in Boise to be closer to medical facilities. But I lived in the Wood River Valley for 45 years before leaving. I still have a part-time residence here. I came back for a visit… Read more
The Limelight Hotel, less than two years old, will jump back 95 years on Saturday as 500 Prohibition-era “gangsters and molls” dressed to the nines in the style of the Roaring ’20s blitz across the dance floor during the 39th annual Firefighters’ Ball. Read more
The all-local Wood River Orchestra will perform its annual fall concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, No… Read more
The annual Turkey Trot is returning to Hailey this Thanksgiving, offering a fun way for fami… Read more
A children’s book and kid-friendly stretching will be on the agenda at Zenergy Health Club a… Read more
Freezing temperatures may be good for ice …
Dave Rambo, 66, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, at his home after a long… Read more
Barbara Dargatz, 93, died on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at St. Luke’s… Read more
Todd Thorn, 53, passed away peacefully on Nov. 5 in St. Alphonsus Hospit… Read more
Robert Orville Nicholson passed away on Oct. 12, 2018, at the age of 80 … Read more
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