Three months after resolving to bury a state-ordered redundant transmission line through the Wood River Valley, the Blaine County commissioners began marshalling manpower this week to deal with sky-high cost of the underground solution. Read more
The Wood River Land Trust unveiled a plan Thursday to acquire 118 acres of wetlands and sage… Read more
Ketchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw’s plan to eliminate two full-time Fire Department positions—savi… Read more
Following the capture and killing of a black bear north of Ketchum last week, the Idaho Depa… Read more
Family and friends will gather Thursday to mourn the loss of three sisters killed in a two-v… Read more
Education doesn’t stop once the last bell rings. For kindergarten kids to high sch…
La educación no se detiene una vez que suena la última campaña. Desde niños de jar…
One-hundred-and-fifty years after Scottish trapper Alexander Ross became the first white man…
A thunderbolt moment. That one special class. A lifetime of lessons, passed down from mother…
Though a little bit of fall was in the air on a brisk Monday morning, an early start to the Blaine County School District’s academic year brought a warm welcome from teachers and administrators. Across all eight buildings, 3,297 students kicked off the 2019-20 edition—96.7 percent of the 3,419 enrolled as of this week, according to district Director of Communications Heather Crocker. But i… Read more
As of today, there are 336 days remaining until opening ceremonies of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Read more
The Sun Valley Community School boys’ soccer team will be walking with a spring in its step … Read more
The 43rd annual Killebrew-Thompson Memorial (KTM) golf tournament was a success Aug. 16-17 a… Read more
To date, the August fishing has been true to form with the best fishing coming early and lat… Read more
Wood River High School’s mountain bike team in 2019 will once again field one of the biggest… Read more
Auto workers in Lordstown, Ohio, are just one example of Americans who feel left behind as the companies to which they have given their lives walk away. Bringing back the good old days of manufacturing won’t work. Figuring out a new economic contract should be the focus of the 2020 president… Read more
As public lands in the West get more crowded with outdoor enthusiasts, the ranching industry must figure out how to coexist with more people and their pets. Read more
Last week, Joe Biden came to Ketchum. As the Mountain Express noted in its coverage of the event, the fundraiser drew “a pair of low-key protestors” and a sign saying “Biden 4 Sale.” We, both 20-something active voters who care deeply about the future of this country, were those protestors. Read more
Housing affordability is a critical issue in Idaho and all across the country. Nationwide, there is a shortage of millions of affordable rental homes available to lower-income Americans, and … Read more
As an avid academic and an athlete, I would like to express my gratitude to Sun Valley for the wide array of recreational and intellectual enrichment that it makes accessible to the community.… Read more
No matter what your political persuasion or party affiliation, I urge you to take a close look at Kamala Harris, who she is as a person and politician. She has recently written a book titled “… Read more
Save money and help your local community and our environment by making one small change each week this month! I am eager to make small shifts in my life to help our local economy and environme… Read more
For 38 years, from 1977 through 2015, the Wood River Valley was home to one of the premier music festivals in the Intermountain West, the Northern Rockies Music Festival. For decades, Hailey’s Hop Porter Park hosted local and travelling musical acts alike in a two-day festival. Read more
Bruce Mahlon Barr passed away in Seattle in his sleep on Aug. 10, 2019. Read more
Robert Edwards Husband passed away Aug. 14, 2019, in Twin Falls, Idaho, … Read more
Gerry O’Connor passed away peacefully, at age 72, surrounded by family i… Read more
Anthony Santacruz, 20, of Hailey, passed away Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, a… Read more
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