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With drought emergencies declared in eight Idaho counties so far—including Blaine, Butte, Camas, Custer, Gooding and Lincoln—and over 1 million Idaho residents now living in drought areas, growers across the state are already reporting devastating crop losses. Read more
As the Wood River Valley experiences severe drought conditions, county officials are taking … Read more
Though the COVID pandemic is on the wane in the United States, manufacturing slowdowns and h… Read more
The Bellevue Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday gave its approval to a city code cha… Read more
Following a workshop in May to discuss a lack of workforce housing in the Wood River Valley … Read more
The Ketchum City Council continued its discussions around affordable housing on Monday, as t… Read more
Camp Rainbow Gold will kick off its summer events on Saturday, June 26, with a Share Your Heart celebration at Hidden Paradise, its new camp location near Fairfield. Read more
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As the sun set in Gimlet on Wednesday—creating an orange-striped sky—drag queens took their … Read more
During June, The Advocates is organizing a fundraiser to create hope and help for victims of… Read more
All -star pitcher Pedro Martinez was one of the lucky players to return to the major leagues… Read more
Sometimes there’s a man for his time and place. He fits right in there, and on Saturday that was Jim Rivetts, a longtime Wood River Valley resident. Read more
While the tents set up at the base of Bald Mountain created a stir of rumors of a new tent c… Read more
Going 5-1 in six games of play, the Wood River 10U Mustangs baseball team held their trophie… Read more
These are the longest days of summer. The weather forecast is calling for temperatures in th… Read more
Sun Valley Resort’s Trail Creek Golf Course saw a hole-in-one on Monday, June 14. Read more
The founding of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts paralleled the start of a new era for America’s legendary Sun Valley Resort. The Union Pacific Railroad Company under Averell Harriman had established the first destination ski resort in the United States in 1936, drawing celebrities and the rich and famous from around the country and around the world. But by the late 1960s the company had… Read more
Science journalist and award-winning author James Nestor will give a talk at the Sun Valley … Read more
SVMoA’s “Afternoon Art” kicked off last week—and the museum will host two more classes this … Read more
Director Paul Lazar will perform a free one-man show in Ketchum on Monday like none you’ve e… Read more
Rentals, rentals everywhere and not a place to live. This takeoff on the words of 19th-century poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge perfectly describes the Sun Valley area today. Read more
Last week, a new national holiday was added to the calendar and celebrated with a day off before a number of Americans had even heard of it. That doesn’t make Juneteenth any less important as a celebration of freedom. Read more
This week the Blaine County School District will launch the most audacious summer learning program in its history. This bold initiative is directly aimed at bridging learning gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The stakes have never been higher for our county’s kids. And the district and … Read more
The ballot initiative is Idahoans’ voice. It’s the only mechanism for the people to enact laws when legislators won’t listen. This session, ballot initiative rights were put on the chopping bl… Read more
Consider this: Idaho’s Republican governor and Republican-led Legislature helped us get through the pandemic. Read more
The Senate filibuster is supported by right-wing Republicans, who are now represented by a party that is in total fealty to a narcissistic, lying autocrat who openly encouraged a violent coup … Read more
The city of Ketchum recently made national headlines for suggesting that a tent city in Rotary Park was an appropriate solution to our housing crisis. It is unconscionable that several residen… Read more
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