SAT scores across the Blaine County School District dipped to four-year lows in 2019, but remained narrowly ahead of state averages as Idaho saw an even starker drop, according to preliminary data released on Monday by the State Department of Education from its free “SAT School Day” this spring. Read more
Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus were detected in Canyon County on June 14, acco… Read more
Hailey Mayor Fritz Haemmerle presented a draft budget to the Hailey City Council for fis… Read more
The city of Ketchum wants residents to learn more about its proposed fire station project. Read more
The Blaine County commissioners were eager to find alternatives Tuesday to a stalled BLM tra… Read more
With a forecast high temperature of 51 degrees in Ketchum it may be hard to believe, but today is the first day of summer. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, or 23.5 degrees north latitude. That will occur at 9:54 a.m. Mountain Time. For many residents and visitors in the Wood River Valley, summer is the time to go biki… Read more
The annual best-of-three softball series between Blaine Country police officers and firefighters swung the blue team’s way Saturday at O’Donnell Park in Bellevue. Read more
Zions Bank remains the title sponsor of the Boulder Mountain Tour for a fifth consecutive ye… Read more
The statistics themselves are exhausting: 128 total miles, nearly 10,000 feet in elevation g… Read more
Two years in the making, the renovated South Course at The Valley Club enjoyed a coming out … Read more
It was batter up in the first annual Wood River Mountain Classic Girls’ Fast Pitch softball … Read more
Native American women suffer sexual and physical violence at higher rates than women in other communities. They are murdered at higher rates. Read more
The Sun Valley area is experiencing a golden age of performing arts. At no time in its past has it had the stunning wealth and range of high-caliber performances that just keep coming today. Read more
When I took office as Idaho’s 33rd governor in January, I was determined to follow through on my promise to reduce regulatory burdens on Idaho citizens and businesses. Read more
You may have seen a scary headline about measles recently. It’s been confirmed: There are two measles cases in Idaho, both from Latah County. This comes in the midst of the largest outbreak of… Read more
“Ninety-seven percent of land in Custer County is state and federally owned and exempt from taxation,” explained Wayne Butts, Custer County commissioner and Idaho Association of Counties Publi… Read more
I have joined an organization that I am passionate about, the Hailey Climate Action Coalition. We will be part of the Fourth of July parade for the first time and we would love to have you joi… Read more
Please don’t put the new Ketchum fire station between the YMCA (with families and children always present) and Northwood Place (affordable housing complex) and across from the Presbyterian Chu… Read more
During the 19th century, railroads brought great fortune to some places in the West, while leaving others behind. The city of Hailey was transformed in 1883 when Union Pacific laid track into town, primarily to support the mining industry. Read more
The Sun Valley Pavilion has a busy summer ahead of it, and it looks to kick things off with … Read more
He has negotiated Himalayan passes, scuba-dived in the Cayman Islands, survived encounters w… Read more
World-renowned Italian mandolinist Carlo Aonzo is coming to Ketchum tonight, June 19, for an… Read more
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