Last November, a coalition of government agencies, local nonprofit organizations and private landowners participated in an effort to restore riparian areas along three tributaries of the Little Wood River within the area burned by the Sharps Fire by building 139 woody-debris structures to imitate the effects of beaver dams. The partners intend to continue that project this September by building 150 more such structures on three additional creeks in the drainage. Read more
The Idaho Attorney General’s Office is warning Idahoans about a phone scam trying to get con… Read more
Responding to some strident public criticism, Trustee Rob Clayton took a stab at revamping t… Read more
Hours after the Blaine County Recreation District shut down its pool for the summer, trucks … Read more
Mountain Rides Transportation Authority has determined that it will not have to cut late-nig… 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…
With the 2019-2020 school year kicking off this week, hundreds of teachers are working classrooms throughout the Wood River Valley. Each has a unique reason for plying the trade, and each has qualities that yield valuable results. Read more
We’re still in our hottest summer days, ideal for swimming, camping and outside play. Yet, m… Read more
A young mule deer meanders through the Gimlet residential area south of Ketchum. The native … Read more
The city of Hailey will recognize 20 plaques recently installed on historic buildings around… Read more
Life without Lily Fitzgerald is likely to be tougher for the Sun Valley Community School girls’ soccer team than it will be for Cutthroat rivals, who are relishing the prospect. Read more
High school swimming competition for Wood River High School’s coed squad begins Saturday, Au… Read more
Building team culture is a priority for first-year Wood River High School girls’ varsity soc… Read more
As the defending State 4A tournament champions, the Wood River High School boys’ varsity soc… Read more
Sun Valley Resort will host a new mountain bike racing series on Baldy when the Full Tilt Se… Read more
Anti-abortion groups are ecstatic. They think that refusing federal money will kill Planned Parenthood. They may have another thing coming. Read more
Public-school start dates have become earlier and earlier in Idaho, but the vacation and hospitality industry has said nothing about the effects on its business. It’s time it spoke up. 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
David Perry Maestas, 70, passed away peacefully on Aug. 18, 2019, after … 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
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