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Unlike many hospitals across the Idaho’s strained health-care systems, St. Luke’s Wood River is not at full capacity—but some patients might e… Read more
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will review the status of gray wolves in the western U.S. in response to a pair of petitions filed earlier … Read more
The city of Sun Valley has not taken steps to enact a COVID-19 vaccination requirement after three City Council members expressed interest in … Read more
The city of Ketchum is moving forward with a plan to improve its cardboard and glass recycling facilities next to the YMCA. Read more
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Late last week the Ketchum Fire Department moved into the city’s new fire station on Saddle Road, a goal of various city officials and adminis… Read more
COVID-19 brought online services at most churches in the Wood River Valley more than a year ago during the height of the pandemic. A subsequen… Read more
A Bellevue man faces up to life in prison after a four-day jury trial found him guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl last November. Read more
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The Ketchum Planning & Zoning Commission approved on Tuesday two associated applications to build an approximately 12,000-square-foot, thr… Read more
A Fairfield man and a juvenile male were transported to St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center on Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle crash … Read more
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For some patients, it means being treated in an emergency department waiting room. For others, it means waiting for surgery to treat cancer. Read more
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A survey of fish populations on Friday in the Big Wood River where it flows through Hailey showed that brown trout outnumber the rainbows there. Read more
A year and a half since a 6.5-magnitude earthquake—Idaho’s second-largest—struck the Stanley region, the U.S. Geological Survey continues to l… Read more
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The city of Ketchum has negotiated for additional time to raise the first half of $9 million to purchase about 65 acres of the high-profile Wa… Read more
With an eye towards attracting bigger housing projects, the Bellevue Planning and Zoning Commission voted Monday to increase allowed building … Read more
The Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday granted a developer preliminary approval to build a 12-unit townhome complex at 410 N. Riv… Read more
The St. Luke’s Health System is leading a three-year research study intended to guide suicide prevention efforts in health-care and crisis-hot… Read more
A Gooding man is facing two felony and two misdemeanor drug charges following a traffic stop in Ketchum last week. Read more
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The Jakes Gulch Fire near Alturas Lake is now 80% contained, the U.S. Forest Service reported Tuesday. Read more
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After considerable debate and some equivocating among its members, the Bellevue City Council voted unanimously Monday to implement a new mask … Read more
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The Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. today, Sept. 20, to decide whether to advance a planned-unit… Read more
Idaho’s unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percent to 2.9% in August, the state Department of Labor reported. Read more
The Bellevue Planning and Zoning Commission will consider today a city-initiated text amendment to the Bellevue building code’s bulk requireme… Read more
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After nearly six years in business, Patricia Ballesteros—owner and head chef at the International Cowboy Cocina Restaurant in Hailey—received … Read more
New hires into the Blaine County School District will have to be vaccinated, the school board decided during its regular meeting Tuesday night. Read more
Jennifer Rangel was sworn in on Monday to the Bellevue City Council. She will be the first member of the city’s Hispanic community to hold a c… Read more
The Blaine County School District is closing in on a housing assistance program aimed to help new hires enter the district—and allow existing teachers to stay.
The Bellevue City Council approved on Monday a request by city staff for participation in the federal Low-Income Home Water Assistance Program, which would provide funds to assist low-income households with payments of water and wastewater bills.
The developer of a proposed block-long, 59,000-square-foot mixed-use building on Main Street in downtown Ketchum has rescinded its appeal to the City Council for approval and is revising the project design, Ketchum city officials stated. Utah-based Solstice Development had sought approval of…
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Caving under a torrent of COVID-19 cases, hospitals across Idaho took the unprecedented step of implementing statewide care-rationing on Thursday morning, the Department of Health and Welfare announced.
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Mountain Rides Transportation Authority will seek a 26% increase in funding from its local partners starting next month, bringing city and county contributions up to par with pre-pandemic figures.
The state of Idaho has entered into a $7,700 agreement with a private property owner south of Ketchum to access approximately 230 acres of timberland near Bald Mountain, the Idaho Department of Lands announced in a press release.
Hikers in the Salmon-Challis National Forest should not be alarmed to see a helicopter flying low above the trees in September and October, the U.S. Geological Survey announced this week.
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The Hailey City Council voted 4-0 Monday night to enact an emergency health order requiring all residents to wear face coverings in public, citing a statewide surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant and the need to protect hospital infrastructure.
As local governments assess whether to reinstitute health orders in response to the ongoing COVID-19 surge, the latest data indicates that the threat posed by the novel coronavirus in Idaho has not abated.
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The Jakes Gulch Fire that ignited near Alturas Lake on Sept. 5 grew about 130 acres between Friday and Tuesday, spurring increased efforts to protect private and Forest Service infrastructure around high-use campgrounds.
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With the help of nearly two dozen volunteers, a 50-foot seine net, 5-gallon buckets and electrofishing equipment, the local Trout Unlimited chapter joined Fish and Game employees on Friday morning in an effort to save thousands of fish stranded in dry sections of the Big Wood River.
The Bellevue City Council was divided over the need for mask mandates or resolutions on Monday, deciding to approve neither. Yet all council members stated that the increased risk of COVID transmission was a real public health concern.
A resident of Chile has been charged with felony possession of lysergic acid diethylamide—commonly known as LSD—and misdemeanor possession of marijuana following her arrest on Sept. 7.
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The Ketchum and Sun Valley city councils on Tuesday afternoon both passed new ordinances that mandate masks in indoor public places, citing the need to respond to increasing COVID-19 case numbers and mounting pressure on health-care systems.
Blaine County will require masks in indoor public places following a unanimous vote by its commissioners Tuesday morning.
Despite "very high" fire danger in the Sawtooth National Forest on Tuesday, the Forest Service announced that it would be lifting Stage One fire restrictions on Friday, September 17.
Two incumbent commissioners on the governing board of the North Blaine County Fire District are set to retain their seats, after no challengers filed for candidacy in the November election.
Two incumbent commissioners on the governing board of the North Blaine County Fire District are set to retain their seats, after no challengers filed for candidacy in the November election.
Ketchum City Council members approved on Sept. 7 a five-year lease extension to the operators of the Starbucks café at 491 Sun Valley Road.
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The Hailey City Council voted 4-0 Monday night to enact an emergency health order requiring all residents to wear face coverings in public, citing a statewide surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant and the need to protect hospital infrastructure.
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The Forest Service has ordered a Type 2 incident management team to combat the Boundary and Scarface fires, which continue to swell in the Salmon-Challis National Forest northwest of Stanley.
The city of Ketchum is continuing its analysis of whether a privately-owned hot springs west of town could be used to produce clean energy or as another public resource.
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A four-vehicle collision at the junction of U.S. Highway 20 and state Highway 75 sent two men to the hospital shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
Wood River Middle School eighth grader Hayden Barbre has been named to the Idaho Department of Education’s Student Advisory Council, the department announced last week.
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Three cities and unincorporated Blaine County will meet next week to consider reimplementing mask requirements to combat surging COVID-19 caseloads in the Wood River Valley and beyond.
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The Forest Service closed a slew of popular recreation sites around Alturas Lake on Wednesday to aid firefighters working on the 380-acre Jakes Gulch fire burning near the lake in Blaine County.
The South Central Public Health District maintained Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level at “critical” on Thursday, warning that the ongoing surge in cases is continuing to test the capacity of regional hospitals.
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The ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases and related illnesses in Idaho have pushed health-care systems to capacity and beyond, prompting response measures never before taken in Idaho, the state’s top health administrator reported Tuesday.
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