Blaine County will require masks in indoor public places following a unanimous vote by its commissioners Tuesday morning. Read more
The South Central Public Health District maintained Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level at “critical” on Thursday, warning that the ongoing su… Read more
On a desk in her Bellevue office, Becky Lopez has 15 files labelled with 15 names. Each stack of paper is filled with forms—records, reference… Read more
Sun Valley City Council members voted 3-0 on Sept. 2 to approve a 95-year lease of 2.35 acres of land near the North Blaine County Fire Distri… Read more
A recent presidential mandate that would require nursing home staff to get vaccinated—or else see their employers lose federal funding—is expe… Read more
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For many, the Chocolate Gulch trailhead forking out from Wood River Estates Subdivision north of Ketchum offers hard-to-beat access and miles … Read more
The Bellevue Planning and Zoning Commission will continue a public hearing on Tuesday to consider a proposed multi-family overlay district tha… Read more
Blaine County has a new clerk and recorder, after Stephen McDougall Graham was sworn into office Wednesday before the County Commission. Read more
The Wood River Fire Protection District passed an ordinance last month to send a $17 million general obligation bond to voters this fall to fi… Read more
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin blasted the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office’s vulnerable population registry during a stump speech south of Bellevue … Read more
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With COVID-19 cases in Idaho projected to reach about 30,000 per week in October, residents should prepare for “very grim” days in the fall an… Read more
On most days, the Wood River Valley’s mixed temperate forests of Douglas fir, Ponderosa pine and aspen offer countless benefits to residents a… Read more
Idaho Power has asked the Public Utilities Commission to allow a 3% surcharge on Blaine County customers to finance $9.8 million in undergroun… Read more
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The Blaine County real estate market continued to register strong sales in the first half of 2021, after a record-breaking year in 2020. Read more
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Mountain Rides will officially put into service four new battery-electric buses on Monday, making it the first transit authority in Idaho to b… Read more
As COVID-19 cases continue to be fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant, the South Central Public Health District has moved Blaine C… Read more
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Residents of Carey will soon be getting high-speed internet access thanks to a $1,508,626 grant from the Idaho Department of Commerce’s Idaho … Read more
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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for Blaine County and three other counties in south-central Idaho… Read more
Blaine County grew by roughly 14% over the past decade, according to 2020 Census data released last week—roughly twice overall the growth rate… Read more
Cally Galpin and Chuck Christopher live out the East Fork drainage, beyond Triumph, in a gorgeous location with no neighbors in sight. Influen… Read more
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Officials issued a public health advisory for Magic Reservoir in response to a confirmed toxic algal bloom, the South Central Public Health Di… Read more
Blaine County Commissioners continued the 2022 fiscal year budgetary process on Tuesday, tentatively approving the budget for the county’s Amb… Read more
In a budget hearing last month, the Hailey City Council agreed to pull about $100,000 from capital fund reserves to bankroll three new city st… Read more
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Trail Creek Road is once again open to traffic in both directions, Blaine County announced midday Wednesday. Read more
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A rockslide closed the road over Trail Creek Summit in both directions on Monday afternoon, the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office reported around… Read more
Blaine County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is seeking public input in an effort to update the county’s Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan, which is revised and readopted by the committee every five years.
COVID-19 cases are trending higher in Blaine County and in Idaho, similar to the rest of the nation.
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A decision by the Blaine County commissioners on March 15 to allow Idaho Power to build a redundant transmission line largely above ground along state Highway 75 continues to face a court challenge from county residents.
Blaine County Clerk and Recorder JoLynn Drage will retire on Sept. 1, after working 24 years for the county.
The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new registry program for vulnerable populations of the community in an effort to better offer emergency services to individuals with special needs.
Nine months after a hiker from Park City, Utah, went missing in the Prairie Creek area north of Ketchum, authorities have yet to find any signs of the woman.
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The Mountain Humane animal shelter recently took in 35 puppies from owners unable or unwilling to care for them, putting pressure on a foster care program designed to fill the gap until animals can be adopted from the “no-kill” shelter.
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Farmers and ranchers in the Bellevue Triangle can once again irrigate their fields with groundwater on the condition that they fairly compensate growers along Silver Creek and the Little Wood River for the latter group’s financial losses incurred this summer as a result of groundwater pumpin…
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As many Wood River Valley businesses continue to operate amid a shortage of workers, a recent report on the local labor market indicates that the number of people employed in Blaine County has surpassed pre-pandemic levels—but the number of unemployed people also remains higher than before M…
The Wood River Land Trust recently got a conservation boost through the sale and transfer of development rights (TDR) from its Church Farm property near Timmerman Junction to a property to the north closer to Bellevue.
The Idaho Transportation Department is reviewing input on conceptual design options to improve state Highway 75 from a point south of Elkhorn Road, south of Ketchum, north to River Street, on the south end of town.
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While Blaine County business operators hope that the Fourth of July weekend provides a COVID-recovery bang, fire officials are hoping to keep the typical holiday “bangs” to a minimum.
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Amid unprecedented, ongoing drought in the Wood River Basin, the state has ordered 140 irrigators in the Bellevue Triangle farming district to stop pumping groundwater.
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The National Weather Service has warned that a potentially historic heat wave with extreme temperatures that moved into south-central and southeast Idaho on Tuesday could last through the Fourth of July.
As the Wood River Valley experiences severe drought conditions, county officials are taking additional steps this summer to prevent potential wildfires from breaking out.
Following a workshop in May to discuss a lack of workforce housing in the Wood River Valley and potential solutions, Blaine County officials are moving forward in refining a new countywide working group on the matter.
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Citing unseasonable fire danger and exceptional drought, Ketchum and Blaine County joined Hailey in banning fireworks this week.
With a local housing crisis outpacing the efforts of municipal governments to solve it, two private initiatives are underway to help tackle the problem.
As the skyrocketing cost of housing in the Wood River Valley continues to push the prospect of owning or renting a home out of reach for a growing number of local workers, the Blaine County School District is creating a working group to address the lack of affordable housing options for scho…
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Blaine County didn't gain a single case of COVID-19 to start the month of June, leaving it's risk level at "minimal" on Thursday, according to the county's weekly assessment.
The second half of 2020 Blaine County property taxes are due to the Treasurer’s Office on June 20. Since that falls on a Sunday, the Treasurer will be taking payments through Monday, June 21.
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Blaine County’s COVID-19 case rate dropped to zero in the last week, according to data reported by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
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The Big Wood Canal Company shut off Magic Reservoir at noon Thursday, putting an exceptionally early stop to irrigation season for hundreds of growers in Shoshone, Richfield and Dietrich.
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The nonprofit Hunger Coalition held a grand opening on Friday, June 4, debuting its four-acre Bloom Community Food Center in Bellevue with public tours of its new 13,000-square-foot building and greenhouses and, of course, free food.
The former sustainability manager for the city of Reno, Nev., will serve as the new sustainability program manager for Blaine County, the county announced Monday.
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The nonprofit Hunger Coalition held a grand opening on Friday, June 4, debuting its four-acre Bloom Community Food Center in Bellevue with public tours of its new 13,000 square foot building, greenhouses and, of course, free food.
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A state-initiated hearing to determine whether groundwater rights will be curtailed around Bellevue area irrigation season has been extended by six days due to higher-than-anticipated legal involvement.
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Early Wednesday morning, residents of River Street might have heard the muffled sound of thousands of hooves as a large band of sheep trotted through Hailey, headed for mountain pastures. They were trailed by hardy herdsmen and their horses, small herding dogs and the larger white guard dogs…
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