The U.S. Geological Survey logged a magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 5:47 p.m. on Saturday about 2 miles northeast of Stanley Lake in the Sawtooth … Read more
The Chamber of Hailey and the Wood River Valley will hold a free networking event, “Wake Up with The Chamber,” from 8 to 9:30 a.m., Thursday, … Read more
Two incumbent commissioners on the governing board of the North Blaine County Fire District are set to retain their seats, after no challenger… Read more
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. Read more
The city of Sun Valley has increased its fiscal year 2021 budget by more than $4 million. 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
Commissioners of the North Blaine County Fire District have approved the donation of one of its tankers to the Carey Rural Fire Protection Dis… Read more
Idaho State Police troopers will conduct extra patrols through the Labor Day weekend as part of a statewide education and enforcement campaign… Read more
Two Wood River Valley member groups of the International Association of Fire Fighters will raise money this weekend to combat muscular dystrop… Read more
The St. Luke’s Health System announced Tuesday that it is temporarily pausing certain elective inpatient and outpatient surgeries and procedur… Read more
The St. Luke’s Health System announced Tuesday that it is temporarily pausing certain elective inpatient and outpatient surgeries and procedur… Read more
The Sinclair Oil Corp. plans to sell the majority of its assets to energy company HollyFrontier Corp. for $2.6 billion, Reuters reported earli… Read more
The Sun Valley City Council approved on Aug. 5 the final plat of 12 new residential lots in the White Clouds subdivision, in a vacant land are… Read more
The Hailey Public Library will host “Restoring the Wood River to Health” via Zoom on Thursday, August 12, at 5:30 p.m. Read more
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will host a public hearing over the phone on Aug. 17 to take verbal testimony on an application from Pic… Read more
The Hailey Public Library was recently awarded a grant of $16,600 in federal American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, funding, the library disclosed… Read more
The Ketchum City Council approved on Monday a two-month extension to its franchise agreement with Clear Creek Disposal for garbage and recycli… Read more
Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties has announced that several of its agents and teams—including one in the Wood River Valley—were recogniz… Read more
The Sun Valley Museum of Art will close a block of Fifth Street in Ketchum today, June 25, from 5-7 p.m. to hold a street party celebrating th… Read more
Blaine County will receive $2,354,708 in Payments in Lieu of Taxes for 2021, about $42,000 more than it did last year. Read more
The Grocery Outlet Bargain Market will hold its grand opening on Thursday, June 24, at 615 N. Main St. in Hailey. Read more
The Hailey City Council on Monday passed a resolution appointing Richard Pogue as Hailey’s third representative to the Friedman Memorial Airpo… Read more
Historic graffiti carved onto trees by Basque sheepherders working in the Wood River Valley over 50 years ago is being commemorated by the cit… Read more
Idaho’s urban areas continue to see significant population growth, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s recently released city population est… Read more
Zions Bank will launch the Zions Community Speaker Series at noon on Tuesday, June 22. The virtual series is intended “to build inclusive cult… Read more
Knob Hill Inn in Ketchum has been recognized on the list of the Tripadvisor website’s 2021 Travelers’ Choice Top 25 Small Hotels in the United States, which is based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews. The hotel was ranked No. 9.
Two sculptures are in place on Fourth Street as part of the city’s 14th annual Art on Fourth program.
Sun Valley Resort announced its summer 2021 operations Wednesday, with the Roundhouse Gondola and Christmas chairlift on Bald Mountain to start running on June 26 for lift-served hiking and biking.
Passes for both in-person attendance and a “Virtual Experience” option are now on sale for the 24th annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival & Conference, scheduled for June 25-28.
The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation completed its annual employee giving campaign, called Stronger Together, with 82% of St. Luke’s Wood River employees participating and physicians reaching a milestone with 90% contributing.
The Ketch’em Alive summer concert series returns to downtown Ketchum next week, kicked off with a concert Tuesday night by Tylor and the Train Robbers.
Brian Anderson, deputy area ranger for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, has left his post for a new position in Oregon, the Forest Service announced.
The Sun Valley Culinary Institute has launched a nationwide search for a chef instructor. Chef Naomi Everett, whose contract ends June 12, will return to her home in Peters Creek, Alaska.
Two people were killed in a head-on collision west of Fairfield on Tuesday.
Starting June 1, Idaho Department of Labor workforce consultants began to refer qualified unemployment insurance claimants to job openings posted on IdahoWorks, the state’s job search engine, during one-on-one meetings.
A 75-year-old Caldwell man was killed Saturday in a car crash on state Highway 75 east of Stanley.
The Wood River Farmers Market will kick off its 2021 season on Tuesday, June 8.
Local affordable-housing activist Reid Stillman has announced his candidacy for mayor of Ketchum.
Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets away from other dogs due to an outbreak of kennel cough in the Wood River Valley.
Recognizing more than 50 years of dedication and excellence to NOAA’s Cooperative weather observer program, the National Weather Service has recognized Picabo observer Nick Purdy for the Edward H. Stoll Award for outstanding service in the Cooperative Observer Program. The award is presente…
The Hailey Public Library is offering free Take and Make Summer Project kits for youth ages 14 and older. Teens can learn how to make their own décor, improve practical skills, inspire new projects and, most of all, find relaxation and have fun! The first take and make kits will be available…
A dust-control project will slow driving times on three roads in the Salmon-Challis National Forest from June 14-25.
Hailey-based Power Engineers has been chosen to work on the feasibility study for a 30-megawatt wind power and battery storage project in Mozambique, the company announced.
Timber sale operations after Memorial Day will reduce public access and create delays on some national forest roads west of Stanley and in the Yankee Fork area.
The Ketchum City Council will hold a community workshop on the need for workforce housing on Friday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at the Ketchum Town Square, 480 East Avenue.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will stock over 29,800 trout in the 10- to 12-inch range at numerous locations in the Salmon Region in June. Those include:
Discounts on season passes for the 2021-22 winter season at Sun Valley Resort will end Tuesday, June 1.
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has lifted a water quality health caution issued last week for Penny Lake, located west of Ketchum, in response to citizen reports of at least two dogs becoming sick and one dog dying after spending time at the lake.
The 10th annual Bike Rodeo, presented by the Ketchum Police Department in partnership with Higher Ground, will be held this Saturday, May 29, in the south parking lot of the Wood River Community YMCA in Ketchum.
A new “one-stop shop” for adventure-seekers in the Wood River Valley is launching this weekend, with a grand opening in Sun Valley Village and online.
Everyone is invited to attend a Memorial Day gathering at the Ketchum Cemetery on Monday at 11 a.m.
The Faulkner Planetarium in Twin Falls kicks off an expanded summer schedule starting June 1, with a new film and an upgrade to the Digistar fulldome projection system.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Some Idaho taxpayers will see a one-time tax rebate this summer as part of the income tax legislation passed earlier this year.
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