Idaho’s unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percent to 2.9% in August, the state Department of Labor reported. 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
Wood River Valley hotels have rebounded well this summer after a difficult year in 2020 that saw the COVID-19 pandemic slow travel and tourism… Read more
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As mountain destinations across the Rockies continue to suffer from degraded air quality—and increasingly shrouded views—from wildfires in Ore… Read more
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To many Wood River Valley residents and visitors, the evidence is clear: Their favorite restaurant is unexpectedly closed on a Saturday. At an… Read more
Idaho’s unemployment rate held steady at 3% from June through July, the Idaho Department of Labor reported last week. 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
Tonight, Aug. 20, is the deadline for live entertainment small businesses, nonprofits and venues applying for economic aid from the Shuttered … Read more
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The city of Ketchum is moving forward with plans to ask citizens to approve increases in local-option taxes and allow the city to spend some L… Read more
Receipts from local-option taxes in Ketchum continued to be strong in June, outpacing June numbers from both 2020 and 2019. Read more
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A unanimous vote from the Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission Monday evening bumped a proposed two-story hardware store closer to constructi… Read more
After ticking up about twenty cents per gallon in the last two weeks, gas prices in the Wood River Valley have now surpassed the $4 mark. 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
The Idaho Travel Council doled out more than $7.3 million in grants last week to Idaho nonprofit organizations for tourism marketing, includin… Read more
Receipts from local-option taxes in Ketchum continue to rebound from a downturn during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Read more
Shoppers at various markets across the valley—from Kraay’s Market and Garden in Bellevue to NourishMe in Ketchum—may have noticed some missing… Read more
Idaho’s unemployment rate held steady at 3% from May through June, the Idaho Department of Labor reported last week. Read more
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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 compensa… Read more
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Billionaires with name tags are no longer strolling around Sun Valley Village in casual attire. The reporters from National Public Radio and f… Read more
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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 … Read more
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CNN broadcaster Anderson Cooper was one of many familiar faces strolling Sun Valley Resort early Wednesday morning ahead of the first sessions… Read more
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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… Read more
As a heat wave, low-water conditions and population growth contribute to an increase in electrical use across the West, Idaho Power is asking … Read more
As a heatwave, low water conditions and population growth contribute to an increase in electrical use across the West, Idaho Power is asking c… Read more
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Though the COVID pandemic is on the wane in the United States, manufacturing slowdowns and heavy demand mean local outdoor-gear retailers are … Read more
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In front of a popular Ketchum pizzeria and Italian restaurant, signs read, “Now Hiring. All positions.” At Sun Valley Resort—one of the largest employers in the area—some 80 job openings are posted online. In the newspaper classifieds, dozens of ads stream below the heading of “Help Wanted.”
After a year off, Allen & Co.’s Sun Valley conference is set to return to the valley July 6-11, bringing with it some of the world’s most famous billionaires and business tycoons.
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The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have reached far and wide—but the hospitality industry was hit especially hard. Most people stopped traveling, leaving businesses from hotels to cafes and bars seeing their numbers dwindle. Many stopped eating out, leaving restaurant operators wo…
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 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.
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Idaho’s unemployment rate was 3.1% in April, dropping slightly from 3.2% in March, the state Department of Labor reported.
As Idaho drivers return to the road in large numbers, gas prices continue to climb across the state, with some Wood River Valley stations charging more than $4 a gallon for premium.
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It’s no secret that real estate sales have been booming in the Wood River Valley. Now, there’s solid evidence that Ketchum and Sun Valley are in the midst of a bona fide building boom.
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The Sun Valley area is undergoing an unexpected surge in growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic, changing life for locals and—to some degree—how Idaho’s premier tourist destination is marketed to potential visitors.
Unemployed Idahoans will no longer be eligible to receive federal pandemic unemployment benefits, Gov. Brad Little announced Tuesday.
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An annual progress report filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by Cat Creek Energy indicates that the company is still pursuing construction of a huge power-generation project west of Fairfield.
Sun Valley Co. has hired a new vice president and general manager of Sun Valley Resort who will run all day-to-day operations.
Visit Sun Valley—the marketing and business organization serving the Ketchum-Sun Valley area—is scheduled to conduct its first semi-annual community meeting of 2021 on Wednesday, May 12.
The Sun Valley Marketing Alliance has hired a new operations manager, filling an important role in advance of the typically busy summer season in the Ketchum-Sun Valley area.
Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 3.2% in March, down from a revised rate of 3.3% in February, the state Department of Labor reported—but that’s still higher than pre-pandemic levels.
Oregon-based WDC Properties has sold the KETCH I and KETCH II affordable-housing apartment buildings on First Avenue in Ketchum for $9 million.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 212 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 184,769. Of those, an estimated 104,211 have recovered.
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The Blaine County real estate market was deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with a slow start evolving into a “historical peak” in sales, according to a new report issued by the Sun Valley Board of Realtors.
Receipts from local-option taxes in Ketchum remain up for fiscal 2020-2021, compared to the previous year.
An online guide seeking to demystify what it means to ‘go green’ in the Wood River Valley will launch just in time for Earth Day next week.
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Construction sites are bustling with activity throughout the Wood River Valley as crews ramp up productivity during the warmer months, yet the high cost of construction materials is putting the brakes on some projects.
D.L. Evans Bank recently announced the opening of their newest branch—the bank’s 36th in Idaho and Utah—which will be located at 731 North Main Street in Bellevue. The bank plans to open the new office on April 12 with “a full-service location, offering a full range of banking products and s…
Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3% in February, down slightly from a revised rate of 3.5% in January, the state Department of Labor reported.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 425 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 178,544. Of those, an estimated 99,626 have recovered.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an immense toll on businesses in the United States, with estimates of COVID-related permanent closures during the past year ranging in the hundreds of thousands. As Americans went into varying degrees of quarantine, businesses small and large—from retail store…
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 575 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, raising the total to 177,760. Of those, an estimated 99,193 have recovered.
Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 3.4% in January, as more Idahoans continue to return to work after the jobless rate hit a historic high of 11.6% last April, the state Department of Labor reported.
The Mountain Humane animal shelter east of Hailey in Croy Canyon has been running on a tighter budget since it cut seven staff positions and nearly $1 million from its budget in 2019. Those tough decisions paid off in 2020, with the nonprofit solvent despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pa…
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