The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 212 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 184… Read more
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. Read more
By 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare had not updated its daily COVID-19 numbers, which are typically rel… Read more
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A wildfire was ignited during a routine ground squirrel management operation in Indian Creek on Tuesday and quickly swept up the northwest sid… Read more
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In light of an unprecedented influx of travelers to the Sawtooth National Recreation Area last summer, the U.S. Forest Service will reduce the… Read more
A wildfire is currently burning out Indian Creek northeast of Hailey. Eyewitness Kelley Weston told the Mountain Express the fire ignited at a… Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 219 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 183… Read more
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The Sawtooth National Recreation Area will implement a food storage order on May 29 to prevent recreational users from attracting black bears. Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 538 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, raising the t… Read more
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 312 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 183… Read more
The Nature Conservancy will begin a year-long construction project this month that will replace an old log-cabin visitor center with a new and… Read more
The Blaine County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to officially declare their support for U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson’s Northwest in Transition pla… Read more
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 349 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 182… Read more
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The Sawtooth National Forest received $1.1 million last week from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to help fund five… Read more
As plants and animals break their long winter dormancy and the Big Wood River rises with snowmelt, signs of spring have become evident in the … Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 346 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide on Tuesday, raising the total t… Read more
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With snow drifts still clinging to the hills around the Wood River Valley, firefighters are already putting out human-caused blazes that have … Read more
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Blaine County officials are asking the Idaho Department of Water Resources to issue a drought emergency declaration for the county in a below-… Read more
About $650,000 will be invested in a new project to conserve critical aquatic and riparian habitat in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, the … Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 284 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 181… Read more
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Survey any Wood River Valley resident on the most star-filled night they’ve seen, and chances are that it was close to home—maybe even in thei… Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 460 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 180… Read more
It’s been exactly a year since residents in Stanley and the Wood River Valley were rattled by Idaho’s second-largest recorded earthquake, and … Read more
With Hailey’s 10-year franchise agreement with Clear Creek Disposal nearing expiration in May, the City Council reopened its discussion on the… Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 559 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, raising the t… Read more
Though strong wind gusts in the 50-mph range had subsided in northern Blaine County by Monday afternoon, a wind advisory remains in place until 4 p.m. today for Carey, Shoshone and Richfield.
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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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Wolf trapping has long been illegal in the Wood River Valley—and it will stay that way, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission decided in a season-setting meeting last week.
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission formally removed statewide mountain lion harvest quotas for the 2021-22 big game season last Thursday during its annual season-setting meeting in Boise, it announced on Monday, significantly expanding the mountain lion hunt starting this summer.
The Blaine County commissioners on Tuesday signaled their tentative support for Rep. Mike Simpson’s “Northwest in Transition” plan, agreeing to draft a letter in favor of the concepts outlined in his proposal.
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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.
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission formally removed statewide mountain lion harvest quotas for the 2021-22 big game season last Thursday during its annual season-setting meeting in Boise, according to a Monday press release.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 383 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 177,185. Of those, an estimated 98,694 have recovered.
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The Wood River Valley will need to see a significant boost in precipitation over the next month to meet water demands this summer, a number of hydrologists said during an Idaho Water Supply Committee meeting last Friday.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 341 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 176,802. Of those, an estimated 98,510 have recovered.
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Work began this week on the second phase of a mile-long stream restoration project in the Big Wood River where it flows through Bellevue. The $120,000 phase of the project underway this month is part of a $760,000 multi-year project initiated by the Wood River Land Trust to increase biodiver…
Idaho’s 2020 elk harvest went into the books as the sixth highest of all time and the second highest in the past decade, according to a Fish and Game report this month.
This month, Power Engineers took steps to ensure that the company uses 100% renewable energy in its Idaho buildings. Power Engineers will buy enough renewable energy certificates to cover the energy use of its Hailey headquarters and Meridian campus, about 3,000 megawatt-hours per year.
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On the afternoon of Saturday, March 14, 2020, a representative from the South Central Public Health District announced Blaine County’s first confirmed case of COVID-19. Months of mask requirements, lockdowns, social distancing and cancellations ensued. As the anniversary of Blaine County’s f…
The Blaine County commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution stating their support for the nonlethal control of wolves and asking the Idaho Fish and Game Commission not to expand wolf hunting or allow wolf trapping in the Wood River Valley.
With Hailey’s 10-year franchise agreement with Clear Creek Disposal up for renewal in May, the City Council is examining possible changes to the agreement—and the costs associated with each new proposed service.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 481 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide Tuesday, raising the total to 173,790. Of those, an estimated 96,628 have recovered.
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The Sawtooth National Forest is seeking public comment this month on its proposed forest-wide Prescribed Fire Restoration Project, which would authorize prescribed burns ranging from 10 to 10,000 acres.
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names officially recognized the last active glacier in Idaho in a meeting last month.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 482 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, including 378 today. The weekend increase brings the total to 173,309, of which an estimated 96,445 have recovered.
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A proposal from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to remove mountain lion harvest quotas across the state will be heard by the Fish and Game Commission in Boise this month during its annual season-setting meeting.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 299 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide on today, raising the total to 172,587. Of those, an estimated 95,524 have recovered.
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s Magic Valley Office is advising residents of southern and central Idaho to temporarily remove bird feeders due to a suspected outbreak of salmonellosis, a highly fatal bird disease.
A bill introduced in the Idaho House Resources and Conservation Committee last week would change gray wolves’ classification in the state from game animals to predators, allowing hunters to kill them year-round from snowmobiles, ATVs, helicopters and other motorized vehicles.
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The Bureau of Land Management released long-anticipated recreation plans for about 137,000 acres of public lands in Blaine County last week, outlining a number of projects to expand hiking, biking and camping opportunities in the southern Wood River Valley over the next few years.
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Another Blaine County resident has died of COVID-19, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported today. The Idaho Mountain Express has no further information on the deceased at this time. The 17th local coronavirus-related death was one of five statewide today, leaving Idaho’s death …
The city of Bellevue, Wood River Land Trust and Friends of the Howard Preserve will partner this month on a renovation project that aims to enhance fish and wildlife habitat on the southern end of Howard Preserve, the Land Trust announced in a press release last week.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 312 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total since last March to 170,907. Of those, an estimated 93,975 have recovered.
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