During the invention of many now-noteworthy inventions, there was an “ah-ha” moment that the inventors consider to be a benchmark point in the process.

Changes to Ketchum’s accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, policy may be imminent, as the Planning and Zoning Commission advised staff to draft potential changes to the city’s rigid regulations in a Jan. 10 meeting of the commission.

The organizational and clerical tasks Tanya Zaccardi has been given at the Best Western Hotel in Ketchum aren’t the most challenging work the former behavioral specialist has ever done, but it’s fulfilling in other ways.

Ketchum and five other Idaho cities will once again enlist a lobbying group to advocate for the interests of resort communities during the legislative session, which started on Monday.

Ketchum Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Neil Morrow has been reappointed for a third three-year term.

The just-closed holiday season brought plenty of good snow for skiers and snowboarders, as well as ample customers for Ketchum businesses. Several business operators said this week that the holiday period was one of the strongest they’ve ever seen.

A large and controversial development project planned for the southern gateway to Ketchum—ongoing for the past 14 years—made progress in 2022 after stalling amid a legal confrontation with the city.

The Ketchum City Council will discuss potentially asking voters in May to approve increases in local-option taxes to support workforce-housing initiatives during its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

Faced with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the population increase it brought to the Wood River Valley, Ketchum officials looked for creative solutions to address a shortage of workforce housing in 2022.

Ketchum Planning and Building Director Suzanne Frick described the building trends in Ketchum in June.

After agreeing last month to hold off on buying two pieces of art for City Hall, the Ketchum City Council has decided to purchase them after all.

Ketchum voters approved the city’s ask to pursue a revenue-bond issue of up to $14 million to help finance a series of updates to its wastewater facility that an engineer retained by the city called “very necessary” at a meeting in October.

The city of Ketchum has formally requested that ownership of the Lift Tower Lodge be transferred to them from the Blaine County Housing Authority in preparation for the soon-to-come development of that property and adjacent piece of land currently owned by Sun Valley Resort.

The Ketchum Fire Station has been awarded a silver certification in LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) by the U.S. Green Building Council.

With Christmas right around the corner, the Hailey Post Office is experiencing home delivery delays rarely experienced by residents, with packages piling up in the back and employees working long overtime hours in an attempt to make a dent in the stack—though progress has been minimal.

Ketchum is moving forward with three major sidewalk projects across downtown, as part of an effort to reach a goal outlined by Councilman Michael David “to have sidewalks on every street in the community core.”

The Ketchum City Council took action to purchase six temporary housing units for $274,500 in an effort to make a dent in the area’s housing crisis as winter weather settles in.

Ketchum’s Planning and Building Department is undergoing a changing of the guard.

Ketchum City Council members on Monday spoke in favor of two road construction plans that would bring substantial changes to downtown—with the big questions moving forward surrounding funding and the Idaho Transportation Department’s vision for Main Street.

With the first snow comes the first tow(s).