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A powerful storm system from the Pacific is expected to make landfall in the Wood River Valley Friday night, delivering up to two feet of powd… Read more
Idaho’s health-care systems continue to be strained by high numbers of patients, largely fueled by new infections of the delta variant of COVID-19. Read more
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A remote site about 22 miles west of Salmon in the Salmon-Challis National Forest is on track to become a fully functional, 1,200-ton-per-day … Read more
Idaho’s senior health administrators warned this week that the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases and illnesses is having an increased impact on … Read more
Residents of Blaine County and the surrounding region voiced their opinions Wednesday night on how a bipartisan committee should shape Idaho’s… Read more
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The power grid can go down for a number of reasons. But, the risk of malicious, human-caused shutdowns could become less likely thanks to work… Read more
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High numbers of new COVID-19 cases are continuing to put pressure on Idaho health-care systems. Read more
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Fewer than four dozen wild sockeye salmon naturally returned to spawn in the Sawtooth Basin this year due to poor ocean conditions, “potential… Read more
A bipartisan committee has started its work on re-establishing the boundaries of Idaho’s congressional and state legislative districts. Read more
Idaho was the second lowest wage state in the nation to the start of 2021, and Blaine County sits right around the state’s average in weekly p… Read more
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will review the status of gray wolves in the western U.S. in response to a pair of petitions filed earlier … Read more
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For some patients, it means being treated in an emergency department waiting room. For others, it means waiting for surgery to treat cancer. Read more
A year and a half since a 6.5-magnitude earthquake—Idaho’s second-largest—struck the Stanley region, the U.S. Geological Survey continues to l… Read more
The St. Luke’s Health System is leading a three-year research study intended to guide suicide prevention efforts in health-care and crisis-hot… Read more
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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Caving under a torrent of COVID-19 cases, hospitals across Idaho took the unprecedented step of implementing statewide care-rationing on Thurs… Read more
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The Forest Service has ordered a Type 2 incident management team to combat the Boundary and Scarface fires, which continue to swell in the Sal… Read more
Wood River Middle School eighth grader Hayden Barbre has been named to the Idaho Department of Education’s Student Advisory Council, the depar… Read more
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The Forest Service closed a slew of popular recreation sites around Alturas Lake on Wednesday to aid firefighters working on the 380-acre Jake… 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
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As U.S. the military departed Afghanistan, ending a 20-year engagement, opposition Taliban forces took control of Kabul on Aug. 15 and have be… Read more
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Doha, Qatar, on Monday to seek support for the evacuation of Americans from Afghanistan and… Read more
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The Boundary Fire northwest of Stanley has more than tripled in size this week as gusty winds and low humidity combined to form "critical" fir… Read more
Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra is asking for a 8.5% increase in state tax dollars for public schools next year, incl… Read more
With COVID-19 cases surging and southern Idaho hospitals under pressure to treat an increasing number of patients, the region’s largest health… Read more
The West Nile virus infected three Idahoans and several horses in August and was responsible for the death of an Ada County man last week, according to Central District Heath and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Tuesday that he is taking a variety of actions to relieve pressure on the state's health care systems, which are so stressed by high numbers of COVID-19 patients that they are close to surpassing capacity.
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The Sawtooth Valley had clear blue skies over the weekend, thanks to a wind shift that cleared away smoke that had been drifting into the region from major fires burning to the west in California and Oregon. However, the respite was short-lived, as fires closer to home began flaring up.
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As COVID-19 cases continue to mount in Blaine County and the rest of Idaho, the state’s top health administrator is warning residents that many hospitals are “stressed” and operating at nearly full capacity.
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin blasted the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office’s vulnerable population registry during a stump speech south of Bellevue on Saturday, describing the new program as a “red flag” law while attacking Sheriff Steve Harkins.
After four hours of public testimony and 10 minutes of deliberations, the Custer County commissioners voted 3-0 Wednesday to deny an appeal of a conditional use permit that allows Michael and Amanda Boren to designate a pasture as a private airstrip on their Hell Roaring Ranch 15 miles south…
Idaho’s unemployment rate held steady at 3% from June through July, the Idaho Department of Labor reported last week.
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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 and possibly the winter, one of the state’s top health officials said this week.
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So far, just five sockeye salmon have made it back to the Sawtooth Basin, Idaho Fish and Game personnel reported this week.
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The Custer County commissioners will hear an appeal on Aug. 25 of Michael and Amanda Boren’s conditional use permit designating a pasture as a private airstrip 15 miles south of Stanley on their Hell Roaring Ranch.
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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 on Monday in response to circulating wildfire smoke, banning all outdoor burning—including agricultural burning and residential trash burning—until f…
Ketchum city leaders expressed initial support Monday for investigating the possibility of establishing a real estate transfer tax to help fund community-housing projects.
Blaine County grew by roughly 14% over the past decade, according to 2020 Census data released last week—roughly twice overall the growth rate nationwide.
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The South Central Public Health District moved Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level from “moderate” to “high” on Thursday, noting that regional hospitals are being challenged by an increase in COVID-19 patients that has diminished capacity to the “critical” level.
The drought in northern Blaine County fell from “exceptional” to “extreme” last week, bringing Ketchum and Sun Valley from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s worst drought classification to its second worst.
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust has awarded a $500,000 grant to Camp Rainbow Gold to help the nonprofit serve children who have been diagnosed with cancer, as well as their families.
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With COVID-19 cases increasing in Idaho and the highly transmissible delta variant becoming the dominant strain of the virus, Gov. Brad Little is encouraging more state residents to get vaccinated, in part to help children have a safe and effective environment at school.
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.
Some Idaho taxpayers may receive one-time tax rebates this week.
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After the South Central Public Health District determined Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level to be “moderate” on Thursday, July 29, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has continued to rate the county’s coronavirus transmission level as “substantial.”
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The 20,650-acre Mud Lick Fire about 22 miles west of Salmon is now about 92% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
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As COVID-19 cases mount again in Idaho and across the country, doctors and other health-care experts are warning that a return to normal, pre-COVID life that Americans are seeking could be jeopardized if more eligible people don’t get vaccinated against the virus.
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Though a monsoonal pattern that brought rain and increased humidity to central Idaho somewhat stunted fire growth on Wednesday, several lightning-sparked wildfires continue to take hold in the Salmon-Challis National Forest and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.
COVID-19 cases are trending higher in Blaine County and in Idaho, similar to the rest of the nation.
The Custer County Board of Commissioners will hear on Aug. 25 an appeal of Michael and Amanda Boren’s conditional use permit for an airport at the Hell Roaring Ranch in the middle of the Sawtooth Valley.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s U.S. Drought Monitor upgraded Blaine County’s drought status from “extreme” to “exceptional” last week, bumping most of the county from the NOAA’s second-worst drought classification to its worst.
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Hailey-based Western Watersheds Project on Monday joined 10 other wildlife groups in filing a notice of intent to sue Idaho over its new wolf hunting regulations, citing “substantial” risk to other federally protected species.
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As COVID-19 cases increase in all 50 states and Idaho’s largest health-care system warns of another surge, Blaine County remained at “minimal” risk for the virus Thursday, July 15.
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