Between the dual catastrophes of COVID-19 and business/employment devastation, the residents of Blaine County need the strongest business- and… Read more

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! A classic holiday song, and one of my favorite sayings being a longtime winter outdoor enthusiast! Pray… Read more

Idaho has experienced unprecedented growth over the last decade, in large part due to the business-friendly climate in our state driven by low… Read more

Before Jacob ever makes a decision, he researches carefully and listens respectfully to all stakeholders’ opinions. Read more

When I read the article in the newspaper about the dewatering incident in East Fork, I was just heartsick. So much water was diverted from Eas… Read more

Commissioner Jacob Greenberg should be re-elected. Read more

I was shocked to discover that the incumbent County Commissioner raised county employees’ salaries and benefits over the past eight years by $… Read more

As we approach this all-important election, I urge voters to consider the assaults on our environment and climate being waged by the Trump adm… Read more

I have worked for and with Jacob Greenberg in his position as county commissioner for 10 years. I have found him to be honorable, effective, d… Read more

I moved to Blaine County in 1978 from California. I bragged to my California friends how unique Idaho property taxes were calculated and colle… Read more

I am writing in reference to a story in the Sept. 2 edition titled “Peruvian woman sentenced for using stolen credit cards.” I consider the ti… Read more

Since retiring 13 years ago I have been able to spend many summer evenings on the deck watching wildlife on the hills at the mouth of Quigley … Read more

Having served as an elected official in the state Legislature for 18 years as House minority leader and member of the powerful budget committe… Read more

I have known every member of the Blaine County Board of County Commissioners who has held office in the past 43 years and worked with almost e… Read more

The Associated Press recently reported that Gov. Little and 21 other Western state governors want more say in federal decision-making regardin… Read more

“It is what it is.” That was Trump’s response when he was told that there were now 180,000 deaths from Covid. I don’t blame him for the virus,… Read more

Kiki Tidwell is running for county commissioner. Recently, candidate Tidwell placed advertisements espousing her support for affordable housing. Read more

I’ve been impressed with County Commissioner Jacob Greenberg’s leadership during the pandemic. His communication about what is and isn’t known… Read more

I have no idea how many times for how many years I’ve entered and exited Ketchum and seen the pit on the east side of Main Street and wondered… Read more

Commissioner Greenberg has been a superb public servant on behalf of all the citizens of the county. As chairman of the Blaine County commissi… Read more

There are lots of folks in our Wood River Valley now, and those of us who live here welcome you and are happy you are here to share our commun… Read more

After many years of being closely involved with the Blaine County School District—as parents, teachers, taxpayers and advocates—we have confid… Read more

As a longtime resident of this legislative district, I want to highlight the nonpartisan leadership of our current District 26 legislators, Re… Read more

If you are going to open your business, open it with gusto. Don’t make excuses. Commit to opening with the necessary staff, kitchen help and m… Read more

he last Hailey Urban Renewal Agency meeting about the Woodside Industrial Park “looking like a pig’s breakfast” and “would be nice to have sid… Read more

After many years of being closely involved with the Blaine County School District—as parents, teachers, taxpayers and advocates—we have confidence in our current board leadership and feel hopeful about the future of our schools.

As a longtime resident of this legislative district, I want to highlight the nonpartisan leadership of our current District 26 legislators, Representative Sally Toone, Representative Muffy Davis, and Senator Michelle Stennett, in response to the partisan salvos launched at the Fairfield Town…

If you are going to open your business, open it with gusto. Don’t make excuses. Commit to opening with the necessary staff, kitchen help and menu. We are understanding of the challenges you have, but we want service delivered timely. Drinks cold and menu available, otherwise, my dollars go t…

he last Hailey Urban Renewal Agency meeting about the Woodside Industrial Park “looking like a pig’s breakfast” and “would be nice to have sidewalks” shows her lack of understanding about the needs of light industrial business. Her comments are overly harsh—it is an industrial park, not a ga…

When Flying Heart was subdivided, the public’s right to access the Big Wood River was preserved in the final development documents between the county and the developer. For 40 years, the public has been parking on Aspen Lakes Drive to use the Flying Heart easements for fishing, kayaking and …

Who are we really, those us who reside full time in the Wood River Valley? We are not one-dimensional. We’re not all rich, and we’re not all struggling. But without one very important thing, none of us would be here at all, no matter who we are. That one element is water.

I am so happy to be able to commend Cathy Reinheimer for trying to keep live events happening with her Field Daze of Summer during COVID shutdowns. With so many starved for live entertainment, she has creatively and safely put together a schedule of outdoor entertainments at her Reinheimer R…

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 48 percent of nursing home residents are living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, and among older adults in assisted living and other residential facilities, 42 percent have Alzheimer’s or related dementias. That is nearly half of all residents in…

The resignation of Kelly Green should be the final nail in the coffin of Keith Roark’s incompetence. Mr. Roark’s inept handling of numerous issues over the past year such as the bungling of the Dual Immersion issues at Hemingway, altering the School District calendar despite a majority of pa…

Last week, I came back for a visit in beautiful Sun Valley, my former home of 27 years. I picked up a copy of the Mountain Express just like old times, and began to thumb through it. It turned out to be a sad experience. Little, it seems, has improved for wild animals in this valley.

A round of applause is in order for Derek Dean, Alasdair Neale and the entire Sun Valley Music Festival board. They have raised the bar this year by presenting a unique, virtual concert season available to everyone in the United States.

I am saddened by the death of the bear on East Fork recently. It seems the bear could have been relocated. We have a sparsely populated state. Are we being good stewards of the planet? Seems like there is a solution to live harmoniously. Was the bear in someone’s backyard, or are we living i…

A reasonably large minority has objected to the mandatory mask ordinances passed around the country. To those of you in this group, I have a few thoughts.

It is a fundamental responsibility of the president to defend free and fair elections in this country. It really doesn’t get any more basic than that. The president boasts of being able to get things done better and faster than anyone else, and yet, three months out from the election he is p…

I am writing in response to statements made by state Senate candidates Eric Parker and Bill Thorpe. 

The Wood River Climate Action Coalition will soon be asking all the Blaine County governments to commit to providing 100 percent clean electricity by 2035 to the entire Wood River Valley! This is a bold and achievable goal that can be supported by all our citizens, businesses and organizations.

In the midst of all the gloom and doom, what a joy, what a glorious and uplifting gift, to have our summer symphony restored to us by the imagination and planning of our conductor, combined with the nation’s splendid musicians and the technical wonders of our modern world!

Gov. Little has made the right decisions relative to the pandemic. I see three reasons for this: First, his decisions are science-based and data-driven; second, he cares about the people of Idaho and is doing what’s best for them; and third, he has summoned the courage to make painful decisi…

I fully support every individual’s choice to wear a mask as a potential preventive measure against the transmission of COVID-19. However, I do not support recent mask mandates implemented by cities in the Wood River Valley. Contrary to popular belief, there is no direct scientific evidence t…

Assuming America is even capable of having a collective mind, have we lost ours?  We, as in the American public, are being hard-peddled with the idea that American needs to be “Great Again.”  Why? Not why are we being force-fed “Great Again” flavored Kool-Aid—we already know the obvious answ…

As a relatively new resident, some thoughts on your editorial last week (“Courts must end democracy’s worst nightmare,” published July 22).

After 34 years of proudly serving this community as a law enforcement officer, I have decided to retire and pursue other endeavors and to fully appreciate the lifestyle my wife and I moved here for almost 40 years ago.  

and inconvenient process. And yet, local government endorses a policy of chip sealing roads in the belief that it is more economically efficient than actually paving the roads. However, studies such as “Economics of Upgrading an Aggregate Road” conducted by the Iowa State University departme…

There are many reasons to want to resume schooling. But reopening may produce grave results. We are in a pandemic and schools are notorious disease incubators. The future is difficult to foresee and COVID-19 is only beginning to reveal its consequences. In the present, we are recording the c…

As a nine-year participant in the Ketchum Art Festival, I would like to commend the organizers and the Board for a terrific art show again this year.

The Board of the Ketchum Arts Festival would like to thank Mayor Hendricks of Sun Valley. He was instrumental in allowing our event to go on, while ensuring the public’s safety.

As much as we all want it to be true, the coronavirus isn’t about to go away soon. As I write this, Idaho is peaking with more than 500 new reported cases per day. Nationally, we are experiencing the highest reported cases (68,000 new cases on July 11 alone) with more than 3.8 million infect…

The Hot Dog Hill proposal, slated to cover one-half block along Main between Fourth and Fifth Streets may, or may not, meet the ordinance requirements for such a structure. But I have found it amusing that some of the critics claim that the building will not fit with the character of town. T…