Fall weather and cooler days means that gardeners are now engaging in a crucial stage in the cycle of food propagation: seed saving. Read more
The Ketchum-based Spur Community Foundation dispersed $80,000 to five area nonprofits during its fall granting cycle, bringing its distributio… Read more
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“First winter” hit this week, with overnight temperatures falling into the teens across the valley. Highs should rebound to the 50s over the w… Read more
I’ve been swapping salads for soup, coffee for lemon tea, and ice cream for gut-healing food. Knowing gut health is essential for supporting m… Read more
Rabies is a uniformly fatal infection that causes neurological signs in infected animals. Rabies virus is maintained in various wildlife reser… Read more
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Southbound sheep made it through Ketchum during Sunday’s Big Sheep Parade—but they couldn’t get out of Idaho without a sneak-preview of winter… Read more
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The Hailey Public Library and Stanley’s Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association were each awarded $25,000 from the Idaho State Histor… Read more
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The first nip of fall is in the air, which means sheep—and sheepdogs—are heading southbound like this flock (and its security detail) spotted … Read more
Like it not, we’re stuck with 25-35 billion fat cells, for life. Our immune system breaks down around 10% of fat cells every year, but otherwi… Read more
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a systemic disease of dogs in all of the Americas that can also affect humans. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is… Read more
Fall is a season of cooler temperatures and changing leaves, and it also marks the return of autumn flavor profiles. Root vegetables, roasts a… Read more
Adolfo Andazola applied to 22 medical schools before he finally got accepted. Throughout that time, he never gave up hope. Read more
Several local architects were honored on their home turf Sept. 23-24 when American Institute of Architects (AIA)-Idaho Chapter held its 2021 A… Read more
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Rev. Kathleen Bean, associate rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, blesses Olivia at Festival Meadows in Sun Valley on Sunday, Oct. 3. A sma… Read more
Every fall, thousands of sheep make their way through the Wood River Valley, from summer pastures north of Ketchum to winter grazing areas in … Read more
When railcars first began chugging into the Wood River Valley in 1884—forever changing trade and manufacturing—another industry was well into … Read more
The Trailing of the Sheep Cultural Heritage Center recently completed installation of the Good Shepherd Monument, a collection of sculptures i… Read more
The Wood River Valley has been preparing for five days of multicultural performances, storytelling, culinary events, and cooking classes, as w… Read more
In 1975, Gretel Ehrlich came to Wyoming to make a documentary about sheepherders. After her partner passed away from cancer at the age of 29, she continued working on the ranch.
Peru holds a deep history of sheepherding. That’s why Trailing of the Sheep Executive Director Laura Musbach Drake asked the Utah Hispanic Dance Alliance to return to the festival and perform a special Peruvian Ballet Folklorica for the festival’s 25th anniversary.
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Discount access to miles of Nordic skiing through the Blaine County Recreation District just went on sale for the 2021/22 season.
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Ketchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw and Ketchum Fire Chief Bill McLaughlin cut the ribbon—or, rather, decouple the hose—to christen the city’s new fire station on Monday, Oct. 4.
For Geoff Felsenthal, the culinary director at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute, cooking and education go hand in hand. That philosophy makes him an idea fit for his newest role: instructor of the Institute’s inaugural professional culinary arts program.
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Wood River High School’s boys soccer program celebrated its seniors on Wednesday night at Phil Homer Field in Hailey, with individual players offered the chance to thank parents, teachers and coaches for their support. Here, midfielder Heron Barriga Jr., left, thanks parents Alma Gomez and H…
Wood River Valley real estate agents tee it up Friday during the Sun Valley Realtors Give Foundation’s sixth annual Golf to Give charity tournament at Sun Valley Resort. Sixty golfers—including agents, sponsors and their friends—played the Trail Creek golf course with the goal of raising $1…
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Fall is in the air as leaves are changing colors, and the nights are getting colder, which means it’s time for the final camping trips of the year. Be it a hunting camp for deer or birds, or pleasure camping before the snow arrives in the mountains, pack your camper or tent and follow in the…
Essential oils are volatile organic compounds of plants that contribute to fragrances. They are extracted from plants by cold pressing and sometimes distillation. These oils can be utilized in so many ways. They are used in insecticides, personal care products, flavorings, aromatherapies and…
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Wood River High School seniors Meg Keating and Juan Reyes headlined the Homecoming Court in Hailey on Friday night, where they were honored as Supreme Royalty 2021. Teacher Anna Edwards presented the tiara while Otto Olson, right, and Devan Perez, left, applauded the award. Keating and Reyes…
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Hailey Mayor Martha Burke, right, set aside a few minutes during Monday’s City Council meeting to honor Hailey Police Chief Steve England, left, for 20 years of service with the city.
Wood River High School senior Larsen Bier has been named one of 16,000 semifinalists for the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Leptospirosis is a multi-organ disease of dogs, livestock and many other animals, as well as people. Various animals serve as reservoirs, including the mouse, rat, raccoon, opossum and deer. Leptospirosis is caused by different types of leptospiral bacteria. These are shed in the urine of in…
Wood River Fire & Rescue Engineer Eli McNees, bottom, held a ladder steady on Tuesday morning as Fish and Game District Conservation Officer Alex Head, top, worked to cut a great horned owl from softball netting at Founders Field in Hailey.
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A volunteer project to address months of littering in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and restore the central Idaho landscape to its natural state will wrap up this Saturday, Sept. 25.
On Friday, Sept. 24, the Sun Valley’s Trail Creek Golf Course will host its sixth annual Golf To Give Tournament.
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Summer forgot its season on Sunday, dropping a coat of snow on the high summits around the Wood River Valley, including on 11,602-foot Glassford Peak in the Boulder Mountains, seen here looking north from Ketchum. Today, Sept. 22, marks the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere—traditi…
The year 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women’s suffrage. Thanks to advocacy such as Abigail Scott Duniway’s work in Hailey during the late 1800s, Idaho was the fourth state to give women the right to vote.
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This Saturday Hailey’s Roberta McKercher Park hosts the fourth annual National Hispanic Latin@X Festival from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Hispanic Heritage Month runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.
Normally I look forward to autumn: kids back to school and still warm enough to camp on weekends. But this year, fall’s flow is erratic with COVID testing, worrying whether kiddos’ runny noses are “just colds,” second-guessing (ourselves or others) despite protocols, precautions, available d…
Elective sterilization is done primarily to prevent heat cycles and unwanted pregnancies. This goal is accomplished by removal of the ovaries and uterus. This is called an ovariohysterectomy. Sterilization also prevents, or dramatically reduces, the incidence of mammary tumors. If sterilizat…
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