The Wood River Valley was a quieter place than it is now when Mary Clare Griffin showed up in 1991 with a master’s degree in creative writing … Read more
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A herd of elk waded through deep snow into a paddock at the Sun Valley Stables on Saturday, mingling with some other four-legged neighbors and… Read more
It's always a little suspect when too much is made of a big action movie being "female-fronted." Unfortunately, Hollywood has decided lately t… Read more
Botulism is a rare disease that causes generalized weakness involving many of the nerves that activate the muscles of the body. Information tr… Read more
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Two Wood River High School band students marched in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasedena, California. Senior Brandon E… Read more
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Volunteers, from left to right, Lauralynn Reichardt, Catrina Whalen, Tasha Seig, Cindy Shaw, Tiffany Cross and Brandee Smith, celebrate a gift… Read more
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Hailey residents Sam and Claire Keeter lace up the skates by “Ron’s Rink” at the rodeo grounds on Saturday, Jan. 1. The free, outdoor rink was… Read more
A week into 2022, I’ve put away holiday decorations, reorganized toys, and marked boxes of “old stuff” to give away. I’ve cleaned out cupboard… Read more
Cauda equina is Latin and means "horse tail." It refers to the bundle of nerve roots that leave the lower spine and resemble a horse's tail. T… Read more
Slow cookers can be unsung kitchen heroes any time of the year, but particularly during the colder seasons. That's because slow cookers take o… Read more
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St. Luke’s Wood River staff delivered the first Blaine County baby of 2022, Eloise Varnum Klomhaus, at 5:01 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1, at the h… Read more
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Unforgiving cold marked the start of 2022 over the weekend, keeping the snow on Baldy feeling fresh—but presenting some other problems, as thi… Read more
Jan. 3—David Jaime Aranda, 57, and Nidia Abigahi Valle, 45, both of Hailey. Read more
The Hunger Coalition, a Blaine County nonprofit, received a $30,000 donation this holiday season from Hailey-based Power Engineers, Inc. Read more
Frostbite is damage to skin and other tissues caused by extreme cold. Blood vessels just below the skin surface start to narrow or constrict w… Read more
The Wood River Trails Coalition is calling on supporters to raise $20,000 by midnight on Friday, Dec. 31, to sustain the Wood River Valley's l… Read more
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Skiers and snowboarders have flocked to Bald Mountain in recent days after significant snowfall in late December, including on Christmas Day. … Read more
Sun Valley Figure Skating Club members Georgia Achilles, left, Hannah McEntee and Kenley Bozzuto took center stage on Friday, Dec. 24, during … Read more
Dec. 22-Thalia Dawn Stewart, 35, and Javier Ubence, 48, both of Bellevue. Read more
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Tradition returned to Dollar Mountain on Friday evening as ski instructors carved smooth arcs down the mountain—torch flares in hand—beneath a… Read more
The Idaho State Department of Education has picked Alturas kindergartener Alyse Arial as one of seven winners in its annual Holiday Card Contest. Read more
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Editor’s note: This is part one of a series. Read more
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Mark Sheehan, left, and son Sean Sheehan put the finishing touches Wednesday on the Sun Valley Sun snow sculpture that sits in front of the Su… Read more
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At first glance, one may assume that the couple traveling by covered wagon in this 1949 photograph have been literally frozen in time. However, a closer look reveals that the pair and their fellow yoke-strapped oxen are not poor victims of the cold, but rather the product of skillfully craft…
Pets have the unfortunate tendency to eat things they should not, and we are not talking about food. Toys, socks, rocks and other materials find their way into pets' stomachs. But when the foreign body is a string, the consequences are especially dire. Animals like to play with things, and p…
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Ketchum's Atkinson Park ice rink is scheduled to open for the winter in early January, city Director of Recreation John Kearney said Wednesday. While it has been cold enough to snow in the last couple of weeks, conditions have been less than ideal for making a rink, Kearney said, pushing the…
The Wood River Valley and Blaine County have always nurtured a diverse population of dreamers, doers and hard-working family folks who contribute in many ways to the richness of living in the mountains.
The Alliance of Idaho and Lee Pesky Learning Center’s Let There Be Project is a multi-disciplinary collaboration conceived to benefit both nonprofit organizations.
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Unusual visitors graced Hailey last Sunday as camels, donkeys, Magi and angels brought the biblical story of the first Christmas to life. For several years now, The Life Church on River Street has put on this live performance to welcome the holiday season the the Wood River Valley. Carolers …
Local photographer Amelia Hawkins spotted this saw-whet owl hunkering down in the snow on a recent jog down the bike path near Sun Valley Resort.
With the help of other local groups, the Blaine County Education Foundation awarded a record 65 grants worth more than $80,000 to local teachers in 2021, the organization announced on Dec. 19.
The Blaine County Republican Women distributed gift baskets to postal workers at each of the four post offices in the valley this past week, in recognition of the increased workload that the holiday season brings.
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Jerome residents Avery and Paisley Burton slid into the holidays with a wild ride down Penny Hill on Saturday, Dec. 18. Those dreaming of a white Christmas may have even more to celebrate this week: On Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch from Stanley t…
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Soldier Mountain, a family-friendly ski resort near Fairfield, opened for the winter season on Friday, Dec. 17. Both chairlifts, the magic carpet, and the terrain park are running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 23-Jan. 2. After Jan. 2, Soldier will be open Thursday-Sunday of each weekend for the…
As usual, Bohemian waxwings were some of the first out-of-state visitors to arrive in the Wood River Valley for the Christmas holiday, flocking to fruit trees abandoned by fair-weather birds. You’ll see both the Bohemian and cedar waxwings in this part of Idaho. Look closely for the differen…
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When he was 5 years old, veterinarian Karsten Fostvedt moved from northern Wisconsin to the desert of Palm Springs, California. The oldest of five kids, he recalls how everyone became “desert rats,” catching lizards, snakes and tarantulas and keeping them in their garage “desert zoos.”
Chocolate contains caffeine and theobromine, both of which are members of the methylxanthine group of compounds. The methylxanthines occur naturally in several plants, especially in the seeds that we make coffee and chocolate with. They often are present in some medications. Caffeine is foun…
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Sun Valley is transforming into a Winter Wonderland before our very eyes. Magical lights twinkle throughout the village. The sound of jingle bells and the smell of gingerbread float through the air.
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Ask anyone who knew Jack Williams to describe him and you’ll probably get a long list of answers: gifted photographer, outdoorsman, philosopher, mentor, devoted family man, flapjack master.
True traditions always make a comeback.
The Sun Valley Realtors Give Foundation’s annual Holiday Basket program had an outsized impact on the community for the second year in a row as Blaine County residents continue to deal with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dec. 8-Cameron Duane Vann, 34, and Courtney Linn Kyte, 33, both of Seattle, Washington.
As we prepare for the annual Christmas festivities here in the Valley, there is no better time to reflect on the beginning of the Sun Valley Resort, which included triumphs, toils, and a Christmas extravaganza packed with so many Hollywood celebrities and socialites, it would have made the G…
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Rev. Ronald Wekerle recently took over as Pastor of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Sun Valley and St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Hailey. After many years of travel and studies in Latin America and in Rome, Italy, Wekerle has returned to the town where he lived as a teenager.
Every three weeks I receive a reminder about my Mountain Express column, an alert evoking a cascade of musings on possible topics—holidays, community events, national celebrations, family traditions, and which foods trend with the natural seasonal flow. Or, I’ve just been down a rabbit hole …
Heartworms are parasites that live in the arteries of the lungs of dogs and wild canines and also some cats. Heartworms cause elevated pressure in the pulmonary arteries, which increases the workload of the right side of the heart. Heartworms can live 5-7 years. Heartworms also cause inflamm…
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Wood River Middle School Talent Facilitator Melanie Bemis has officially made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Bemis tallied 132 jumping jacks in one minute earlier this year--the most ever by a female. The record was recorded on May 7, 2021, in Stanley. Bemis said wanted to accom…
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Local skier Harlan Collins, left, inadvertently filled a deer tag on Nov. 27 when he collided with a young 90-pound mule deer on the last stretch of Lower College. But Collins chose to turn the unfortunate situation into a celebration of life and a free venison stew dinner, which drew dozens…
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