The nonprofit Hunger Coalition has begun moving into a new 13,000-square-foot location in Bellevue after a $6 million renovation. The new buil… Read more
Despite continued challenges and life-altering restrictions, a sense of hope seems to be resurfacing. Longer days promise more sunshine; sprin… Read more
So, it’s March again. Or maybe it’s always been March? Who can say? Read more
The nonprofit Sun Valley Culinary Institute will host a prospective student open house on Friday, March 5, from noon to 7 p.m. and host a Cook… Read more
Voting for the Idaho Mountain Express’ 2021 Woman of the Year and 2021 Best of the Valley are drawing to a close. Both surveys will close toni… Read more
The moon was late to bed on Tuesday morning, easing behind Hailey’s Carbonate Mountain. With spring on the horizon, daylight hours are expandi… Read more
The outlook for local nonprofits approaching the tail end of a global pandemic will be the topic for weekly discussions scheduled through Marc… Read more
For longtime Hailey resident Greg Plowman, a day spent skiing the mountain—or biking Croy Canyon, or gathered around the table with family and… Read more
Robert Contreras was one of many recreationists to enjoy wintry conditions on Wednesday, sledding down Sun Valley’s Penny Hill. Though warmer … Read more
If you feel sore and stiff, you might want to consider foam or ball rolling. Whether you’ve skied too hard, or overdone any activity, you can … Read more
February is ending, temperatures are rising, the snow is melting, the days are getting longer (in a good way). Spring is coming. Tell you what… Read more
With nearly 100 nominations between them, residents of the Wood River Valley overwhelmingly backed three finalists for the 2021 honor of “Woma… Read more
Young hockey player Locke Vanbragt of Ketchum made the most of Christina Potters ice rink’s last weekend on Saturday, Feb. 20. With temperatur… Read more
The Locally Grown Food Guide’s Meet Your Farmer spring webinar series begins Wednesday, Feb. 24, with a lunchtime talk about Community Support… Read more
Christina Potters Rink, the annual temporary skating rink made atop a flooded soccer field in Ketchum's Atkinson Park, will close for the seas… Read more
The Idaho Mountain Express is accepting nominations for its Woman of the Year award, an annual honor recognizing women who work hard to make t… Read more
There will be no charge for skiing or snowshoeing on the Blaine County Recreation District’s winter trails system on Saturday, Feb. 20. A free… Read more
Stanley's 11th annual Winterfest—the 60-odd-person town's hallmark seasonal celebration—begins Friday, Feb. 12, and continues through Sunday, … Read more
Hailey Officer Josh Latimer, left, has been named the department’s Police Officer of the Year, Chief Steve England announced Monday evening. Read more
The Alliance of Idaho and the Sun Valley Museum of Art are partnering for a writing competition open to high school juniors and seniors attend… Read more
Hailey’s inaugural snow-carving festival got underway this weekend. Teams of artists have been hard at work shaving down large blocks of ice o… Read more
At the end of January, The Community Library in Ketchum kicked off its 2021 Winter Read, lining up several weeks of programs focusing on Octavia Butler’s novel “Kindred.” Winter Read interns have added to the programming by devising three creative contests, open to all ages.
The Wood River Wolf Project will partner with high school students this spring to place up to 20 wildlife cameras throughout remote sections of Blaine County, the organization announced last week.
Racers competing in the 48th annual Boulder Mountain Tour can do so any time between Monday, Feb. 1, and Sunday, Feb. 7, at either 15- or 30-kilometer distances. They can keep track of and turn in their own times. Participants can ski anywhere, and many locations have set up courses in suppo…
Already under new ownership for the 2020-21 season, Soldier Mountain is now on a new pass.
The first major snowstorm of the season more than doubled the snowpack on Bald Mountain last week, stacking upwards of four feet of snow on Sun Valley Resort. Baldy was as busy as ever when the skies cleared on Saturday, with skiers and riders eagerly dropping into feet of fresh powder in th…
The Alliance of Idaho, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting the human rights of immigrants in Idaho, is hosting two free virtual events this week highlighting its work, one artistic and the other a tax workshop.
Hailey-based Power Engineers has donated $150,710 in educational supplies to 43 Title I schools across the country, four of which are in Idaho, two in the Wood River Valley.
Rodrigo Ortega was hard at work clearing up the sidewalks along Sun Valley Road Thursday morning as the largest storm of the season so far continued to roll through the Wood River Valley. Even with the National Weather Service forecasting two feet of snowfall for the Wood River Valley, this …
A senior at the Sun Valley Community School has been named a candidate in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars program.
Former NFL player Mark Pattison, left, met with friends, family and members of the Higher Ground team in late December at River Run to celebrate a recent fundraising success. Pattison and his daughter, Emilia, third from right, helped raise over $30,000 for Higher Ground programs. To do it, …
During the winter months, the Hailey Rodeo arena transforms into a massive, multi-use outdoor ice rink, open to the public. The offering is popular every year, as children and families enjoy a little hockey practice and free skating. This year, the outdoor option provides an extra allure ami…
Sun Valley Resort has resumed offering sleigh rides, after the popular activity had been put on hold amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine in Blaine County, light is, finally, visible at the end of the tunnel. But as we shift into a post-pandemic world, many of the valley’s most difficult challenges—such as housing security and mental health—will have been exacerbated by the virus, and t…
A round of funding in December by the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund for Idaho brought $23,415 to nonprofits in Blaine County.
Brittany Shipley was recently appointed to fill the role of executive director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of the Wood River Valley. She has a degree in social work from Boise State University and for the past two years she has served as the NAMI-WRV programs director.
Proud mother Amy Clegg holds her newborn daughter, Hazel LeeAnn Clegg, the first baby born at St. Luke’s Wood River in 2021, as father Austin Clegg and Dr. Rhonda Robbins offer support. Hazel was born at 3:10 p.m. on Jan. 3, weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and measuring 19.25 inches long. Hazel…
A herd of elk hunkered down mid-valley Monday as a winter storm rolled across southeastern Idaho. According to estimates from the National Weather Service, Hailey and Bellevue got about eight inches of snow on Monday, with about a foot landing around Ketchum—much to the delight of Sun Valley…
In a year that saw numerous changes and challenges in health care, the Wood River Valley lost the service of one of its most experienced—and beloved—doctors.
As the world puts the pandemic year of 2020 in its rearview mirror, we’re absorbing the accumulation of loss over the last nine months—the loss of events and gatherings, of experiences, of jobs, of savings, of travel and of vital connections.
Dollar Mountain lit up with the annual torchlight parade and fireworks display on Christmas Eve. Though many holiday traditions were absent this year, the Sun Valley Resort made sure to keep this one alive. Austrian ski instructors held the first torchlight parade at the resort in 1937, and …
Much of the usual pomp and circumstance that surrounds the holiday season at the Sun Valley Resort will be absent this year, so why not take the opportunity to reflect on how the holiday was celebrated back in the day?
Parents in the Wood River Valley facing a medical emergency with children have a place to go in Boise thanks to the Ronald McDonald House, a charitably funded home away from home for children in medical treatment and their families.
The traditional Sun Valley Carolers have been making their rounds throughout the Sun Valley Village this week. Starting Tuesday, the group has been performing nightly, singing holiday favorites and contributing to the overall Christmas ambiance of the resort. They will continue to do so thro…
Santa Claus got an assist from a stand-in at the Ketchum Post Office this year. Georgio Silva passed along Christmas lists—and helped handle some gifts that happened to beat Santa’s sleigh to town this year. Merry Christmas, everybody. Here’s hoping you get everything on your list.
The Ketchum Fire Department is adjusting to a void in its ranks this week, after the retirement Friday of longtime Assistant Fire Chief Tom Ancona.
Soldier Mountain near Fairfield, about 60 miles from Ketchum, opened on Dec. 19 and is now open daily for the holiday season from Dec. 22 through Jan. 3.
In October, the Spur Community Foundation gathered together numerous organizations in the Wood River Valley dedicated to education and student support. Now, a compilation of their offerings has been posted on the Hailey Public Library website.
Ketchum resident Nick Harman is filling in as a socially distanced Santa Claus this holiday season, speaking to children via PA system from within a blowup igloo bubble set along the city’s Main Street. On Thursday, Big Wood Preschool teacher Augusta Walker—Ms. Guta to her students—took her …
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