After the death of community leader Mary Austin Crofts last week, family members, friends and Wood River Valley officials are mourning the une… Read moreBlaine County mourns passing of 'mover, shaker' Mary Austin Crofts
Friends of longtime Wood River Valley resident Joe Fos—who played piano for guests at Sun Valley Resort for more than four decades—are raising… Read moreCommunity continues fundraising efforts for Joe Fos
Aria Miles, left, in bib 36, stares down the course at the 65th annual Kindercup on Dollar Mountain on Sunday, March 5. Scores of kids as youn… Read moreIce, Ice Babies
The ingestion of raw dough used for baking bread or pizza crusts can pose a hazard to dogs. Dough containing yeast rises in the warm humid env… Read morePet Talk: Raw dough and dogs
Wood River High School will host its annual Senior Bash for the class of 2023 on June 9, and it is seeking donations for goods and services fo… Read moreWood River's 2023 Senior Bash seeks donations, volunteers
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The Wood River Community YMCA in Ketchum began its eighth year of Make a Splash free swim lessons for second-graders this week. The program ru… Read moreSwim lessons 'Make a Splash' at Wood River YMCA
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Sun Valley Resort has scheduled several special events in the coming weeks before ending the ski and snowboarding seasons on Bald and Dollar m… Read moreSun Valley Resort schedules ski-area events, closing dates
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Brother and sister duo Hunter and Jordan Snure were excited to compete in their first ski joring event. They were both nervous and excited as … Read moreSki Joring thrills participants, spectators alike
The Wood River Community YMCA in Ketchum begins its eighth year of “Make-A-Splash” free swim lessons for second graders this week. The program… Read more'Make-A-Splash' swim lessons start Tuesday at YMCA
Rotarun Ski Area has expanded its snowmaking capabilities with the construction of a new equipment garage that will house the snowcats and sno… Read moreRotarun continues to grow—with a little help
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Every year skier's face-off against Baldy in an epic challenge to ski every run on the mountain in the month of February. Read moreThe Baldy Challenge has begun
A charitable fund organized by the Limelight Hotel in Ketchum has donated nearly $25,000 to six Wood River Valley nonprofit organizations, sup… Read moreLimelight fund awards nearly $25,000 to valley nonprofits
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The St. Luke’s Health System has awarded more than $550,000 in grants to 75 nonprofit organizations in southern Idaho, including five in the W… Read moreSt. Luke’s doles out health grants to Idaho nonprofits
Local doctor and businessman Gary Hoffman traveled to the capital of Ukraine in October for a month-long trip to provide medical support and e… Read moreKetchum man returns from medical and cultural mission to Ukraine
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The Hailey Public Library will bring in Idaho Fish and Game Regional Wildlife Population Biologist Sierra Robatcek on Thursday for a discussio… Read moreFish & Game hosting Thursday “Lunch & Learn” talk in Hailey
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Since 2005, the Wood River Women’s Foundation has awarded grants totaling over $3 million to Blaine County nonprofits. The Foundation will be … Read moreWood River Women's Foundation to open grant applications
Sun Valley Resort’s inaugural Community Gingerbread House Contest concluded earlier this week after a three-week public voting period, with th… Read moreResort recognizes top gingerbread houses with donations
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The local Hemingway chapter of Trout Unlimited will present an overview of the Wood River Land Trust’s upcoming floodplain, stream restoration… Read moreTrout Unlimited to host meeting at The Argyros
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Players of all ages squeeze in the last few pickup hockey games of the year at Christina Potters Ice Rink in Atkinson Park, one of the surest … Read moreRinking in the new year
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The Ketchum-based Killebrew-Thompson Memorial charity organization has donated $750,000 to the St. Luke’s Cancer Institute, using proceeds fro… Read moreValley cancer fundraiser hits hole-in-one
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The Wood River Community YMCA in Ketchum conducted its “Giving Tree” program again this year, providing holiday-season gifts to people and fam… Read moreYMCA ‘Giving Tree’ Adds to Holiday Spirit
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The ice rink in Atkinson Park is open for the season, operating seven days a week, weather permitting. Read moreKetchum opens ice rink in Atkinson Park for the season
Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Big Mountain Head Coach and former professional skier Banks Gilberti suffered a litany of injuries in a cr… Read moreSVSEF big mountain coach injured on Baldy
The Wood River Jewish Community is celebrating the eight-day “Festival of Lights” this week with a combined Shabbat Hanukkah service on Friday… Read moreWood River Jewish Community celebrates "Festival of Lights"
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Aerolynn is a 13-year-old girl and eight-year member of the Girl Scouts. She wasn’t quite sure what she wanted to do for her Silver Award Project—one of the largest undertakings for a Girl Scout—until the perfect idea struck her a couple of months ago.
Outgoing Idaho Rural Health Association President Melody Weaver, left, and incoming President Keith Davis, right, congratulate Dr. Julie Lyons on Nov. 17 for being recognized as an Idaho Rural Health Hero, an award given by the organization to recognize health educators, community advocates,…
This has been a start to the winter that the good people of this valley will talk about for a long time. Last weekend, an intense, slow-moving storm took aim at our area. Three-day totals of 2 to 3.5 feet of snow were recorded. If you melted this snow you would end up with over 3 inches of w…
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Volunteers for the Sun Valley Realtors Give organization gathered in Hailey on Tuesday to prepare gift bags for hundreds of families in need through the organization’s Holiday Baskets program.
Spencer Cordovano was tired of seeing Wood River Valley skiers and boarders get the chance to showcase their skills at theaters across the United States, but not here at home. So, he did something about it.
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The glass ceiling has long been broken at the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation.
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If you’d like to cut your own Christmas tree in the Wood River Valley, there are some things to know before getting started.
The Sun Valley Realtors Give Foundation raised more than $28,000 for its scholarship program at its seventh annual Golf to Give Tournament in late September at Sun Valley Resort, the organization announced this week.
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The Blaine Historical Museum is hosting an event Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the region’s mountaineering history.
Idaho-based Courageous Kids Climbing will conduct an event from 1-3 p.m. on Oct. 29 at the Wood River Community YMCA in Ketchum. They are also sponsors of the event.
The weather this past Saturday was the perfect temperature for a chili cook off—warm enough to enjoy a refreshing beer, brisk enough for a piping hot cup of chili. A cloudless autumn sky invited patrons to hang around and watch an afternoon drift past. Friends and strangers alike chatted and…
The Sun Valley Board of Realtors is rallying behind one of its members in his efforts to help Wood River Valley residents fighting cancer and other serious illnesses.
BCRD NORDIC TRAIL PASSES ON SALE: The Blaine County Recreation District Nordic trail system season passes go on sale on Oct. 3. During this pre-season sale, which runs through Nov. 20, adult passes are $245. A BCRD/Sun Valley Nordic Combo adult season pass is also available in this pre-seaso…
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The Idaho Conservation League will host a “science pub” talk tonight, Thursday, concerning ongoing forest health restoration efforts on Bald Mountain.
The Ross Fire around Smiley Creek caused a cancellation of the 5th Annual Firefighters 5 Alarm Chili Cook-off. The Chili Cook-off has been rescheduled for Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, from 1-5 p.m.
The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation, Sun Valley Community School and St. Thomas Episcopal Church will host a free, virtual seminar on estate and charitable planning on Friday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m.
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As the Ross Fork Fire rages north of Ketchum, several local events have had to cancel.
Wagon Days 2022 was a hit yet again, with the parade as long and impressive as ever. The weekend’s festivities kicked off Friday at the Ore Wagon Museum with a less attended but just as authentic taste of frontier culture: cowboy poetry.
The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation and the family of longtime Wood River Valley resident Gretchen Palmer have established a fund to assist Wood River Valley patients fighting cancer and other serious illnesses.
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Express photographer Roland Lane caught this osprey snacking on a trout it snatched from the nearby Big Wood River at Hailey's Draper Preserve.
Hailey-based hunting apparel brand First Lite will host a grand opening of its first brick-and-mortar store today, Friday, Aug. 26, at the Meriwether Building in downtown Hailey.
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Some 170 golfers and dozens of other benefactors took a swing at cancer last week in Sun Valley, helping to raise more than $1.4 million to support research at renowned cancer centers in Idaho and Minnesota.
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Muffy Davis wouldn’t change a thing.
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With views of Bald Mountain, a manicured lawn spread beyond French window walls and the smell of fresh-baked bread in the air, about 300 women gathered under the Trail Creek Cabin tent last Wednesday—as they do every year—to honor more than a dozen local nonprofit organizations.
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Organizers of the Sun Valley Tour de Force car event donated $600,000 to the Bellevue-based Hunger Coalition food pantry last week, after raising a record amount of funds through its three-day celebration of automobiles last month.
The Wood River Community Fund—launched in spring 2021 to provide financial support to local businesses and individuals in need—has donated more than $34,000 since it was launched, the fund’s leaders announced this week.
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For Mat Gershater, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing the outdoors light a spark in a kid’s eyes. When it comes to the Outdoor Hispanic Leaders program that his organization—Idaho Base Camp—founded, there is one moment that stands above the rest.
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A group of kids was recognized in Ketchum this week for their part in helping to spruce up an eyesore in town: the massive hole along Main Street dug years ago for a planned hotel.
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