Members of the Wood River Jewish Community are fasting and holding online services today until sundown for Yom Kippur, the last of the “Ten Da… Read more
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This is the fourth part in a series on wolves. The next story will highlight two local ranchers’ perspectives on wolf management and explore l… Read more
Thanks to a collaboration between the Wood River High School W.A.T.E.R. Club and Hailey Climate Action Coalition, Jane’s Artifacts on Main Str… Read more
Hailey and Blaine County leaders came together Monday, Sept. 21, to break ground on a long-awaited affordable housing project on the former Bl… Read more
Two students at the Sun Valley Community School have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, the school announced Monday. Read more
Around two dozen young adults from Hailey-based Flourish Foundation have worked since June to restore 30 miles of trail in the central Idaho w… Read more
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Tuesday was the autumn equinox, and the first signs of fall were clear to see in the Boulder Mountains last weekend, as leaves begin to change… Read more
The Blaine County Historical Museum in Hailey is celebrating the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, whi… Read more
For the first time since its inception 45 years ago, the Wood River Jewish Community will have a permanent home of its own. Read more
The Crisis Hotline has re-established the Building Material Thrift Store at 213 N. Main St. in Bellevue. Read more
The Bellevue Public Library has opened for business under new policies and procedures to avoid COVID-19 transmission. Read more
Do you ever feel like you’re dragging a steamboat over a mountain in the jungle? Read more
Doro Lohmann, founder of Silent Voices Equine Rescue, leads Paulina the 10-year-old mammoth donkey through her pasture along Warm Springs Cree… Read more
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The Bald Mountain Stewardship Project has made progress since resuming its tree-thinning work on Baldy in July. The project removes unhealthy … Read more
With looming dangers due to the COVID-19, Wood River High School’s homecoming festivities have been postponed indefinitely, according to a pre… Read more
The Idaho office of the National Alliance on Mental Illness recently launched a new website designed to connect clients online throughout the state. Read more
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Labor Day came and went, and the unofficial end of summer seems to be ushering in autumnal weather. Temperatures dipped into the 30s Tuesday n… Read more
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Blaine County School District students got back in the classroom on Tuesday for the first time since they were sent home for remote learning i… Read more
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With the usual Wagon Days festivities called off this year among ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the city of Ketchum set up the six Lewis Ore Wagon… Read more
The Smoke ’n’ Fire 400 bike race is not for the faint-hearted. The self-supported competition runs through rough terrain from Boise to Sun Val… Read more
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For 20-year Ketchum Fire Department veteran Seth Martin, the first few days on scene at the LNU Lightning Complex Fire in California felt apoc… Read more
There is an old saying that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. So what if life tells you to just stay put? Read more
The Idaho Mountain Express has been recognized by one of the nation’s top newspaper associations as the No. 1 high-circulation, non-daily news… Read more
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The 44th Annual Killebrew-Thompson Memorial fundraiser worked around the COVID-19 pandemic to raise $925,000 for cancer research this summer. Read more
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For 20-year Ketchum Fire Department veteran Seth Martin, the first few days on scene at the LNU Lightning Complex Fire in California felt apocalyptic.
The Idaho Mountain Express has been recognized by one of the nation’s top newspaper associations as the No. 1 high-circulation, non-daily newspaper in the United States.
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The 44th Annual Killebrew-Thompson Memorial fundraiser worked around the COVID-19 pandemic to raise $925,000 for cancer research this summer.
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The Sawtooth Botanical Garden has announced restructured plans for this autumn, including the cancellation of this year’s Bug Zoo and a reimagined fundraiser.
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The annual Wagon Days festival, which typically takes place Labor Day weekend, may have been called off, but the Big Hitch Lewis Ore Wagons are now out on display next to the Ore Wagon Museum on Ketchum’s East Avenue. This year, there will be no parade or other festivities. Instead, Ketchum …
More than two dozen residents took to the streets in Ketchum and Hailey with handmade signs to participate in weekend “Save the Post Office” protests. Each demonstration was part of “Save the Post Office Saturday,” a grassroots effort to protest the Trump administration’s interference with t…
• Sun Valley Youth Hockey alum Parker Weekes of Ketchum has graduated from The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn.
Ten Sun Valley Community School students embarked upon a four-day journey throughout the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness last month under the guidance of Upper School English teacher Phil Huss. When not fly fishing or scaling mountain peaks—such as the 11,263-foot White Cloud Peak 9,…
The Blaine County Recreation District is extending its summer day camp for an additional three weeks due to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the school district’s delay of the start of the school year Sept. 8. The BCRD will be offering a camp extension for a limited number of chi…
Construction is moving forward on schedule for the Sun Valley Resort’s new Cold Springs expansion project. On Friday, a helicopter assisted with the building of a new ski lift on Bald Mountain. The project has been in development for more than three years, and is on task for completion befor…
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The Community Library’s Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History welcomed two new travelling exhibitions Wednesday, July 29, to the Regional History Museum in Ketchum’s Forest Service Park.
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King Lambert, 91, went flying with local pilot Steven Garman last week, an act equal parts friendship and respect for the Lambert family’s flying legacy. King’s grandfather, Albert Bond Lambert, took his first flight with Orville Wright. He was the first person to get a private pilot’s licen…
Dozens of pilots converged on the Smiley Creek airstrip last Saturday to honor Galen Hanselman, a legend of the local skies. Hanselman, who died in May, wrote the book on backcountry aviation in the Gem State. The third edition of “Fly Idaho!,” his guide to the area’s remote airstrips and fa…
Ketchum bid farewell to Police Chief Dave Kassner in a ceremony on Thursday, after the chief announced his upcoming retirement earlier this week. In recognition of Kassner’s 34 years of service on the police force, Ketchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw presented the chief with the key to the city. Bra…
Eighteen members of the Sawtooth Backcountry Horsemen of Idaho, including several descendants of Ernest Brass, met at Apollo Trail out Baker Creek on Wednesday evening to dedicate a rustic table and plaque to legendary horsewoman, Marjorie “Marge” Brass Heiss. Brass Heiss, fondly known as th…
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After 34 years with the Ketchum Police Department, police chief and longtime veteran of the force Dave Kassner shared news of his retirement on Monday.
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For the past several days, the comet NEOWISE has been visible to the naked eye for many amateur astronomers in the valley. The comet was only discovered on March 27, 2020, and based on its trajectory, it won’t be visible again from Earth for another 6,800 years, so make sure to take advantag…
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The nonprofit Swiftsure Ranch equestrian therapy center is off to the races with a creative fundraiser during the time of social distancing.
The Sawtooth Botanical Garden is set to proceed as planned with its annual Garden Tour this Saturday, July 25. The 25th anniversary event will feature tours of private gardens in the Golden Eagle, Gimlet and Aspen Hollow neighborhoods, as well as at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden itself.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church announced this week that it has appointed its new rector.
On Monday, July 20, local author and educator Phil Huss will release his new book, “Hemingway’s Sun Valley: Local Stories Behind His Code, Characters and Crisis.” To mark the book’s release, Huss will be speaking at The Community Library on Tuesday, July 21.
Walk through the halls of the Sun Valley Resort and evidence of the past 85 years of history is plain to see: groundbreaking innovations in the development of skiing as a recreational activity, Hollywood celebrities past and present, Ernest Hemingway. That’s the narrative of Sun Valley as a …
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From back to front, Mason and Cooper Cambier and Daniella and Emmy Praeger learned some gardening basics at the Sawtooth Botanical Gardens’ Discovery Club Wednesday morning. The aim of the club is instill knowledge and passion about gardening, according to group leader Pamela Ridgway. This w…
Mountain Humane animal shelter is seeing a jump in the number of inquiries and applications to adopt cats and dogs of all ages and breeds, the animal shelter said last week.
Kevin Baker of Ketchum attempted to beat the heat by diving into the Big Wood River last Friday. Baker chose a popular spot among locals—called the Big Rock Swimming Hole—behind the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood, just off Warm Springs Road. Though the air was hot, the water was cool an…
The Wood River Farmers Market will now operate in Hailey’s Roberta McKercher Park from 2-6 p.m. on Thursdays.
Since it arrived in Blaine County in March, the COVID-19 pandemic has infected all areas of day-to-day life. As we bask in the warmth of summer, it can be easy for some—especially those without children—to forget what a powerful impact the coronavirus had on schools and students.
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Around 15 participants joined in two sessions of goat yoga at the Wood River Community YMCA on Wednesday. The classes, led by Sarah Murphy, bring in kids—the barnyard variety—to help lift spirits and contribute to an overall Zen mentality. The little goats were free to wander throughout an e…
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