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.

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…

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…

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.

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.

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 …