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Wood River Orchestra to Present ‘Music of the Macabre’ and Mariachi, Too
The Wood River Orchestra will present music exploring mortality and magic with a little mariachi music thrown in in its free concert on Sunday at the Community Campus.
Thursday, October 30, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Stanley Clinic Founder Stitched Up Dogs and People Alike
Marie Osborn broke the glass ceiling of male-dominated medicine when she founded an emergency clinic in Stanley.
Thursday, October 30, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


October Snowstorm Turns Out to Be a Photographer’s Delight
The uncharacteristic October snowstorm that roared across the West created havoc in many places, including Wyoming which saw 18 inches of snow and 60 mile per hour winds and Yellowstone National Park, where some roads were closed temporarily because so many cars were sliding off the roads.
Thursday, October 30, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


The Nightmare is Back-This Time at The Argyros
The nightmare returns.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Pet Parade and Ketchum Trunk or Treat to Join Halloween Fun
A costumed pet parade and a Trunk or Treat in Ketchum will join Hailey’s Halloween Hoopla and other Halloween events as the Wood River Valley ramps up for a spooktacular day of imaginative costumes and chocolate bites.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Peak’s Haunted Garden to Provide Halloween Thrills
Peak’s Haunted Garden will take brave trick-or-treaters through the haunts of 1920s New Orleans this year from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct 30-31, at 305 E. Second St. in Bellevue. Check out this extraordinarily fun video from Liberty Films to set the stage.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


City Manager Form of Government Could Offer Cost Savings
One week from today Ketchum voters will be asked whether they want to change their current mayor-council form of government to a city manager-council form of government.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sherman Alexie to Discuss Memoir
Sherman Alexie, the National Book Award-winning author of “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, returns to Ketchum on Wednesday to discuss his memoir.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Saint Alphonsus Ski and Trauma Conference to Offer Latest on Life Saving Techniques
The Saint Alphonsus Ski & Trauma Conference returns to Sun Valley Resort Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 5-7.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Dia de los Muertos Altars Can Provide a Source of Strength
Garden beds that had grown lettuce greens throughout summer turned into colorful beds for ofrendas Saturday as the Sun Valley Museum of Art and Hunger Coalition partnered to throw their annual Dia de los Muertos celebration.
Monday, October 27, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Dia de los Muertos Altar Tells Dozens of Poignant Stories
The smiling pictures scattered amidst the marigold garlands, small teddy bears and sugar skulls in the ofrenda created by The Alliance of Idaho were accompanied by sad stories.
Monday, October 27, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Wood River Wolverines Win 4A State Championship
The Wood River Wolverines boys soccer team handed the Vallivue High School Falcons a 5-0 shutout at Columbia High School in Nampa Saturday to win the state championship.
Monday, October 27, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Stomping Up a Storm for Equine Therapists
Kristy Heitzman has never had any trouble connecting with people. With her big smile and exuberant manner, she’s quick to engage people and focus her attention on them as if they’re the only one that matter.
Sunday, October 26, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Rebuilding Depicts Human Resilience Following Devasting Wildfire
Resilience and human connection after losing everything to wildfire—that’s the story of “Rebuilding.”
Sunday, October 26, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Gus Van Sant to Receive Sun Valley Film Festival’s Vision Award
Filmmaker Gus Van Sant, whose films include “The Dating Game” and “Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul,” will receive the Sun Valley Film Festival’s Vision Award this year.
Sunday, October 26, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Quiche Lorraine with Tomato Tapenade
Stefani Holcomb, the “Martini Maven,” dropped into Marie’s Kitchen recently to share a Crustless Quiche Lorraine recipe, a Boston Cherry Martini and a Cherry Zing Mocktail.
Saturday, October 25, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


SVSEF Wild Game Dinner to Include Several Prize Packages Up for Grabs
Tickets are now on sale for the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation's 49th Annual Wild Game Dinner to be held Friday, Dec. 5, at the Sun Valley Inn.
Saturday, October 25, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Draper Preserve to Close Temporarily
Planning a stroll through the Draper Preserve next week? You might want to take a detour.
Saturday, October 25, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Students Consider Cuffing Themselves to Law Enforcement Careers
Put your hands behind your back,” Issy Rossellini told Steven Aoyama. The Silver Creek High School student giggled as Aoyama put the palms of hands together thumbs up while she snapped double lock handcuffs on his wrists.
Friday, October 24, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Wood River Land Trust Inches Closer to Hailey Hot Springs Ranch Purchase
The Wood River Land Trust’s acquisition of the 2,700-acre Hailey Hot Springs Ranch is nearing its goal. And you can help push it over the finish line by buying a glass of lemonade and, maybe, some homemade baked goods this weekend.
Friday, October 24, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar Brings Uber Hip Jazz to The Argyros
New York-based jazz musician Riley Mulherkar will return to The Argyros Sunday, Oct. 26.
Friday, October 24, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Halloween Season Kicks Off Tonight
It takes a hundred-pound child 44 hours of walking to burn off the calories in the average amount of candy a child collects on Halloween. That’s three cups of sugar or 169 sugar cubes.
Thursday, October 23, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


It is a Multi-Use Path After All
Apparently, no one sent out the memo to this band of sheep that the Big Sheep Parade—part of the Trailing of the Sheep Festival was last week.
Thursday, October 23, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Dump Unused Prescription Drugs and Vitamins on Saturday
Unused prescription drugs will be received from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Hailey Albertsons.
Thursday, October 23, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


The Divine Intervention Concert Hopes to Awaken Something Beautiful
This Saturday and the next Saturday audiences in the Wood River Valley are invited to step out of the ordinary and into a world of beauty, love, and transcendence through The Divine Intervention, a luminous recital of 19th- and 20th-century Spanish and French songs performed by mezzo-soprano Anna Majernikova and pianist Ashley Mekeel.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Glick and Fray Bests the Museum of Modern Art and Others
A year after winning a top national Eddie publishing award for the Discover the Wood River Valley guide, the Hailey-based GLICK+FRAY has won four more prestigious awards.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Festival of the Ancestors to Feature Garden of Memories
The community is invited to Fiesta de los Ancestros, or Festival of the Ancestors, on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


San Francisco Ballet School Dancers Balance Classical Tradition with Contemporary Innovation
Kenzie Andrews is just 18 years of age. But she has already choreographed a ballet piece titled “Shadows.” And she will perform it on stage for the first time with other dancers from the San Francisco Ballet School’s Pre-Professional Dance Program Thursday and Friday at The Argyros Center for the Performing Arts in Ketchum.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Take a Hike to Learn Fascinating Harriman History
Learn about Sun Valley Resort founder Averell Harriman from a different perspective when local history buff Mary Pat Gunderson offers “History, Harriman and a Hike.”
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Used Book and Bake Sale Starts Thursday
Stock up on books and baked goods at the Friends of the Hailey Public Library’s Used Book and Bake Sale this coming weekend.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Jazz and Music Festival Looks to Future as This Year’s Party Winds Down
The trumpet stylings of Louis Armstrong emanated from Satchmo’s Lounge, aka The Boiler Room, while the twang of Patsy Cline drifted past The Ram. In the Limelight Room, Tom Rigney and Flambeau were serving up a little zydeco to go with the gumbo—make that chili dogs—being served out in the hall.
Monday, October 20, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Family Friendly Contra Dance to be Accompanied by Potluck
Sup, then strut, as the Upper Bigwood Grange hosts a Contra Dance and Potluck.
Monday, October 20, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


BCEF Invites Children and Parents to Free Movie Screening
The Blaine County Education Foundation will host a free Spooktacular movie night at the Liberty Theater on Thursday, Oct. 23.
Monday, October 20, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


No Kings Rally Brings Out Pumpkin Head and Upside-Down Frog
An inflatable unicorn held a sign that said “Make America Joyful Again,” and an upside-down inflatable frog danced through the crosswalk on Main Street as a thousand people turned out for a No Kings Rally in Hailey Saturday.
Sunday, October 19, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Love of Country Drives Rally Goers
Don Haisley’s forefathers fought in the American Revolution. And he honored their memory Saturday morning by joining hundreds of other Wood River Valley residents rallying to preserve the democracy that his ancestors fought for.
Sunday, October 19, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Boise State Professor to Examine Differences Between City Manager and Mayor
Want to know more about the city manager form of government that some citizens are proposing for the City of Ketchum?
Sunday, October 19, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Trout Milanese
Todd English of Reverence Trout stopped by Marie’s Kitchen recently with a classic Italian dish that features Riverence’s boneless trout fillets breaded and grilled, resulting in a most tasty, crispy dish.
Saturday, October 18, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Discounted Nordic, Snowshoe and Fat Bike Passes Now on Sale
Nordic passes for Quigley and the North Valley trails are now on sale.
Saturday, October 18, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Full Moon in the Square
William Pinney, one of the artists on the 2025 Artists of the Wood River Studio Tour, recently captured this shot of Ketchum Town Square under the full moon.
Saturday, October 18, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Hailey Library and Hunger Coalition Celebrate Partnership with Banh Mi Dinner
Vietnamese banh mi bowls stretched across tables under the evening sky as nearly 50 Wood River Valley residents gathered at the Hailey Public Library to celebrate an unlikely but powerful partnership—one that has fed over 1,200 children this summer and now hopes to secure the financial future of local libraries.
Friday, October 17, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Serving Up Tennis to Kids
Wood River Tennis and the City of Ketchum have teamed up to launch a new afterschool tennis program for elementary and middle school students.
Friday, October 17, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Ketchum Resident Celebrates Fall in the Valley
Jean Enersen has been gorging on this fall colors up and down the Wood River Valley, as have so many this year.
Friday, October 17, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


ERC Seeks Donor Help in Preserving Sun Valley Mountain Huts
The goal is lofty: To preserve the huts for perpetuity.
Thursday, October 16, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Book and Bake Sale Seeking Books and Volunteers
Friends’ Book & Bake Sale will be held Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 23-25. Proceeds will support the Hailey Public Library.
Thursday, October 16, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Pie Social Offers Opportunity to Learn About School Levy and Proposed Library District
Learn about a proposal to form a new library district and learn about the school levy that will be on the November ballot—and have your fill of pie, too!
Thursday, October 16, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Reflections of a Tough Texan Looks at the Shakespearean Fall of Lyndon B. Johnson
The Vietnam War had been over for 10 years by the time Pierce Wallace was born in Atlanta, Ga., in 1985.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Fire and Rescue Consolidation Plan to be Addressed Today and Thursday
After more than 35 years of discussion on enhancing fire and emergency services across Blaine County, the Blaine County South Fire Protection District and Ketchum Fire Protection District are taking decisive action toward consolidation.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


No Kings Rally Slated for Saturday in Hailey
Wood River Valley residents will join with others across the nation in taking part in a No Kings Rally from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Toni Childs Says, ‘I’m Going to Love You Up’
Toni Childs was a big hit at the Sun Valley Wellness Conference on two occasions, reminding festivalgoers “Because You’re Beautiful,” even as Graves’ disease was laying her low.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Swiftsure Ranch Throws Barn Dance and BBQ
Grab your Stetson hat, lace up your boots and be prepared to kick up your heels when Swiftsure Ranch throws its First Annual Barn Dance.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Young Latinos to Discuss Challenges and Aspirations
A handful of young Latinos from Wood River High School will share their visions for the Wood River Valley during a panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Ketchum’s Community Library.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sheep-And People-Huddle Together for the Big Sheep Parade
Only ewe can prevent forest fires.
Monday, October 13, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Tons of Sheep and a Donkey
Some 1,200 sheep primed to trot down Main Street Ketchum in Sunday’s Big Sheep Parade may have been the draw for hundreds of spectators coming to Sun Valley.
Monday, October 13, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Jazz and Music Festival to Include Three Free Concerts
Now that the sheep have strutted out of town, putting a cap on the 29th annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival, it’s time for the 36th annual Sun Valley Jazz and Music Festival.
Monday, October 13, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sheep Folklife Fair Attracts Thousands Despite Occasional Showers
Talk about dressing for the occasion!
Sunday, October 12, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Border Collie Stories and Ewe Haul Stickers Color Vendors Market
Tova R. Cladouhos was so taken by a border collie named Little Molly, who made her mark as one of the early champions of the Trailing of the Sheep Festival sheep dog trials, that she wrote a children’s book detailing Little Molly stories.
Sunday, October 12, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Story Pirates to Celebrate the Creative Genius of Kids
Shiver me timbers. Story Pirates is coming to town.
Sunday, October 12, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Novice and Her Dog Work Their Way Into Sheep Dog Competition
Ceri, a petite, lean border collar locked her eyes on a border collie trying to pen four sheep about 60 yards away.
Saturday, October 11, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Spur to Launch Purposeful Giving Program
Spur Community Foundation is inviting Wood River Valley residents to take their charitable giving to the next level through the nonprofit organization’s new Purposeful Giving Program.
Saturday, October 11, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Major River Restoration Project to Begin at Heagle Park
The Heagle Park entrance to the Colorado Gulch Preserve in Hailey will be closed beginning in mid-October to allow work to transform a degraded stretch of the Big Wood River into a healthy habitat.
Saturday, October 11, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Where Did We Sit on the Bus Tells of Growing Up Brown in America
When a young Hispanic man pleads with his parents to tell him where he came from, his father responds that their family surname means “jaw”—a name given to the Quijadas because of their big jaws.
Friday, October 10, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Forging a Lamb in Glass
Cute little lamb faces will abound this weekend as the Trailing of the Sheep Festival trots out scads of amazing wool and sheep art at Saturday’s Sheep Folklife Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Hailey and the Happy Trails Festival Closing Party from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Ketchum Town Square.
Friday, October 10, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Legends Never Die Sees Three Course Records Broken
Runners cruised through spectacular fall colors and superb fall weather, thumbing their noses at a forecast that had called for snow, as they tackled the fifth annual Legends Never Die Trail Race held Saturday, Oct. 4, at Oregon Gulch north of Ketchum.
Friday, October 10, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Boulder Mountain Clayworks Seeks Volunteers to Make Bowls for Empty Bowls Fundraiser
Those attending Boulder Mountain Clayworks’ newly rebranded Ceramics in the Garden fundraiser chuckled as 2-year-old Selene Higueras, nestled in Jose Higueras’ arms, kept raising her paddle every time something went up for bid.
Thursday, October 9, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Holds Open House Concerning LOT Renewal Tonight
The City of Sun Valley is throwing on Open House tonight to acquaint residents with the Local Option Tax Renewal on the November ballot.
Thursday, October 9, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sip and Shop to Benefit Sheep Guard Dog Rescue
Those in town for the Trailing of the Sheep Festival will have an opportunity to meet one of the white giants that help safeguard the sheep when JMcLaughlin hosts a Sip & Shop on behalf of the local Unega Mountain Dog Rescue.
Thursday, October 9, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sheep Stories Recount Sheepherders’ Experiences in Idaho
One man describes why he left Peru to come to Idaho to herd sheep.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


WRHS Students Offer Free Watercolor Class for Community Today
The Wood River High School Art Club is offering a free art workshop for the community from 4 to 6 p.m. today—Wednesday, Oct. 8—at Hailey Town Center West.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Warm Springs Preserve Gets Funding to Complete Work This Fall
Donors stepped up to the plate, and the City of Ketchum has met its $500,000 match for the Warm Springs Preserve.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Trailing of the Sheep Festival Resembles Yarmageddon at Times
She called it “Yarmageddon.”
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Trailing of the Sheep Festival to Bring Arborglyphs into Focus
There was a time that the aspen trees around Sun Valley served as mini-diaries—records left behind by Basque sheepherders.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Ski Club Holds Kick-Off Gathering
The Sun Valley Ski Club will start gearing up for the winter ski season with a gathering from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Wood River Museum of History + Culture, 580 Fourth St. East in Ketchum.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


100 Men Who Care About to Reach a Milestone
On a pleasant evening in July, about three dozen men and their spouses gathered on a private lawn underneath the red rock cliffs south of Ketchum. There, as they noshed on hummus and wine, they came face to face with three representatives of Wood River Valley nonprofits who had come to make a pitch for their money.
Monday, October 6, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


100 Men to Hear About Levies and Youth and Elder Programs
With snow around the corner, 100 Men Who Care are considering making donations to Rotarun Ski Area.
Monday, October 6, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Free Curling Lessons and Play Tonight
Learn to curl tonight at Campion Ice House.
Monday, October 6, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Conquering the Baldy Hill Climb
John Steel Hagenbuch hadn’t tested himself in the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation’s annual Baldy Hill Climb for five years. But he wasted no time showing the strength he’s built amassed over the past few years on the U.S. Nordic Ski Team and Dartmouth College team as he shot 3,100 vertical feet up Bald Mountain, breaking a record set by Miles Havlick in 2014.
Sunday, October 5, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Aztec Tradition Comes Alive at Hispanic Heritage Festival
The grandeur of the Aztecs, who ruled a large empire in central Mexico from 1300 to 1521, was on display in Bellevue’s Memorial Park this past week as Temini Yocochcayoco performed traditional dances at the annual Hispanic Heritage Festival.
Sunday, October 5, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Mother Nature’s Yellow Crayons Color the Valley
Experts are warning that a dry fall and warmer nights, fueled by a warming planet, might mute the vibrancy of fall colors this year across the United States.
Sunday, October 5, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Wood River High School Alum Sets Third Course Record in Standhope Ultra Challenge
Volunteers at the finish line of the grueling Standhope Ultra Challenge weren’t supposed to set up the finish line until 7 in the morning.
Saturday, October 4, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Lawyers to Discuss Implications of Japanese American Resistance
In the midst of World War II, three Japanese Americans resisted federal orders that led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans living on the West Coast of the United States following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Saturday, October 4, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sunset on a Season
It definitely feels like summer has bid adieu this week, what with a couple rainstorms and temperatures headed to freezing levels this coming weekend. With that in mind, fine arts photographer Anne Jeffery shot this photograph of the sun setting on the Tetons.
Saturday, October 4, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Tony Award Winner Hopes to Pen Another Award Winner in Ketchum
Stephen Karam won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play for his play “The Humans,” which also was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Friday, October 3, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Lake Creek Fire Efforts Aided by Rain
Firefighters are to be commended for their hasty response to the Lake Creek fire, which started on sagebrush and foot-tall grass six miles north of Ketchum Sunday.
Friday, October 3, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Hispanic Heritage Festival Colors Bellevue
Bellevue Memorial Park came alive this past week with the smell of elote Mexican street corn dripping with cheese and lime and performances by the father-son team of Quinta Generacion and the band Kanu.
Friday, October 3, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley’s ‘Godfather of Pickleball’ Celebrates Year 90
Arlen Chaney put down his pickleball racket long enough to address some 50 friends who had come from as far away as Fairfield to his 90th birthday party.
Thursday, October 2, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Volunteers Needed to Plant Sagebrush in Fire Area
Members of the Wood River Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society are among those who will help plant 3,000 sagebrush seedlings at the Rock Creek Ranch on Saturday.
Thursday, October 2, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


St. Terrible, Artists Featured at SVMoA
St. Terrible will headline the Sun Valley Museum of Art’s free First Friday event on Oct. 3.
Thursday, October 2, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Karla Bonoff Says Career Sparked by Linda Ronstadt
Karla Bonoff was just 15 when she embarked on her songwriting journey, playing her heartfelt songs in a duo with her sister called the Daughters of Chester P.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 \| Read Full Story.