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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

St. Terrible, Artists Featured at SVMoA

St. Terrible will headline the Sun Valley Museum of Art’s free First Friday event on Oct. 3.

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.

Big Wood River Clean-Up Includes Raffle for Outdoor Goods, Ski Lift Tickets

The Wood River Land Trust is looking for volunteers to help clean up the Big Wood River on Saturday.

Alturas Student Wins River Clean-Up Contest

A student from Alturas Elementary School won a T-shirt design contest for the 2025 Big Wood River Clean-Up.

Where Did We Sit on the Bus? Celebrates Heritage and Identity

Brian Quijada listened with interest as his teacher told a story about a black woman named Rosa Parks, who helped change history when she refused to move to the back of the bus, defying racial segregation laws.

Lake Creek Fire Burns into Eagle Creek

Firefighters made good progress on the Lake Creek Fire six miles north of Ketchum Monday. It was estimated to grow to 512 acres after tapping out at 300 acres Sunday evening.

Preparing for an Unexpected Illness

If something were to happen to you, do you have a set of Advance Directives, a Living Will, a Last Will and Testament or after-death plans for your body?

John Steel Hagenbuch Sets New Baldy Hill Climb Record

John Steel Hagenbuch didn’t mince words when asked how it felt setting a new course record in the Baldy Hill Climb.

Lake Creek Fire Prompts ‘Ready’ Evacuation Order

Residents who live on the east side of Highway 75 between Lake Creek Road and Eagle Creek Road were asked at 5 p.m. Sunday evening to start gathering important items and maintain situational awareness for a potential evacuation due to a wildfire in the canyon above.

Stars of Tomorrow Tackle the Kinder Climb

Wilder Doan won’t turn two until Thanksgiving Day. But he has his first foot race under his little grey tennis shoes, with a little help from Mom.

Charley French-Life in the Fast Lane

Sun Valley’s Charley French turned 99 this past month and we figure that’s reason to replay a video interview Eye on Sun Valley’s Karen Bossick had with Charley a few years ago.

Observatory, Fundraising Campaign Launched for Idaho’s Dark Skies

The Idaho Dark Sky Alliance is ramping up its work to celebrate and protect Idaho’s dark skies.

The Book Thief to Showcase the Power of Storytelling

A film showcasing the power of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times will be shown Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Ketchum’s Community Library.

Legends Never Die Run Inspired by Grandfather’s Heroism

Thomas Smiley grew up listening to stories of how his grandfather survived a bayonet attack during World War II.

BCRD Revises Summer Trails Website

The Blaine County Recreation District has launched a new and improved version of its Summer Trailink portal, the community’s official source for trail information.

Fire Insurance Talk to Include Free Pizza and Beer

The Sawtooth Valley Wildland Fire Collaborative is hosting a free talk to explain fire insurance. And the event under the umbrella of the Sawtooth Society is throwing in free pizza and beer, as well.

Patrolling on Two Wheels

Blaine County Sheriff Sgt. Andrew Schiers had stopped to talk with a couple women surveying users of the Wood River Trail when a man in his early 30s sped past him. Not only was the speeder exceeding the 20-mile per hour speed limit on the path, but he was riding a pedal-less cycle, which is illegal on the path.

SVSEF Gold Team Has Olympic Aspirations

In February 2026, the Winter Olympic Games will return to Italy for the first time in 20 years.

Meet the Practitioners Dedicated to Spiritual Counseling and Prayer

Light on the Mountains has four new licensed practitioners dedicated to serving the community through spiritual counseling and prayer.

Fishermen Hope to Hook Some Courtesy with New Etiquette Card

Road congestion due to highway construction and increased traffic on the Wood River bike path have topped the conversation this summer.

The Nature Conservancy Acquires Key Silver Creek Partial

The Nature Conservancy has purchased a 1,461-acre property adjacent to Silver Creek Preserve.

Hispanic Heritage Festival Moves South

The Hispanic Heritage Fest, which enlivened a fall afternoon in Hailey last weekend, is moving south to Bellevue this weekend.

Giant American Flag Unfurled in Idaho’s Snake River Canyon

You may be used to standing at attention for a flag raising. Crowds stood at attention for a flag unfurling—a flag billowing out of a pouch—during Monday’s Magic Valley 9/11 Memorial Ceremony.

Craters of the Moon to Host a Free Photo Workshop

A special Nature Photography Workshop is being offered at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve to celebrate National Public Lands Day.

Oktoberfest Celebration to Feature Hot Wing Eating Contest and More

The countdown is on for Oktoberfest in downtown Twin Falls.

Cleaning the Outdoors

The 2028 Summer Olympics are coming to Los Angeles. And Serena Allen wants to make sure the athletes taking part in the summer games can compete in clean air so they can be the best they can be.

David McRaney to Explore Conspiracy Thinking

What made a prominent conspiracy theorist finally see that 9/11 was not a hoax? Can a nation rise to the occasion with empathy in an age of dangerous conspiratorial thinking?

Trailing of the Sheep Festival Wins Another Accolade

The Trailing of the Sheep Festival has been selected one of the Top 10 Best Fall Festivals by USA Today readers as the time approaches for the 29th festival.

Trading Mortarboards for Chefs Hats

The Wood River Valley’s culinary scene gained several new professional chefs last week as the Sun Valley Culinary Institute graduated eight students.

Community Library Offers One More Reason to Get a Passport to Wonder

You’d think that a free library card ushering you into a world far beyond the scope of one human’s imagination would be enough.

Stanley School Celebrates with Open House

The Stanley School has grown from a two-room schoolhouse to a four-room citadel of learning.

Trout Roulade

Some of the best, most sustainably produced trout in the United States is grown just down the highway in the Snake River near Twin Falls. And Riverence’s Todd English is in the habit of stopping by Marie Gallo’s kitchen to show her new ways of cooking it.

Blaine County Charitable Fund Offers Financial Empowerment Class

In collaboration with the nonprofit organization Money Fit, Blaine County Charitable Fund is offering a free Financial Empowerment strategy session from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 26. The session will be conducted in English and Spanish at the BCCF offices in Hailey at 111 N. 1st Ave, Suite 2J next to Java.

From the Heart of Our Community or Querida Comunidad

Leader of Neighbors Helping Neighbors | Vecinos Apoyando Vecinos

Moving the Miller Mansion

Shortly after he moved to Bellevue, Henry Miller fell in love with a 16-year-old woman, Annie Gallagher, whose mother ran a boarding house in Broadford, a town west of Bellevue near Galena Gulch.

Warm Springs Work Leaves Some Homeowners Aghast But It’ll be Beautiful When Done

Ketchum resident Penny Coe was aghast as she watched trees being felled and dirt piling up on the Warm Springs Preserve, or what some affectionately call “the dog park.”

Shoshone Bannock Tribes Put on a Show

Visitors to this year’s Wagon Days Parade sadly missed out on a performance by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes due to a scheduling snafu.

New Zealand Offers an Appetizer Tray Full of Hikes

Have you dogeared the pages of the local hiking guides? Are you looking for new routes to explore?  The South Island of New Zealand is worth a look.

Putting Six Gun Jack and Other Blaine County Outlaws Under the Microscope

Learn the true stories of Blaine County outlaws, lawmen and inmates—from their daring escapes to notorious crimes—during a special presentation offered by the Blaine County Historical Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

Kiss of a Spider Woman Stars Jennifer Lopez

Get a first look advanced screening at “Kiss of the Spider Woman” during the Sun Valley Film Festival’s screening on Thursday, Sept. 25.

Garden Lovers Don’t Let a Few Rain Showers Dampen Wine, Art and Song

Sharon Heitur had a line of folded black umbrellas lined up on the picnic table, along with the wineglasses and dinnerware, as wine and garden enthusiasts began streaming in for the annual Wine, Walk + Art at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden.

Gimlets in the Garden Offers Chance to Savor Sawtooth Botanical Garden

Gimlets in the Garden will offer nature lovers one more chance to enjoy the public garden south of Ketchum paired with wine before it’s bathed in snow.

Coaches Seek Soccer Jerseys for Middle School Students

Last year Shannon Nichols and Weylin Barrett watched as their sons play for the Varsity Middle School Boys Soccer Team. When they realized that more than 50 kids had tried out for varsity but that no Junior Varsity team existed due to lack of a coach, they decided to change that.

When Wood River Mining Turned Deader Than a Lime Fossil

In the 1880s horse racing was big business in Bellevue, but it was not to last.

Five Alarm Chili Cookoff Partners with Meet the Fleet

Sample some of the most imaginative chili concoctions in the valley, and get up close and personal with the gigantic snowplows that soon will be pushing snow off the airport runway and city streets on Saturday.

Raise the Roof Campaign Gets a Boost

Efforts to put a roof over the new stage at Hop Porter Park in Hailey recently got a big boost with the Hailey City Council’s decision to earmark $200,000 for the project.

Scott Slonim Knows How Long It Takes to Bike Around the Earth While in Space

The students in Hemingway STEAM School’s technology class are settling into the new school year. But their teacher Scott Slonim still hasn’t come down from Cloud 9.

Play Covers Bras, Purses and Mothers

A poignant and humorous trip down memory lane covering everything women can relate to, including mothers, prom dresses, mothers buying bras, mothers hating purses, mothers…and why women wear only black, will be presented Thursday through Saturday in the Tierney Theater of The Argyros.

Hispanic Heritage Festival to Mark Independence Day

The 8th annual Hailey Hispanic Heritage Festival returns on Saturday with live music, agua frescas and other foods from south of the border and kids activities.

Annie to Bring Redhead’s Eternal Optimism to Stage

The stage of the Sun Valley Community School Theater will be transformed into the 1930s-era mansion of Oliver Warbucks this week when St. Thomas Playhouse presents the beloved classic “Annie.”

BAH Comes to Ketchum on Thursday

The Chamber will hold one of its periodic Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute, 211 N. Main St. in Ketchum.

Oktoberfest to Pair Lagers with Schnitzel

Get your German on when the Sawtooth Brewery holds its annual Oktoberfest Friday and Saturday in Champions Meadow.

Late Summer Flowers Behind SNRA

L3Eye on Sun Valley’s Lisa Horton took a late summer hike into Murdock Creek behind SNRA Headquarters seven miles north of Ketchum where she found several wildflowers that are not as well-known as many: the Twinberry Honeysuckle, Catchfly, Sidebells Wintergreen and Lyall’s Angelica. Check them out in today’s video.

Sun Valley Airport Wants Your Art

Friedman Memorial Airport is reputed to be the second busiest airport in Idaho. And that gives artists a chance to have their art scene by hundreds of fliers.

Solar Cycle and Rally to Demonstrate Support for a Sun Powered Planet

The Climate Action Coalition is taking part in the nation’s first-ever Sun Day, and it’s inviting the community to join in.

Bellevue Once Boasted One of the Biggest Race Tracks in Idaho

Horses were critical to life in the Wood River Valley in its early days.  After galena ore-- an amalgam of silver, lead and zinc--was discovered in the Wood River Valley in 1880, prospectors flooded in to seek their fortune.

Ballet Sun Valley is Bringing the Future Stars of Ballet to Ketchum

Tickets are now on sale for Ballet Sun Valley’s performance featuring San Francisco Ballet School Pre-Professional dancers.

Writing Retreat to Include Stargazing and Wildfire Talks

Boise State University is presenting aa Sawtooth Writing Retreat under the stars of Idaho Sept. 18-21.

Cox Communications Employees Gift Wood River Valley Nonprofits

L3Shannon Nichols was among the first to arrive at a luncheon in which Cox Communications employees were presenting nonprofits with grants pulled together by employees’ contributions.

Ballet Idaho Talk Could Win You a Night in Boise

What does Sherlock Holmes and ballet have in common?

Galena Lodge to Close Sunday

Galena Lodge will bid adieu to the summer season on Sunday, Sept. 14.

Garden of Infinite Compassion Prayer Wheel Contains a Million Handwritten Prayers

Nearly 25 years ago Sun Valley resident Jeanne Cassell’s granddaughter Sarah exhorted her to follow her through a sagebrush steppe in the Sawtooth Botanical Garden.

Joe Cannon to Headline American Legion Gala

The David Ketchum American Legion Post 115, which is celebrating 88 years, will hold its 4th annual fundraising gala from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12.

Mythbusting Hemingway

Did Ernest Hemingway, who called Ketchum home, kill 122 Nazis during World War II? Did he really fight champion Gene Tunney?

Ketchum Man Focuses on the Subtle Joy of Aging

Wally Collins knows his mantra--”Where’s my phone? My glasses? My keys? My remote?”--resonates with a large percentage of the Wood River Valley population.

Garden of Infinite Compassion to Mark Twenty Years with Celebration

The Sawtooth Botanical Garden will celebrate 20 years of compassion on Thursday, Sept. 11.

Sound of Music Singalong Invites You to Twirl in Champions Meadow

Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the iconic musical film “Sound of Music” Thursday night in Champions Meadow.

Ketchum Hair Stylist Says TED Technology Can Restore Hair

Tamra Thrall has spent 25 years making her clients beautiful by styling their hair. But she increasingly found clients asking her what they could do about thinning hair.

The Attic Holds Progressive Sale as Summer Comes to an End

The Attic will have its first ever Progressive Sale as the thrift store flips the store from summer items to fall and winter items.

BCRD’s FitWorks Offers Free Use of Gym and Fitness Classes

FitWorks fitness center is offering free use of fitness equipment and free classes to start the new school year off.

Hike for Hope a Community Call to Action

Judd Effinger’s life took on a new path after he suffered the loss of his son Ky when the young man ran into the engine of a plane in Salt Lake City during a mental health crisis.

Giving Done Right Talk to Explore How to Make an Impact

Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, will discuss “Giving Done Right” on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at The Argyros in Ketchum.

Off Leash Dog Training Classes Coming

Want to teach Fido some new tricks? Like “Sit.” “Leave the bunny alone.” “Skip the food” (even if it is lying on the ground in plain sight). And, of course, the all-important “Come.”

Bellevue Labor Day Video Offers Two Minutes of Small Town Americana

Small town America doesn’t get much better than Bellevue’s Labor Day Parade. Liberty Films paired with Eye on Sun Valley to hop aboard the Bellevue Library’s Books are a Blast float to catch the view from a float.

Big Tree Walk Heads to Cathedral Pines

The Idaho Native Plant Society of the Wood River Valley is inviting the community along on a time-honored tradition—to see a big tree.

Sun Valley Film Festival Passes on Sale

The 2025 Sun Valley Film Festival passes are now on sale.

Trainer Takes Her Wellness Philosophy Around the World

Brenda Powell stands in her Sun Valley studio at Zenergy gym surrounded by the tools of fitness transformation she's wielded for nearly two decades, including yoga mats and kettlebells.

Caritas Chorale to Perform at Fall Fundraiser

It’ll be “A Grand Night for Singing” when the Caritas Chorale throws its annual fall fundraiser on Sept. 14.

In Idaho History Decides Who Drinks First

When the rivers run low in Idaho, who gets the water first? According to Idaho water law, the city of Hailey comes before the farmer in Gooding. And waiting in line is the homeowner in Ketchum turning on the tap.

Sun Valley Ballroom to Showcase World’s Best Dancers

Experience the world-class beauty and pizzazz of ballroom dancing, including the flirtatious cha cha and the exotic samba, when the Sun Valley Culinary Institute presents an evening of ballroom dance performances at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at The Argyros Center for the Performing Arts in Ketchum.

Windermere's Inaugural Golf Tournament Brings Putt-Putt Fun to Trail Creek

While serious golfers tackle the 18-hole scramble at Windermere's first annual Sun Valley Golf Tournament, the real party might just be happening on the putt-putt course at Sun Valley Resort’s Trail Creek Golf Course.

Wild Gift Community Picnic Offer a Chance to Meet Young Entrepreneurs

The community is invited to meet young startup founders involved with the Wild Gift Fellowship from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Atkinson Park in Ketchum.

Duffy Witmer Reveals What He Did for Clint Eastwood

Duffy Witmer considers the path Ketchum’s Big Hitch ore wagons took more than a century ago every time he drives his Ford pickup down the same winding road from his ranch atop Trail Creek Summit to his Pioneer Saloon.

Valley Music Festival to Offer Music in the Mountains

The Valley Music Festival will bring country twang, bluegrass pickin’, folk harmonies and alternative music swagger to Champions Meadow this weekend.

Bicyclists See Detours, Too

Attention, bicycle commuters: