Ahead of the Fox Creek Bridge Drop

Justin Blackstead had to drag the Fox Creek Bridge back upstream after the bridge was swept off its moorings and floated downstream during flooding following massive snowfall in 2017.

St. Luke’s Wood River Bolsters Emergency Medical Response

St. Luke's Wood River has implemented several new emergency department enhancements designed to improve patient safety, strengthen trauma response, and support high-quality care close to home.

Future Roots to Hold the Elevated Table

Future Roots’ signature annual fundraiser, The Elevated Table is set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at the historic Purdy Ranch property on the banks of Silver Creek near Picabo.

Ahead of the Fox Creek Bridge Drop

Justin Blackstead had to drag the Fox Creek Bridge back upstream after the bridge was swept off its moorings and floated downstream during flooding following massive snowfall in 2017.

St. Luke’s Wood River Bolsters Emergency Medical Response

St. Luke's Wood River has implemented several new emergency department enhancements designed to improve patient safety, strengthen trauma response, and support high-quality care close to home.

Future Roots to Hold the Elevated Table

Future Roots’ signature annual fundraiser, The Elevated Table is set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at the historic Purdy Ranch property on the banks of Silver Creek near Picabo.

Circa 1971 Showcases Works from America's Foremost Print Collector

When Jordan D. Schnitzer's mother Arlene gave him his first art print in third grade, she could not have known she was planting a seed that would grow into the largest fine art print collection in the United States.

Thom Ross’s Unique Take on Buffalo Bill Celebrates America 250 During Gallery Walk

Thom Ross, whose paintings portray historical events and iconic Americans such as General Custer in new ways, will hold an Artist Chat today ahead of Friday’s Gallery Walk.

SVMoA Hosts Annual Street Party

Sun Valley Museum of Art will hold its annual Street Party Friday night in conjunction with the opening of its new exhibition “Circa 1971: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation.”

Bobby Sox and Broken Hearts-That’s ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’

“The Marvelous Wonderettes” is like light summer reading meant for the beach.

Children’s Playhouse to Raise Money for Burnout and Benevolent Fund

It’s a charming cabin with a porch, chair, green trim and hanging flowers.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden Offers Plant Sale Incentives

The Sawtooth Botanical is holding its Annual Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 3–5. The sale will be at the garden, which sits at the corner of Highway 75 and Gimlet Road.

Fourth of July Parade Could Use a Few Good Sheepherders, Skiers and Miners

The City of Sun Valley, in the words of Uncle Sam, wants you. And so do other cities and organizations in the valley.

Will Whelan to Share Stories from New Book ‘Connected by Nature’

Conservationist and historian Will Whelan will share stories of the people and pivotal moments that have shaped conservation across Idaho tonight at The Community Library in Ketchum.

’Eat Your Ice Cream’ Author to Headline St. Luke’s Speaker Series

Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, author of “Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life.” will headline St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation’s annual Health & Well-Being Speaker Series this summer.

Bright Knight Celebrates Caped Crusader and Other Sides of Adam West

To Batman’s daughter, home life was perfectly normal. Adam West cooked fried chicken and pot roast for his kids, made breakfast for everybody on Christmas morning, and mowed the lawn.

Learn the Surprising Twists Behind the Declaration of Independence

American History professor Robert Watson will discuss his newest book, Declaration: The Story of American Independence, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, at The Community Library in Ketchum.

Ketchum to Hold Coffee Talk at Capstone

Get acquainted with a new business in K-Town and get an update on the Highway 75 road construction project during the next Ketchum Coffee Talk on Tuesday.

When Butch Cassidy Robbed an Idaho Bank

Butch Cassidy robbed the Montpelier bank in southeast Idaho on Aug. 13, 1896, along with two associates, Elza Jay and Bob Meeks.

Jazz in the Park Cancelled

It had been one of the most anticipated Jazz in the Park concerts of the season.

Expect Delays and Detours on Buttercup Road

The Monday commute is about to get a little tougher for those who use Buttercup Road.

Meet the American Bistort

American bistort, also known as smoke weed, mountain meadow knotweed and mountain meadow buckwheat, was an important food source for the Native Americans in the Mountain West with roots tasting like chestnuts. Learn more about this wildflower, along with sheep sorrel, blue penstemon and groundsel, in today’s Eye on Sun Valley video featuring Lisa Horton.

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Watch Party and Hot Dog Feed Tonight

Wood River Valley soccer fans have been flocking to World Cup watch parties this week—Joyce Patricelli said she got within an inch of the screen during the exciting last second between Turkey and the United States on Thursday.

Young Washington Depicts a Young George

An advance screening of “Young Washington” is being offered to the public free of charge as part of the nationwide celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

The Doctor Who Wants You to Live Well, Not Just Long

Dr. Cory Szybala put forth a simple message to those attending the fourth annual Sun Valley Joy Summit held last week in Ketchum: Stop chasing longevity. Start chasing health span.

Roundhouse Gondola Cranks Up for Summer Today

The Roundhouse Gondola will lift off for the summer season beginning today—Friday, June 26. But—be forewarned--lift service will be to mid-mountain only due to construction of the new Christmas and Lookout Express chairlifts.

Ballet Sun Valley Festival Cancelled But Pop Up Benefit Emerges

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sadly, this weekend’s Ballet Sun Valley Festival has been cancelled due to temperatures possibly dipping as low as 39 degrees in the early morning hours of Saturday and Sunday that could make for unsafe performance conditions.

Sun Valley Community Invests in Next Generation of Chefs

The tent outside Trail Creek Cabin was buzzing with energy, good food and the unmistakable spirit of a community rallying around its next generation of chefs.

Jessica Lang to Discuss Ballet Work She Created at Hemingway House

Renowned ballet choreographer Jessica Lang, one of the most celebrated choreographers of the past two decades, will discuss how she choreographed a new work for Ballet Sun Valley’s 2026 Summer Festival at 11 a.m. Friday, June 26, at The Community Library in Ketchum.

Martian Dust Devil Researcher to Discuss Mars Missions

Learn about Aerial Exploration missions on Mars tonight when Boise State University Astronomy Professor offers a free presentation at Hailey Town Center West.

WRLT Volunteers Help Nature Out at Warm Springs Preserve

For the past century, nature has mostly managed the 65 acres that comprise Ketchum’s Warm Springs Preserve.

Win a Vacation or a Sun Valley Ski Pass and Benefit The Advocates

The trees around Ketchum’s Memory Park have begun sprouting colored ribbons in shades of red, yellow, green and blue as The Advocates raise funds to provide emergency shelter, early childcare and other services for Wood River Valley residents.

Laughing Stock Cabaret Show to Showcase Twin Comedians

Enjoy some laughs, some musical notes and more when Laughing Stock Theater presents its 50th Year Cabaret Show on Friday, June 26.

A Trophy Head Sliced Out of Steel

A massive elk with an impressive rack gazes out through pine trees, mountains rising behind it in shades of grey, white and red.

Sun Valley Brewfest to Feature Forty Beverage Purveyors

Mix brews and line dancing this year when the Ketchum/Sun Valley Rotary Club holds its 12th annual Sun Valley Brewfest.

Sheriff Morgan Ballis Wants to Chat

Want to know about the Blaine County Sheriff Department’s relationship with ICE? About local use of flock license plate readers?

Color Our World Fundraiser Raises Spirits — and Paddles

At 35 years of age, The Advocates is one of the oldest nonprofits in the Wood River Valley, organized initially to serve women and children fleeing domestic abuse.

Count Felix Schaffgotsche Story to Be Told

The truth behind the Austrian count who discovered Sun Valley will be revealed on Wednesday when author Michael Huey speaks at The Community Library in Ketchum.

Sixty Seconds Offers Unique Look at the Final Minute of World War II

A tantalizing story of World War II will be presented on Tuesday at The Community Library in Ketchum.

A Life Changed at the Roof of the World

Sarah Michael was 29 years old and running out of time.

Conversations with Exceptional Women to Examine Hot Button Issues

The 16th annual Conversations with Exceptional Women is returning to Sun Valley in August after a brief sojourn in Boise.

BCRD Offers Free Swimming and Ice Cream

Get the Scoop when the Blaine County Recreation District hosts a free pool and ice cream party for the community on Thursday.

Blaine County Heritage Court Coronation Offers Nod to America 250

The 23rd Annual Heritage Court Celebration was meant to induct four women into the Blaine County Heritage Court.

West Magic Fire Station Holds Open House Today

The BC South Fire Protection District is hosting an open house at Station 4 in West Magic on Saturday, June 20th. The event will be held at 880 West Magic Road, offering the public an opportunity to tour the station, meet local firefighters, and learn more about joining the department.

General Petraeus and Scott Jennings to Headline SVPF Summer Institute

Gen. David Petraeus will headline the Sun Valley Policy Forum’s Summer Institute June 29-July 1, along with historian Andrew Roberts and commentator Scott Jennings.

Renewing a Sanctuary for Salmon and People

Greg McReynolds stood before the Sun Valley Forum and took his audience on a journey that began--not with dams or politics--but with volcanoes.

Celebrate the Year of the Horse at Swiftsure’s Cowboy Ball

Pull on your cowboy boots and top your head with your fanciest Stetson hat for the Swiftsure Ranch Cowboy Ball.

Cheer On World Cup Soccer at Ketchum Town Square

Got World Cup fever?

Audubon CEO Describes Birds’ Urgent Message

A little more than an hour from Sun Valley--near Twin Falls--lives a bird that exists nowhere else in the world.

Sun Valley’s Sigi and Sepp Presents Toys in a New Light

Sigi & Sepp—Sun Valley Resort’s new toy store rooted in adventure and reflecting Sun Valley’s memory-making tradition--will hold its grand opening on Saturday, June 20.

Shrek Jr. Offers True Love in a Belch

It stands to reason that a big green ogre has a bad attitude.

From Mini Genies to Directors-Two Young Actors Return to Lead Shrek Jr

Ida Belle Gorby remembers being six years old, decked out in sparkles, dancing her heart out as a mini genie in "Friend Like Me" during a Company B summer camp production of “Aladdin” produced by St. Thomas Playhouse.

Suicide Prevention Gatekeepers Wanted

A suicide prevention course is being held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight—Wednesday, June 17--at The Hunger Coalition, 110 Honeysuckle St. in Bellevue.

Jazz in the Park Kicks Off on Sunday

Jazz in the Park returns on Sunday just in time for the Summer Solstice.

St. Thomas Playhouse Teens Reclaim the Wives of Henry VIII in ‘Six’

They were dismissed with a rhyme: "Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived."

Ketch’Em Alive Tees Off with The Last Wild Buffalo

The Last Wild Buffalo will kick off the 2026 Ketch’em Alive concert series tonight at Forest Service Park.

A Celebration of Olympic Proportions

A community-wide celebration honoring Sun Valley’s 2026 Olympians and Paralympians will be held on Friday, July 17.

Obie Winners Take on Wallace Shawn's Searing Monologue ‘The Fever’

Pete Simpson has performed more than 5,000 shows as a Blue Man. He has appeared on Broadway, off-Broadway, at the National Theatre in London and in dozens of film and television productions. He won an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance. None of that, he says, quite prepared him for the role he will undertake this week in Ketchum.

How Faith and Yosemite National Park Healed Genocide Survivors

Colorado State University professor Leisl Carr Childers will present a talk exploring how one Armenian American family forged its identity through evangelical Christianity, immigration, and a multigenerational connection to Yosemite National Park this week at The Community Library.

Chamber to Host Thursday’s BAH

The Chamber of the Wood River Valley will host this month’s Business After Hours.

Dang Makes Pad Thai and Fried Rice

Taveesak Chanthasuthisombut, better known as “Dang,” has endowed Hailey with sushi and dishes from his native Thailand for 15 years. He was even named Idaho Small Business Person of the Year in 2022 for the vibrancy he’s brought to Main Street Hailey.

NPR Delves into Idaho Immigrants Tuesday Night

NPR’s Ximena Bustillo will lead a conversation about immigrants Tuesday at The Community Library in Ketchum.

Power to be Cut and Elkhorn Road Closed

Unfortunately, our crystal ball can’t seem to guarantee how much time we’re going to be sitting in traffic over the rest of the summer

Wood River Pickleball Alliance Expands Community Involvement

It wasn’t that long ago that a couple Wood River Valley residents canvassed the valley to coax a few players into swatting wiffle-like balls with short tennis-like paddles on pared-down tennis courts.

Wicked Wednesday Concerts Feature Side Hustle, Jukebox Widowmakers and More

Wicked Wednesday at the Wicked Spud Bar and Grill in Hailey is up and running for the summer.

Sun Valley Man Jumps into Ski Jumping Hall of Fame

Sun Valley historian John W. Lundin has been voted into the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame Class of 2026. He will be inducted in a ceremony in August at the Red Wing Golf Course and Event Center in Red Wing, Minn.

Idaho Cowgirl Congress to Celebrate Western Artists

Anna Severe started creating doing leatherwork she was 13 and now makes leather chinks and saddles. Clair Kehrberg is an eastern Oregon rancher who apprenticed with renowned saddle maker Randy Severe and now creates her own leather barrel bags and other leatherwork.

Volunteers Needed to Build Native Plant Garden

Like to dig around in the dirt?

Three Sun Valley Leaders to Be Inducted into Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame

Three Sun Valley residents have been named to the Will and Jean Picket Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

Far and Wise Expands Its Summer Offerings

Far + Wise is having a summer like no other.

A Simple Soldier Offers Intimate Look at War in Ukraine

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, an award-winning cinematographer stopped documenting history from the sidelines to become part of it.

Welcome Party at Trail Creek to Feature Culinary Institute of America President

The Sun Valley Culinary Institute is kicking off the summer with a Welcome Party on Monday, June 22.

Windy Chuck Gates Tourney Benefits Juniors

The 29th Annual Chuck Gates Memorial Golf Tournament had its day in the sun--and wind-- on Sunday.

Blaine County Heritage Court to Crown Four Women

The Blaine County Historical Museum will host its 23rd annual Heritage Court Coronation Ceremony on Sunday, June 14.

St. Luke’s Wood River Staff Picks Top Nurse

Jonathan Edwards has been awarded the 2026 Carl A. Gray Memorial Award for nursing excellence by the St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation’s Board of Directors and the Harvey Gray Family.

Sun Valley Forum to Feature Free Films, Jacques Cousteau’s Grandson and More

When representatives of Blue Forest were looking for money to make forests more resilient by improving watersheds and culling overgrowth, they met a bank’s chief sustainability officer at the Sun Valley Forum.

Laughs to Kick Off Sun Valley Summer

Summer in Sun Valley isn’t waiting until June 21, the first official day of summer.

Three Sun Valley Skaters Headed to National Finals

Three Sun Valley figure skaters have qualified for the Excel National Finals in Boston this coming July.

Crumbling Roads and Warnings Over Citations

A quarter to a third of Ketchum’s streets are disintegrating—cursed with structural problems after years of inadequate spending to address the problem.

Ernest Hemingway Seminar to Explore The Garden of Eden

“The Garden of Eden” will serve as the setting for the 2026 Ernest Hemingway Seminar at The Community Library in Ketchum.

Zions Bank Employees Roll Paint for The Advocates

A Hailey home used by The Advocates received a makeover this past week as a part of Zions Bank’ annual Paint-a-Thon service project.

The Family That Lay the Ground for Sun Valley

The story of Roberta Brass, whose family’s ranch became the site of the Sun Valley Resort, is one of the new exhibits in the Wood River Museum of History + Culture’s revolving exhibit “How in the World Did You Get to Sun Valley?”

Tour to Focus on Native Plants

The Wood River Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society will conduct a garden tour looking at native plants on Wednesday, June 10.

Wagon Days Honored by Idaho State Historical Society

Ketchum’s annual Wagon Days celebration received the prestigious Esto Perpetua Award from the Idaho State Historical Society this week.

Adrienne Haan to Present Tehorah Ahead of Jazz in the Park and Shakespeare Plays

Adrienne Haan has performed her Holocaust remembrance concert Tehorah at Carnegie Hall twice. And she’s toured it through Paraguay, Germany, Poland, Luxembourg, Chile, South Africa and The Czech Republic.

Farmer’s Market Season Starts Today

The first Wood River Farmer’s Market of the summer will kick off today in Hailey.

Galena Lodge Fires up the Grill

The Smoky Beef Burgers are getting ready to be thrown on the grill. And the Gladiator Bowls are ready to be stuff ed with wild rice, roasted beets, sweet potatoes, chickpeas, pickled veggies and more.

Sun Valley Community School Sends Off Class of 2026 with an Emphasis on Community

Peter Wolter stood at a podium on the stage of the Sun Valley Pavilion Sunday afternoon, and got blunt as he looked over his shoulder at 47 seniors who make up the Sun Valley Community School's Class of 2026.

Wildfire Briefing to Be Held in Stanley

Get the low-down on this summer’s wildfire forecast and learn about wildfire insurance in a free event presented by the Sawtooth Valley Wildland Fire Collaborative.

Webb Plant Extravaganza to Benefit Wood River Valley Youth

Buy plants to grow and support growing youth.

Michel Rudigoz Leaves Behind a Legacy of Ski Coaching and French Cuisine

Michel Rudigoz, who imbued Sun Valley with his love of good ski racing and good French cuisine, passed away this week at his home north of Ketchum.

Sun Valley Joy Summit Offers Five Days of Ways to Cultivate Joy

Plant seeds of Feng Shui joy and learn how to listen to animals at the 4th annual Sun Valley Joy Summit.