Jake Adicoff Receives Prestigious National Award

Sun Valley Nordic skier Jake Adicoff once considered hanging up his Nordic skis to pursue a career in computer tech. But he reconsidered and he has been well rewarded for that decision.

Stage One Fire Restrictions Aim to Mitigate Human-Caused Wildfire

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions are now in place on all National Forest lands within the boundaries of the Sawtooth National Forest, including those around Ketchum, Sun Valley and Stanley.

Carey School Principal Named

An Alturas Elementary teacher has been appointed interim principal of Carey School for the 2025-26 school year.

Perfectly Baked French Fries and Stuffed French Ham

Marie Gallo doesn’t go a day without eating potatoes so it’s perfect that she lives in Idaho—the No. 1 producer of potatoes in the United States.

Dare to Fight the Regime Rally to be Held Today

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Sun Valley Music Festival Students to Present Pop-Up Concert Tonight

Can’t get enough of that classical music at the Sun Valley Music Festival?

The Space Addresses Opportunity Gap

With his heart set on Cornell University, Chase Schwartz turned to The Space for help preparing for his SAT test.

John McEnroe Returns to Play Pickleball for MSCL

The public is invited to cheer on John McEnroe and other tennis and pickleball legends on Sunday, Aug. 3.

Alaska Airlines Will Take You from Sun Valley to San Diego This Winter

Alaska Airlines will offer a new flight linking sunny San Diego and snowy Sun Valley this coming ski season.

Librarians Push for a Big Wood River Library District

Lee Dabney, the children’s librarian at the Hailey Public Library, looked across a room full of people Tuesday night at Hailey Town Center West and smiled.

Check Out the Wildflowers on Baldy

Check out the flowers of Bald Mountain on Saturday when the Wood River Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society offers a wildflower hike on the slopes of Sun Valley Resort’s premiere ski hill.

The Market to Feature Unique Handcrafted Gifts

Ketchum’s Forest Service Park will host an arts and crafts festival under the trees with Baldy as the backdrop Friday through Sunday.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church Ensures Everyone Feels Welcome with New Ramp

A songbird watched from a nearby bush as Charlie Fowler carried the Holy Cross up a brand new ramp that led up the side of Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

Hailey Library Hosts Read, Paint and Sip

“Nobody Dies in Art Class,” Elida Field contends.

Laurie Santos to Reveal the Key to Happiness

A few tickets remain for Laurie Santos’ talk on “The Science of Happiness: How to Live a Happier and More Fulfilling Life.”

Student-Built Home Up for Bid

This past school year 47 Carey High School students built a 1,388-square-foot home from the ground up in a field of sunflowers behind Carey School.

Helicopters, Hot Shots Jump on Oregon Gulch Fire

Multiple helicopters and a single engine air tanker dumped water Monday on a wildfire in a forested hillside above Oregon Gulch.

Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival to Dial Up As You Like It

Indulge yourself in witty banter and laughter as Sun Valley Shakespeare in the Park presents “As You Like It.”

Gabriele Andersen-Schiess Still Won’t Give Up

Chances are you can’t remember who won the first women’s marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. But if you saw it, you likely never forgot watching a Swiss runner stagger from side to side, refusing to give up, as she ran the last lap around the stadium on a scorching afternoon.

Hero Redefined Recounts Story of Gabriele Andersen-Schiess and Other Unsung Heroes

Doug Levy spent 25 years working as a Congressional staffer and the owner of a lobbying and governmental affairs consulting business. But, when it came time for him to write a book, it was not the world of politics that he zeroed in on but athletes who had come to his attention while working as a sports reporter.

Grammy Winner to Help Launch Sun Valley Music Festival Season Tonight

Grammy-winning pianist Gabriela Martinez will headline tonight’s concert as the Sun Valley Music Festival launches its 41st season.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden Tour Prompts Garden Lovers to Slow Down

Mary Kay Foley stood outside a picturesque estate on the Gimlet bench with a sign in one hand that said “Whoa!”

Gardens-Unique and Special

As he entered Toni and Matt Bogue’s garden, the man reached up and rang a bell as if to signify his arrival.

Wood River Bike Path to be Closed

Bicyclists have had it easy this summer while motorists sit mired in road construction.

Bellevue Artist to Show Her Process in Upcoming Artist Studio Tour

Anne Jeffery weaves original photographs of birds, butterflies, ferns and wildflowers into fantasy forests, botanicals in the mind’s eye and lush skyscapes. Her rich photomontages have landed her in the Berlin Foto Biennale and FotoNostrum in Barcelona—chosen from more than 800 photographers from 67 countries.

Last Call for Jazz in the Park But Plenty More Music to Follow

It seemed as if it just started. But, already, the last Jazz in the Park concert of the 2025 summer season is set to roll out on Sunday.

Cattle Rancher to Share Cancer Journey During Killebrew-Thompson Memorial

A young female cattle rancher will describe her experience dealing with colorectal cancer during the Killebrew Thompson Memorial cancer research fundraising event in August.

Serving Up Pickleball to the Young’Uns

Think pickleball’s just for older folks? Think again.

Flourish Foundation to Challenge Lunch-goers to Mingle Bingo

Raise a glass of agua fresca as you toast the work of Flourish Foundation and its work with the youth of the Wood River Valley during Flourish Foundation’s annual summer luncheon.

Emmanuel Episcopal Invites Community to Celebrate New Addition to the Church

When Emmanuel Episcopal Church opened its doors in 1885 there was not much to-do, if any, about wheelchair ramps. There was no Americans with Disabilities Act.

Putting Boots on the Ground to Save the Fish

The sun had barely risen above the foothills overlooking Gannett Road when a group of adults and children began walking through the water in the 45 Canal near Labrador Lane using their feet like soccer players to steer rainbow and brown trout upstream.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden Tour Heads into Gimlet and Elsewhere

Toni and Matt Bogue have turned a plot of sagebrush and knapweed into a garden full of  plants that are useful for food, medicine, tinctures, teas and balms, linked by paths filled with rock on landscape fabric that provides a weed barrier.

Higher Ground Establishes Partnership with Forterra

Forterra, a leader in mission autonomy systems for defense, on Wednesday announced a formal partnership with Higher Ground, the nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of veterans, first responders and individuals with disabilities through therapeutic recreation and education.

Spamalot the Musical Serves Up the Holy Grail of Slapstick

It has a Fisch Schlapping dance presumed to be from Finland, corpses that burst out in song and cheerleaders who hold themselves forth as the Lady of the Lake’s Laker Girls.

Blast from the Past to Provide a Festive Future for Seniors

Step back in time—well, dance back in time—when the Senior Connection holds its second annual At the Hop.

Kiwanis Kids Fair to Provide Afternoon of Fun

Ride a mechanical bull. Roll around in a bubble. Slide down a bouncy house into a swimming pool at the Kiwanis Kids Fair.

Pictures from a Rodeo

An enthusiastic stomping crowd greeted cowboys and cowgirls taking part in the Sawtooth Rangers Days of the Old West Rodeo over the Fourth of July.

Alasdair Neale to Share Highlights of Summer Symphony Season

Sun Valley Music Festival Director Alasdair Neale will discuss all the high notes of this 2025 summer symphony season on Friday at Ketchum’s Community Library.

Good Samaritans Quickly Get Traffic Flowing on Highway 75

Weekends have become the only time many in Hailey and Bellevue dare venture into Ketchum this summer for errands, events, even hiking, given the long delays caused by road construction on Highway 75.

Mountain Humane Trots Out VIP Success Stories

Mater first came to Mountain Humane, brimming with energy that spilled over into somewhat destructive behavior.

Sun Valley Resort’s Free Concerts to Benefit U.S. Forest Service and Others

Free music, lawn games, food trucks and more will return to the River Run Plaza on Wednesday when Sun Valley Resort kicks off its annual River Run Summer Series.

Locally Grown Guide Features Recipes and Other Information

The sixth edition of the Locally Grown Guide is now on Sun Valley Source magazine racks throughout the valley and at some local businesses.

Jacob’s Ladder and Elephant’s Head Color Wildflower Cache

Jacob’s ladder is rather elusive wildflower—so much so that it always elicits squeals of delight when someone runs across it while hiking the trails around Sun Valley and Stanley. Part of the Phlox family, the “ladder” refers to the creeping habit of the plant and the pinnately compound leaves that someone long ago thought resembled the ladder seen in the dream of the biblical Jacob.

Nicole Christensen Band Launches a Week Full of Music

The Nicole Christensen Band, a longtime valley favorite from Eagle, will perform at the free Jazz in the Park series Sunday, July 20.

Highway Crews to Tear Up West Side of Highway 75

Wake up, sleepy head! It’s time to hit the road for another teeth-grinding commute into Ketchum.

Paola Ramos Ponders Why Some are Giving Up the American Dream

The day after the 2024 presidential election many Americans were left wondering how so many of the 36 million eligible Latino voters living in the United States could have voted for a man who referred to Hispanics and Latinos in derogatory terms and promised mass deportations.

Spamalot Tickets on Sale

Go along on a magical, whimsical journey via Monty Python’s “Spamalot Young@Part!” Wednesday through Saturday at the Sun Valley Community School Theatre.

Sun Valley Institute of Resilience Rebrands Itself as Future Roots

It began as the Sun Valley institute for Resilience. It is now Future Roots.

Argyros to Hit High Notes with Isabella Boylston and Robert Cray Band

The Vienna Boys Choir and the Salzburg Marionette Theater will offer Sun Valley audiences a way to toast the 60th anniversary of “The Sound of Music.”

Starry Starry Night to Feature Speed Painter Annika Wooton

Nationally renowned speed painter Annika Wooton will headline this year’s Starry Starry Night in the Wild West celebration for the Trailing of the Sheep Festival.

Art of Dying Workshop to Alleviate the Fear Around Death

The Flourish Foundation is sponsoring a three-day workshop titled “The Art of Dying” Sept. 26-28.

ARCH Fundraising Even Gets Support from a Grateful Renter

Two hundred affordable workforce housing units have been built or remodeled by ARCH Community Housing Trust since the not-for-profit organization was founded 20 years ago.

Comedian Finds Humor in Dark Places

Aaron Foster grew up with a bipolar father and a schizophrenic brother. He turned to comedy to make sense of it all and to survive.

Light on the Mountain to Host Oneness Gathering

The Oneness Global Summit is being offered as a free three-day virtual event Friday through Sunday, July 18-20.

Theodore Schwartz to Discuss Brain Matters at Sun Valley Writers’ Conference

Dr. Theodore Schwartz works in a space where few people ever go.

Salman Rushdie Awarded Sun Valley Writers’ Conference Writer in the World Prize

Salman Rushdie will speak at the 2025 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference this coming weekend as the recipient of the conference’s 2025 Writer in the World Prize.

Cultivating Weeds, Edibles and Garden Medicinals for Health

Learn how to build relationships with plants for holistic health and happiness when herbalist Susie Michael presents the final part of her three-part series on gardening and herbalism.

After 110 Years It’s the Herberger Hideaway

It’s been known as the Ellsworth Inn since 1961. But on Thursday—64 years later—the former family home, bed and breakfast and LDS stake house became Herberger Hideaway in honor of a woman who has moved the needle on workforce housing in Hailey.

Sun Valley Resort Announces Plans to Replace Ski Lifts

Sun Valley Resort on Monday announced its intention to move forward with replacing the Lookout Express and Christmas chairlifts following the 2025/26 winter ski season.

Sun Valley Writers’ Conference Launches This Week with Free Talks and Live Watch Party

The Sun Valley Writers' Conference will provide a weeklong celebration of literary arts featuring some of the country's brightest minds and most influential authors, innovators, scientific experts, playwrights, poets, and policymakers beginning Wednesday, Sept. 16.

Mexican Chipotle Potato Salad

Marie Gallo has always been a big fan of potatoes, having grown up in Belgium. So it’s fitting that she now lives in Idaho, which is the No. 1 producer of potatos in the United States.

Considering Public Lands in New Ways

Learn about the challenges facing national forests and how partners like the National Forest Foundation are tackling those challenges at 5 tonight—Monday, July 14—at Ketchum’s Community Library.

Wildflower Lovers to Search for Rare Poppy

Wildflowers lovers are invited to go in search of an elusive poppy on Saturday, July 19.

Ketchum Artist Sees the World in Dots

Larissa DeHaas studied art throughout her life, pursuing both an art degree and an environmental science degree at Willamette University.

Ashley Rose Band to Play Tonight’s Jazz in the Park

Ashley Rose and her band will bring a jazz and soul-infused Americana sound from Boise to Ketchum tonight.

Lincoln County Youth Center Saved by State Following Federal Cuts

Families relying on the Lincoln County Youth Center in Richfield are breathing a sigh of relief this weekend after the state covered an unexpected shortfall in federal funds.

Bastille Day Concert to Celebrate French Food, Wine and Song

Bastille Day may have originated in the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution. But today it’s an excuse for a party, and such a fun event it is, says award-winning French-American singer Theodora Cottarel.

Brothers Turn Barnwood and Redwood into Charcuterie Boards and Coffee Tables

Nicolo and Sebastian Lerner could have watched the old barnwood be carted off to the landfill.

Uptick of Bears in Wood River Valley Prompt Cautions

Idaho Fish and Game are again asking Wood River Valley residents to batten down the hatches following an uptick of black bear sightings throughout the valley.

ITD to Move Highway Traffic to the East

The Idaho Transportation Department will shift traffic on Highway 75 south of Ketchum beginning Thursday, July 17, as part of its ongoing construction between Elkhorn Road and River Street.

Gallery Walk to Feature Works of Western Storyteller Thom Ross

Artist Thom Ross tells stories of the American West through cartoonish characters that he paints in bold colors. They’re a little abstract, and that’s on purpose.

SVMoA Street Party to Offer Look at Seminole Hymns and Hand Drum Songs

An Indigenous Futurism electronic music project dubbed “Wampum” will be among the highlights of the Sun Valley Museum of Art’s annual Summer Street Party tonight.

Creating Artistic Magic with Melted Glass

Dru Shoemaker Scandinaro creates magical art by melting glass.

Ketchum Arts Festival to Feature a Hundred Artists

The 27th annual Ketchum Arts Festival will feature a plethora of new artists among the hundred or so artists who will set up shop on the newly renamed Sun Valley Champions’ Meadow on Sun Valley Road Friday through Sunday.

Sun Valley Story Bus Tours Start Up on Friday

Hop aboard a Mountain Rides bus and learn about the history and stories of Ketchum and Sun Valley.

Wood River Valley Residents Tell Billionaires You Have the Power

Normally, Wood River Valley residents don’t pay much attention to those who come to Sun Valley Resort every July for Herbert Allen’s so-called “summer camp for billionaires.”

Bear Cub Feasts on Bird Seed Outside Ketchum Home

Steve Powers just wanted to feed the birds. But he unwittingly ended up feeding an 80-pound bear cub, instead.

Waitress the Musical a Recipe for Fun-and Thought

“Waitress: The Musical” is a slice of raw humanness served up with a dollop of humor.

Anything Goes at The Spot

Yes, anything goes at The Spot, which has produced what company members call “bold, fearless theater” for 10 years.

Panelists to Share What They’ve Learned About Dementia

Are these “senior moments?” Or, is this dementia?

Argyros to Draw Back Curtain on Fall Season

The Argyros will hold its second annual Season Launch Party at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16.

Simon and Garfunkel to Headline Jewish Film Festival

He wanted to be the Jewish Elvis. His sidekick was a lifelong friend from elementary school in Queens, N.Y., who like him wanted to sound like the Everly Brothers.

ARCH to Rename the Ellsworth Inn

ARCH Community Housing will rename the Ellsworth Inn the “Herberger Hideaway” on Thursday, July 10, in honor of Jeanne Herberger.

Randimals Featured on CNN

While other Wood River Valley residents were counting down to the fireworks, Nick Harman was counting down to his 15 minutes of fame on CNN.

River Rock Artist to be at Ketchum Arts Festival

Mike Baldwin was lured to Sun Valley to ski, during which time he quickly found a niche teaching skiing, as well. But he quickly established another niche for himself, turning river rock into art. The Bellevue artist makes beautiful shiny flower pots out of pebbles and he creates sun-shaped yard art paying homage to Sun Valley from copper, brass and steel.

100 Men to Meet for Summer Social

100 Men Who Care recently gave its largest gift ever--$69,350--to the Wood River Land Trust to help the Land Trust purchase the Hailey Hot Springs Ranch near Hailey for recreational use and wildlife habitat.

The Fourth’s Big Blow Plays Havoc with Tents, Downs Trees

The real fireworks in Ketchum on the Fourth of July came not from pyrotechnics made in China but from Mother Nature herself.

Hailey’s Fourth of July Parade Brings Public Lands to the People

It didn’t take a single nanosecond to find out where the hearts of Wood River Valley residents lie.

For a Chinese Native the Fourth is All About the Hamburgers

Kathleen Eder never dreamed that the Wood River Women’s Foundation would one day serve as Grand Marshals in the Fourth of July Parade when she joined the organization nearly 20 years ago. But on Friday many of the philanthropic organization’s members turned out for Hailey’s parade, with founding members and current board members riding in two wagons.

Fourth of July Weekend is Not Over Yet

The Fourth is over, but there are still some ways to celebrate Fourth of July in the Wood River Valley.

Zions Bank Eases Road Construction Woes with Emergency Kit

The American flag will be the focus today, but it’s orange flags that Wood River Valley residents have seen flying all summer given the road construction to replace the Trail Creek Bridge and widen Highway 75 south of Ketchum.

Wood River Valley Residents Asked to Bridge the Gap for Long Awaited Bridge

The community is being asked to help raise $200,000 to replace the Colorado Gulch Bridge over the Big Wood River after a federal grant was pulled.