Blaine County News

In its 6th year, the Hailey Turkey Trot is a great family tradition. And Girls on the Run and Souper Supper will be benefiting at this year's race.

It was probably the height of Hailey's housing boom -- the fall of 2005. Four years ago this month, Blaine County realtor Suzanne Walsh took us on a tour of a well-established Hailey neighborhood.

The Blaine County office of Big Brothers Big Sisters had their first group outing over the weekend-visiting Bellevues Haunted Forest! The kids and mentors had a great time, and are especially grateful to The Brickhouse Bar & Grill for sponsoring the kids tickets to the event.

The Blaine County Hunger Coalition purchased a permanent home in Bellevue last week for its warehouse and offices.

The Blaine County Sheriff has identified the three victims in a motor vehicle crash that injured five others as three Peruvian natives.

The School District got two doses of good news. The Levy passed and it received a matching funds grant.

SHOSHONE, Idaho -- Three people were killed and five others injured in a three-vehicle collision involving a car, SUV and flatbed truck in central Idaho.

Blaine County voters hit the polls today for a school levy election. Voters are being asked to pass a $59.8 Million School Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy.

An article on the school levy on the front page of the Wednesdady, October 28th issue of the Idaho Mountain Express incorrectly stated the the amount of money an average homeowner would be assessed if a proposed Blaine County School District plant facilities levy is approved.

The plant facilities levy election has risen out of the district's Strategic Planning process that began in 2007 with over 100 citizens members evaluating over 6,000 comments.

A 23-year-old man was found dead hanging from a bed sheet in the Blaine County Jail in Hailey early Saturday.

Mountain Rides and the City of Bellevue will hold a ribbon cutting on October 22, 2009 at 2:45 PM at the intersection of Cedar Street and 5th Street to celebrate the completion of the Cedar Street and 5th Street sidewalks.

Political opponents to Boise Mayor Dave Bieter scored a one-two punch last week, forcing the City Council to stall a $90,000 public relations contract that would have helped craft the city's streetcar spin and initiating a petition drive by a city council candidate to force a popular vote on the $60 million plan.

This Thursday and Friday join The Hunger Coalition and make a difference in someone's life! Grab your friends and family and Dine Out Blaine County! this Friday October 16th.

Ketchum Parks & Recreation received more support from City Hall today for the construction and completion of its world class Bike Park.

An Idaho father has been arrested after his 11-year-old daughter likely died of hypothermia in south-central Idaho.

Less than three weeks after her daughter turned 11, JoLeta Jenks picked out the clothes the girl would be cremated in.

An incredible amount of snow in Blaine County wreaked havoc on powerlines and created the earliest snow day in the school district's history Monday.

Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree 20th Anniversary New Event Features Include 20th Anniversary Gala, Addition of a New Venue, and Special Pricing This October 14th through 18th the Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Bellevue resident and native Idahoan Michael White is perhaps best known as the co-founder in 2007 of the Big Wood Folk Festival, as well as a very accomplished and highly-regarded music teacher here in the Wood River Valley -- to say nothing of also being an always in-demand piano technician throughout southern Idaho.