Idaho Mountain Express - Online: Issue of 10-06-99 thru 10-12-99

—Idaho's Largest Weekly Newspaper - Serving The Sun Valley, Idaho Resort Area Communities—

Local Links

Air Ketchum calls it quits

Air Ketchum ends scheduled service
Leonard McIntosh, Air Ketchum's President, ended scheduled flights to Boise following decisions by two city councils to subsidize competitor Horizon Air. McIntosh, pictured above last Thursday about to embark on his last scheduled round trip flight, declared he was "blindsided" by events. (Express photo by Willy Cook)

Air Ketchum ends scheduled service Airline president Leonard McIntosh says he can't compete against local subsidies offered Horizon Air to add a Sun Valley-Boise flight during ski season
Cougar shot in Ketchum Big cat shot Saturday after reportedly threatening dog in residential area
Bond survey shows need for education As bond election approaches to raise funds for a range of community facilities poll found many voters don't know what the measure will fund
Hailey Planning and Zoning approves affordable housing development Proposed 192-unit project now goes to city council
Fish and Game Commission shelves predator reduction plan Decision came after heated meeting in Boise

Trick or treat Editorial urges public to attend third and final Highway 75 Corridor Study meeting tomorrow as state highway officials continue to plan for new Wood River Valley road
Time for a raise Editorial reflects on dearth of candidates for council seats up for grabs in November election and urges higher pay for public officials to attract quality representation

Forgotten war is proper moniker for Korean conflict Columnist Pat Murphy in wake of Associated Press report of a massacre of Korean civilians by American troops recalls his demoralizing tour of duty during the conflict
Perils of the parking pass Sun Valley artist Diana Fassino takes a stand against the Forest Service's parking pass but her refusal to pay the fee may lead to confrontation with authorities
Worldviews of globalists and localists Columnist Dick Dorworth discusses dramatically different views of the two groups and how they impact our planet

INEEL defends buried waste cleanup program Officials say construction of a proposed mixed-waste treatment plant at the site near Arco won't slow efforts to clean up buried radioactive and chemical wastes
Schools assess early reading skills Blaine County students in kindergarten through third grade complete first round of new state reading assessment

Public Notice Summary

The Idaho Mountain Express is distributed free to residents and guests throughout the Sun Valley resort areas. Subscribers to the Idaho Mountain Express will read these stories and more in this weeks' issue:

Other Stories This Week:

Hailey Mayor working with state Fish and Game officials to create cougar control guidelines
Six escape serious injuries in four-car accident Sunday night on Highway 75
Saturday's annual Blessing of the Animals Festival was held in downtown Ketchum
Approximately 100 local bikers rode from Ketchum to Hailey in Christmas fund-raiser for needy Blaine County children
State assesses $230,000 penalty against Helca Mining as Grouse Creek Mine continues to leak cyanide
Idaho Supreme Court upholds federal rights to unappropriated water in wilderness areas
Suit alleges four year old student was abused by two teachers at the Pioneer Montessori School in Ketchum
News of Record

Top of Page


	FOR THE WEEK OF: Oct. 6 - Oct. 12, 1999