Hailey blaze claims 7 acres The "Board Fire" claimed 7 1/2 acres on the Lower Board Ranch property in west Hailey Monday afternoon before being contained by several fire agencies. The cause of the fire, which spread rapidly in the cotton and jumped to tall trees, is under investigation by the Hailey Police Department.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

• Galena Summit cell tower denied
  Sawtooth officials say facility would have substantially impaired scenic ridgetop

• Hailey fire still smoldering
  Soaring flames threatened homes

• Looking toward the bullpen
  Ketchum hunts for council replacement

• 'Big Iron' meant big business for Friedman airport
  

• Embezzler sentenced to 12 years in prison
  Maloney convicted of stealing $150K from title company

• Hailey man charged with cocaine trafficking
  Suspect was zapped with a taser when arrested

• Is your home wildfire-ready?
  Federal grant to make homes next to BLM lands safe from fire ends this fall

• No swift justice in jet crash lawsuit
  Suits against manufacturer still proceeding

• Woofers and tweeters missing from TJ’s
  Stereo speaker parts nabbed

• Explore spirituality in wilderness
  Rabbi to lead a 'Wild Faith' hike

• DHL suspends pick-up service for Blaine County
  USPS will continue to deliver for DHL

• Wagon Days events begin build-up
  Artist reception to be held tonight

• Carey still making plans for real estate boom
  Land prices holding steady in the south county city

• Forest Fire news
  

• Why the wait on Rapport arrest?
  Wife alleges Ketchum PD 'engineered' Rapport's arrest

• Organizations rally against recall
  Hall supporters make themselves heard

• Buses, housing groups pitch to Sun Valley Council
  Mayor keen on new buses

• Attend SNRA Interpretive programs
  

• Mountain Town News
  

• News Briefs
  

• Sawtooth Wood Recycling keeps it local
  

• Brewing the blues
  Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi present the “Soul Stew Revival”

• Connecting meaning through form and space
  Artist James Marshall frees the mind

• Strut along with Animal Shelter benefit
  Barkin’ events are slated this weekend

• Big Wood Folk Festival redux
  Festival grows to two-day event

• Ketchum Coliseum
  

• NOT KFC BUT KFD
  Reminded, once again, of a valuable community resource

• Pavilion will be grand legacy
  

• The age of U.S. mismanagement has left ruin everywhere
  

• If Idaho is a bellwether, Democrats are looking good
  

• Squandering Americans' longevity
  

• Don't 'skyline' Warm Springs
  

• For whom the bell tolled
  

• Tonee puts in long hours
  

• Fight for your geothermal water
  

• Areva’s French problem
  

• The new Ketchum dump
  

• A chip and a cold dip
  Shelton and Davis swim after Moose Madness win

• Legion (22-8) settles for one scoop in Astroland
  Wood River wins 5-4, falls 7-6 in final frame

• It’s time for Ray Nelson baseball
  37nd annual Little League tourney

• Honza makes 108.5 miles, Baldy to Montana
  Paraglider spends 7 hours, 30 minutes aloft

• Fjords, forests and ferry rides in Canada
  Luhn, Harrison win mountain bike race

• Ladies tee it up at Elkhorn
  Member-guest golf

• Triathletes finish YMCA Spudman
  In Boise

• Sports summary
  

• Fishing Report
  by Bill Mason

• Legal Notice Summary
  

• Jim Stone
  

• Carol Jones