Armstrong makes golden visit to Ketchum Courtesy photo by Paulette Phlipot

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

• Armstrong makes golden visit to Ketchum
  Olympic gold medalist shows the spoils

• Marijuana advocate sues national pot lobby group
  Davidson alleges breach of contract by Marijuana Policy Project

• Tight Ketchum budget hits all departments
  

• More sidewalks to school in Ketchum
  

• Bellevue students greeted to a surprise
  School district spends $1 million on school site improvements

• Diplomat sees tough times ahead with Russia
  Richard Holbrooke speaks at writers’ conference

• Listening to Merwin
  W.S. Merwin reads some of his favorite poems at the writers’ conference

• Traffic stop leads to pot bust
  Hailey man faces drug delivery and DUI charges

• Truck crashes and burns near Craters
  

• To play is the thing
  

• Can we keep her?
  Visiting family rescues abandoned great Pyrenees

• Council shoulders big responsibility
  City leaders get first look at Warm Springs resort plan

• That’s some pig
  Life-size porker model found on the roof of Hailey City Hall

• Aiming for the mayor
  

• Forest fire news
  

• The Community School goes camping
  

• Wheelchair access coming to Penny Lake
  Project benefits from Ketchum-area trust

• Gillett walks for now
  Jury trial ends without a verdict

• Fighting cancer, one tournament at a time
  Danny Thompson golfers return to Sun Valley

• South Barker Fire continues to grow
  Remote blaze has grown to nearly 20,000 acres

• Sockeye continue to arrive in Stanley area
  A total of 507 red fish have arrived in the Sawtooth Valley

• A home for Hopper
  20-year resident gets deed-restricted Chilali unit

• Mountain Town News
  

• Feds investigate child pornography allegation
  Suspect charged with lewd conduct in Blaine County

• Women helping girls
  Valley woman to work with Nepalese youth

• County, Cove Springs agree to mediation
  Developers hope to come up with plan to allow 4,630-acre project to proceed

• Artists called to raise money for mental illness
  “Mindful Art” auction to benefit National Alliance on Mental Illness

• Life Church annexation request gets feedback from City Council
  Zoning changes could lead to annexation

• Sun Valley settles its budget drama
  City passes $7.02 million budget

• News Briefs
  

• Bellevue bops with the best
  Labor Day festivities to hit south valley

• Revere the beauty of the burn
  Limited-edition photos support the trails

• If you move there, others will come
  New art scene emerges in light industrial area

• Sun Valley hosts successful conference
  Writers welcomed by enthusiastic readers

• On To_Denver
  

• Democrats borrow from Madison Avenue
  

• A preposterous time
  

• Heart and soul
  

• The Democrats in Denver
  

• Vile hate below the surface
  

• Recall is wrong
  

• Abuse needs to be outed
  

• Feed the elk
  

• Dropping the dispatch ball
  

• Bikes and CIEDRA
  

• Hailey girls put 1-0 hurt on Skyview’s Hawks
  Early Evans goal stands up for Wolverines

• Gold medalist Armstrong makes it up the hill
  Among 77 finishers in

• Carey football wants another state title
  Panthers host Castleford Friday, shoot to run the table

• New clubhouse a big hit with Thompson golfers
  32nd annual charity golf in Sun Valley

• WRHS volleyball team looks to turn defense into points
  Buhl visits for season debut Tuesday

• Hailey rider struggles at Beijing Olympics
  McDonald’s mare spooked in ring

• Where’s Brad? Way up there in Oregon 100k
  Mitchell conquers Willamette Pass course

• Sports summary
  

• Fishing Report
  by Bill Mason

• Legal Notice Summary