Stimulus bucks yield 2 new cops Ketchum and Hailey departments awarded 3-year grants Hailey Police Chief Jeff Gunter said federal money to help fund policing should be available by Oct. 1. “It will allow us to maintain our present level of service, particularly in traffic safety and control,” Gunter said. Photo by David N. Seelig

Friday, July 31, 2009

• Stimulus bucks yield 2 new cops
  Ketchum and Hailey departments awarded 3-year grants

• Bathroom cameras at Hop Porter
  Graffiti at public spots rankles Hailey council

• Ketchum riders world champs again
  Rusch and Martin take 24 Hours of Adrenaline mountain bike titles

• Sockeye start to trickle in
  At least 30 ‘red fish’ have arrived in the Sawtooth Valley so far

• Change of venue denied in manslaughter case
  

• Hailey eyes extension of local option tax
  State could shut down LOT if population exceeds 10,000

• McCleary fit to run, again
  Despite workload, newest county commissioner stays fit

• Sawtooth Forest gets stimulus funds
  $1.2 million will be used for infrastructure projects, safety

• Construction nearly done at East Fork
  New roadway has more room for motorists and cyclists

• Urban areas more accident-prone
  ITD statistics show Hailey has highest frequency of motor-vehicle accidents

• Jackson death spurs helmet debate
  Sun Valley has no plans for helmet policy

• Mountain Town News
  

• Blaine County Fair adds new attractions
  Events start Tuesday in Carey, last through Saturday

• Sunbeam Village sees new life
  New owners of historic destination near Stanley considering site’s future

• Jewelry designer focuses on color
  Rosemary Gilman to display her work in Sun Valley this weekend

• Morning shake can help cut down caffeine
  Class to demonstrate benefits of raw food

• Reggae Down At Ketch'em Alive
  

• Stupidly
  

• Forewarned is forearmed
  

• Technology: the elephant in the room
  

• Sustain Blaine has cooperative goals
  

• Do the math on Sustain Blaine
  

• Have faith for Bowe
  

• How cell phones can help
  

• Dorworth forgot about creativity
  

• Kudos to Hennessy
  

• Gloves, bats lift Hailey Stars over Ketchum 12-4
  First-ever North-South All-Star softball game on a soggy night

• Little Wood (19-1) is electric in Hailey softball finale
  Builders walk off 13-12 over Wicked Spud

• 2009 Hailey Coed Softball League
  

• Legion has a terrific Thursday for 5th place
  Solid performances in tourney at Idaho Falls

• Ketchum Classic brings out soccer teams
  Competition this weekend in Ketchum and Hailey

• McCann ends up 5th in Burley Spudman
  Hundreds compete in 32.5-mile triathlon

• Let’s go camping
  

• Marva Carmene Dilworth
  

• Robert Clark Branen