Elk Retreat From The Hills A herd of elk came down to the Wood River Valley on Wednesday, just north of Hailey, as snow blanketed the surrounding mountains. More snow is expected on and off through Saturday. Photo by David N. Seelig

Friday, January 20, 2012

• Mountain Rides almost reaches ridership record
  Though rider numbers declined in December

• Narrow stretch of H-75 to be replaced
  ITD ready to reconstruct 8-mile section north of Shoshone

• Ketchum LOT inches up
  Building materials jump

• Dogs run amok in Hailey
  Police chief asks owners to control their animals.

• County commissioners debate airport relocation
  How much money should be put into existing site?

• Ketchum forms events commission
  

• Home loan refinance program to get more attractive
  Local banks can choose to participate

• Grocers not bothered by food stamp shift
  Albertsons: ‘It’s not that big of a deal’

• Local lawmakers to convene with public
  Legislators to hold town hall meetings

• Ideas percolate for Ketchum’s future
  

• Rule could make roadkill fair game
  ‘Roadkill rule’ would allow citizens to possess vehicle-killed animals

• ITD intensifies micro-seal investigation
  Industry experts recruited to determine why seal is deteriorating

• Court throws out district boundaries
  Plan splits too many counties, justices say

• Beth Robrahn heads west
  City planner and elected official to work in San Diego

• Mountain Town News
  

• Briefs
  

• Solar-powered ice cream
  Scoops for schools goes (almost) year-round

• Who is your Woman of the Year?
  Nominations now open

• Willpower: I Want It!
  

• Perry campaign
  

• Romney likes his privacy
  

• Heads up
  

• Presidential races flummox conservatives
  

• Ski museum unveils 2012 shrine inductees
  

• Carey cage teams hold Wolves at bay
  Burley girls nip Wolverines 59-53

• Speed Series wraps up at Jackson Hole
  Farrow on FIS quest in Europe

• Teams will climb Dollar in Randonee Race
  On Jan. 28 to help start Nordic Festival

• Yoga slips into first in Senior A hockey
  2-1 win over Grumpy’s

• Bulldogs outlast WRHS boys 61-53
  On Hailey court

• Why We Ski
  The sound of snowfall

• Not So Fast