2012 Year in review 2012 brought tears, smiles and excitement to Blaine County. Earlier this month, Wood River Valley residents mourned the death of 26 people murdered in Newtown, Ct.,

Friday, December 28, 2012

• Fiscal Cliff Consensus
  

• Apologies. So what?
  

• Resolutions for 2013
  

• What a Knight for hockey!
  Suns sweep Rebels, await Moose series

• Martinez debuts in Dartmouth hoops
  First college action

• Cordeau earns World Cup start at Copper
  SVSEF freestyle team at selections meet

• Nordic race weekend brings 135 to Lake Creek
  For IMD Series opener

• Pioneers
  

• Resolutions for 2013
  

• Remembering friends we lost in 2012
  

• Friedman expansion still uncertain
  In 2012 airport news, LOT fails and Burke resigns

• In Hailey, 2012 brought new signs of optimism
  Public projects deemed a success, but annexations posed challenges

• Wildfires brought fear and smoke to region
  Enclosure Fire burns on Castle Rock anniversary

• 2012 saw increase in wildlife collisions
  Sheriff, ITD and school groups working toward solutions

• County staff get pay raises, meet new face
  Salaries rise by more than $6,000

• Alone or in packs, wolves make news
  Lost pup, confirmed packs and sheep deaths topped wildlife news

• No smooth road for bus transportation facilities
  Mountain Rides proposals meet opposition both north and south

• Bellevue makes up lost ground in 2012
  Fire Department boost and infrastructure improvements mark achievements

• For Sun Valley, a year of investigations
  Light at end of the tunnel seen for 2013

• Ketchum touts progress in 2012
  But some issues stagnate while others spark disagreement

• Lawyers trying to free convicted murderer
  Some people still think Sarah Johnson is innocent

• Cordial business relationship goes sour
  School District and McKinstry battle over $26 million

• Lack of funding plagues senior-care plans
  Decision expected to come next year

• Sharon Kay Cutler
  

• James Leland (Lee) Eldredge
  

• John C. Leonardo