Sheriff : Hailey man was shot to death Blaine County Sheriff Gene Ramsey takes a cell phone call Friday at a Deer Creek Road residence north of Hailey where the body of a man missing for four months was found the day before. Forty-nine-year-old Keith Eric Blankenship has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 47-year-old Stephan Michael Romanchuk, whose body was found partially buried in a pile of leaves. Photo by Willy Cook

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

• Sixth-grader wins state writing award
  Abigail Kirk writes essay on ‘Son of a Gun’ novel

• Sun Valley approves $220,000 wall
  Council also allocates funds for bike path

• Camas County students to graduate Saturday
  6 graduates prepare to move on

• Little Indio residents eye city service options
  Water services would add fire protection

• Bellevue man admits to federal drug charge
  Defendant arrested in March raid on Bellevue home

• USGS measuring river’s temperature
  Data is part of larger study

• Sun Valley approves White Clouds rezone
  Golf course subdivision will have less-dense development

• Ketchum passes law to ban exotic animals from performing
  Hailey leaders maintain approval of summer circus

• Idaho Power applies for new line
  Redundant route would provide outage security

• Are smaller home lots now in vogue?
  Developers see increasing demand for low-end housing in Hailey

• Conservationists aim to protect Copper Basin
  Group says cattle grazing has degraded conditions

• Carole King to sing at Bergdahl event
  Rally scheduled for June 28 in Hailey

• Sheriff : Hailey man was shot to death
  Multiple bullet wounds identified in autopsy

• Former detective sues MASSV
  Corey Weatherly alleges negligence in 2012 accident

• Coffee-shop etiquette 101
  When it comes to ‘Wi-Fi squatting,’ Wood River Valley scores well

• BRIEFS
  

• Minidoka memories
  Idaho’s concentration camp immortalized in photo book

• Get well soon
  Wellness Festival brings health experts to Sun Valley this weekend

• Art lovers unite
  

• AROUND TOWN
  

• Midterm election results...
  

• Drones have become a real danger
  

• Drop the appeal
  

• Science says vaccines not always safe
  

• Get informed before deciding on monument
  

• National monument not a good idea anymore
  

• Let’s not blow the river park deal
  

• Could weed killers be killing our pets?
  

• Transit hub is an expensive boondoggle
  

• Sage School students deserve kudos
  

• Boulder-White Clouds deserve special status
  

• WRHS tennis makes the most of state
  Pearson and Cutler win mixed doubles title

• 2014 State 4A tennis tournament
  May 16-17, 2014

• Cutthroats back in the saddle at state tennis
  Boys’ doubles champion, two team trophies and 76 points

• 2014 State 3A tennis tournament
  May 16-17, 2014 at Vallivue and Caldwell high schools

• Warm weekend for hot athletes at state track
  Prep finals bring out strong athletes

• 30 years later, Lisa’s high jump still stands
  6-1 leap at state in 1984

• FISHING REPORT
  

• Warriors meet Vallivue in lacrosse semi-final
  Today in Mountain Home

• Redfish, SV Half races coming up
  Spring runs May 24, June 7

• SPORTS SUMMARY
  

• Foundation honors nurse for excellence
  St. Luke’s Wood River staff gets kudos

• AAA says Memorial Day travel will be up
  Estimates more than 36 million Americans will take trips

• Who goes there?
  

• LEGAL NOTICE SUMMARY
  

• Laurie Ann Wertich
  

• Gerald A. Boas