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Sun Valley native Kaitlyn Farrington did the unexpected and beat Torah Bright of Australia.

The Gnu girl from Sun Valley, Idaho might not have the competitive chops of...

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By John Pluntze

Fans of local singer-songwriter-guitarist-keyboardist Sheryll Mae Grace ( www.myspace.com/sheryllmaegrace ) -- who is one of the lead singers, along with Hailey resident Aaron Pugh ( www.myspace.com/aaronjamesmakesmusic ), of the newly-formed and increasingly-popular Wood River Valley band, FREEhand ( www.myspace.com/musicbyfreehand ) -- is currently a semi-finalist once again in an international, online-only contest involving tens of thousands of video entries from all over the world designed to...

Trent got in to McGrath just after midnight local Alaska time today,
11th. I had thought he might check through and mush on to Takotna...

Do you fly fish, bird or visit Silver Creek Preserve? Are you interested in assisting with conservation? The Nature Conservancy wants to hear from you!

Silver Creek has long...

Registration is underway for the Spring season of Girls on the Run.  The season will run from March 22 to May 22 and culminates on May 22 with the New Balance Girls on the Run 5k & Healthy Living Exop that is open to the whole community. ...

The Wood River Arts Alliance thanks everyone who made the 3rd annual Children's Arts Festival possible! 

Thank you to the CAF planning committee:  Claudia McCain,...

These are on the website at http://www.trentherbst.com/the-team.php , but here are most of the 2010 Iditarod squad/stars!...

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Last week I attended a conference sponsored by the Arthur B. Schultz Foundation Social Micro-enterprise Initiative (SMI). This organization (Their web site is here) provides loans to small and medium sized businesses in Kenya, Vietnam, Ghana, Nicaragua and Palestine. These businesses are too...

Chato was found as a stray wandering near traffic. He is a young, exuberant, and friendly dog who shined at the Paw n' Pole last weekend. He even performed some of his newly learned obedience in front of an appreciative crowd. Chato is the type of dog that loves everyone he meets, and...

Trent is off on the "Last Great Race on Earth".   This is Trent's friend Tim, I've borrowed the blog pen for Trent while he is gone.   ...

Last spring, I decided to ride my bike to an event in a distant suburb of San Francisco. So I went to the Internets, plugged in my destination and, voila, my journey was charted.

Except, it wasn’t. About 15 miles into the ride, I ran into a snag: a highway entrance ramp. “When, oh when,” I wondering to myself as I wheeled around suburbia, trying to way-find a bypass around the highway, “will Google Maps finally add bike-specific directions?” That day is here....

Editor Note: The new SunValleyOnline has a Reviews section where we encourage the community to review local businesses. Suzanne Buchanan recently reviewed Sego located in Ketchum. You are welcome to not only read it but also add your own perspective to this and other reviews. Do you have a business you frequent that you have an opinion of? Don't be bashful. Share your perspective. Let's just keep it constructive if you have critiques.

How does one digest the myriad of technology choices in modern times?  How can anyone trust salesmen when all the information seems changed from one person to the next?  There always seems to be one opinion overriding another and it's almost impossible to find a decent baseline with...

By Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter

Update: Embedded below is the Seattle radio interview the head of the Idaho Dept of Commerce did today. The interview starts around 4:15 into...

Light on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Living is honored to announce that Cheryl Welch, owner of Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum, is this year’s recipient of the Ann and Doug Christensen Humanitarian Award.  Cheryl was a driving force in creating the annual Sun Valley Wellness...

The harnessing of solar energy is expanding on every front as concerns about climate change and energy security escalate, as government incentives for...

Community School 4th Grade teacher, Trent Herbst, is competing in the Iditarod going on right now. We will bring you updates posted on Trent's blog. Several of those posts are below to catch you up. The following is the profile on the Iditarod website:...

Swimming, movies, food and fun all in one night!  The YMCA will be hosting the first Flick and Float of the year on Saturday, March 20th from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Grab your friends and family for this special night of watching Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs while floating and playing...