TREC & Geo News

Many resort towns across the globe suffer from overcrowding, natural resource destruction, unaffordable housing and low workforce wages. Teton County, Idaho, has a historic opportunity to define a better destiny before it’s too late.

Brian McDermott approaches retirement this summer while the TREC board seeks a replacement for this integral role in Teton Valley.

Over the years, artists in Teton Valley, Idaho, have opened their studios and homes to the public, welcoming in locals, travelers and appreciators of all mediums of work. This fall a collective groundswell of artists in Teton Valley will roll out a more formal collaboration aimed at showcasing the deep well of local talent.

The Teton Valley area thrives on its summer and winter tourism. However, just a couple of years ago, the area was overwhelmed by a surge in tourism. Since then, they have scaled back the promotion of the area for tourism as a ploy to make it easier for the area, a risk that is seemingly paying off.

The Idaho Fish and Game killed an adult female black bear and a yearling cub near Mahogany Ridge in the Big Hole Mountains on Monday after the bear injured a man in his garage

The Teton Valley Bear Wise (TVBW) program has been awarded a Conservation Partners grant from the Vital Grounds Foundation. TVBW is a community-led effort that is focused on reducing future conflicts between humans and bears within Teton Valley, Idaho.

With the warm temperatures currently gracing Teton Valley, wildlife around our forests will finally be receiving their first real reprieve from what has amounted to a tough, cold, and snowy winter.

There was an unusual buzz throughout Teton Valley last week as county and city officials met with representatives from Idaho’s Resort Cities Coalition, which is a group of officials from 19 resort communities throughout the state.

The Teton Valley Collaborative for Early Learning has received over 1 million dollars in grant funding from the Idaho Workforce Development Council to establish a new childcare facility in Teton Valley. The grant will be used to relocate, place, and renovate a 4,500 square foot home, generously donated by

It doesn’t take long to assess the strength of character, resourcefulness, determination and unrelenting force behind the women of Teton Valley. Women business & organizational leaders across the valley are undoubtedly the most committed, organized, group of thoughtful, creative problem-solvers I have encountered in my professional career.

Every week, we at the Teton Valley News are faced with many questions. What is going on? What are the issues people care about? What can we spotlight? All of these questions need to be answered, but perhaps my favorite question to answer is, what is helping Teton Valley? Some of our favorite stories focus on the tangible things people are doing to help other people get the most out of living in Teton Valley. While we only have so much space in each paper, I am thrilled that we get to celebrate the people and businesses that do this the best once a year .

​Downtown Driggs Association is celebrating the spirit of the harvest this fall. Original Scarecrows created by Driggs businesses and non-profits are on display from throughout October. Walk around town to find your favorite scarecrow in all five categories.