TREC & Geo News

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.

In order to improve messaging and better meet the needs of the community, the Teton Geo Center will begin operating with more independence from its umbrella, the Teton Regional Economic Coalition.

The Downtown Driggs Association is excited to announce plans for the 11th Annual Driggs Snowscapes: The Art of Sculpting Snow. This must-see public art experience highlights the beauty of winter with large-scale snow sculptures on Driggs City Plaza, 60 South Main Street. Active sculpting days on the Plaza are January 16-20th.

By far the biggest concern that was expressed by citizens who submitted comments on Teton County’s proposed Land Development Code (LDC) update was the lack of affordable and attainable housing in our community. They feared that the new LDC would make it even harder for many of us and our family members and friends to find secure long term housing here. It is certainly a very legitimate fear, but sticking with the old code is not going to solve the housing crisis. In fact, it would likely make it worse.

In April of 2022, Building Blocks Early Learning Center owner Adrianna Green, who rents her facility on Little Avenue in Driggs, learned that the owner wanted to sell the property. She was told that the future owner would honor her lease, which expires at the end of the 2023 school year. Building Blocks is the only licensed daycare facility in Teton County that still offers care to children under two.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Teton Valley will host two remarkable classical performances on September 15 and 16. Celebrated violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn performs in partnership with the legendary 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius which is said to have inspired the 1990 Academy-award winning film "the Red Violin".   

Bevin Taylor joined the Teton Regional Economic Coalition in early March as Program Manager.