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Police Blotter, June 18

6 days ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Jeannette Boner

Hand in my pocket: At 8:20 p.m. on June 10, a 60-year-old man from Alpine was arrested after Teton County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped him on Fall Creek Road for expired registration. He was driving with a suspended license and without insurance or a valid registration. A search turned up 6.1 grams of methamphetamine in his pocket. He was taken to jail and faces a felony drug charge.
21 years later, Grand Targhee Resort seeking alpine restaurants revives land swap debate

6 days ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Jeannette Boner

What began as a conservation trade-off in 2004 — swapping wildlife habitat for development rights in Grand Targhee Resort’s privately owned base area — has become a defining moment in the resort’s history that has fueled fresh debate over where its next chapter of expansion should unfold.
Rieser gets probation after threatening incident

6 days ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Jeannette Boner

A Jackson man charged with two misdemeanors for trespassing and breach of peace has received 12 months of unsupervised probation through Teton County Circuit Court. Builder Tim Rieser, 70, was arrested in November after he allegedly threatened to shoot an employee in the head at a building supply store. Jackson Police Department officers cited Rieser with two misdemeanors for trespassing and breach of peace on the morning of Nov. 14 after the incident at Rocky Mountain Supply on Gregory Lane.
California billionaire, Teton County, Idaho farmers square off over 3-acre manmade lake

6 days ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Jeannette Boner

The construction of a 3-acre lake on the border of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Victor, Idaho, has pitted organic farmers and mountain guides against the California billionaire behind the Good Timber Ranch project.
Residents safety evacuate early morning structure fire

1 week ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Jeannette Boner

All residents were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported following an early morning structure fire on Sunday. Teton County first responders were dispatched around 5:40 a.m. Sunday after receiving reports that a mixed-use building — housing both residences and businesses — was on fire on Deer Drive.
Fire victims safety evacuate early morning structure fire

1 week ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Jeannette Boner

All residents were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported following an early morning structure fire south of Hoback on Sunday. Teton County first responders were dispatched around 5:40 a.m. on June 15 after receiving reports that a mixed-use building — housing both residences and businesses — was on fire on Deer Drive.
Idaho split three ways on Targhee

1 week ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Jeannette Boner

Teton County, Idaho, commissioners remain divided over Grand Targhee Resort’s proposed expansion into the Caribou-Targhee National Forest as the public comment deadline on the project’s draft environmental impact statement looms. On Wednesday, the three-member Board of County Commissioners postponed a decision on a draft comment letter until Monday to allow for further edits.
Idaho state police given authority to work with ICE, enforce immigration law

2 weeks ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Jeannette Boner

Idaho State Police have been granted federal authority to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE. Idaho Governor Brad Little announced Thursday that the Idaho State Police have entered into an agreement with ICE under the 287(g) program, which deputizes local police officers and gives them the ability to enforce parts of federal immigration law.
Teton Valley teen recovering after serious motorcycle crash

2 weeks ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Jeannette Boner

A 17-year-old Teton Valley high school student is recovering at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after a serious motorcycle crash last month near Alta. Cooper Larsen sustained extensive injuries in the May 31 accident, including the loss of his spleen, kidney damage and fractures to nine vertebrae, according to family friend Jill Cameron. Despite the severity of his injuries, Cameron reported encouraging signs of progress on Friday.
Attorney finds power in planning

2 weeks ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Jeannette Boner

After nearly two decades with Valley Advocates for Responsible Development, attorney Anna Trentadue is taking a new path in her legal career. Stepping away from the land-use watchdog group wasn’t easy, but as a woman known for her fearless public advocacy, bold moves are nothing new. “I had dreams of the types of cases I wanted to take on and how I wanted to grow my legal work,” Trentadue said.