{"version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "The Valley Signal", "home_page_url": "https://valleysignal.com/", "feed_url": "https://valleysignal.com/feed/json/", "items": [{"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/inside-driggss-federal-wastewater-consent-decree/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/inside-driggss-federal-wastewater-consent-decree/", "title": "Inside Driggs's Federal Wastewater Consent Decree", "summary": "The Driggs consent decree gave the city until Dec. 15, 2028 to rebuild its failing wastewater plant. Now Driggs is asking for 14 more months.", "date_published": "2026-06-08T18:45:15.260316+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-08T18:45:15.266510+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Deep Dive", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-the-driggs-wastewater-hearing-and-the-county-fy27-budget/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-the-driggs-wastewater-hearing-and-the-county-fy27-budget/", "title": "The Two-Week Ahead: The Driggs Wastewater Hearing and the County FY27 Budget", "summary": "The Driggs wastewater 60% design heads to a June 16 public hearing alongside an EPA meeting; Teton County runs a two-day FY27 budget June 9-10.", "date_published": "2026-06-08T18:25:02.218833+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-08T18:25:02.225872+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/sheriff-blotter/teton-valley-sheriff-blotter-2026-week-21/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/sheriff-blotter/teton-valley-sheriff-blotter-2026-week-21/", "title": "Teton Valley Sheriff Blotter 2026 Week 21", "summary": "Teton Valley sheriff blotter for May 17\u201323: 390 calls, a theft that became one unlocked car, two firearms on a speeding stop, and a statutory case.", "date_published": "2026-06-04T15:45:55.636183+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T15:45:55.642976+00:00", "tags": ["Sheriff Blotter"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/driggs-says-a-wastewater-partnership-is-off-the-table-its-staff-said-regulators-are-open-to-it/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/driggs-says-a-wastewater-partnership-is-off-the-table-its-staff-said-regulators-are-open-to-it/", "title": "Driggs Says a Wastewater Partnership Is Off the Table. Its Staff Said Regulators Are Open to It.", "summary": "Driggs says it can't enter a wastewater partnership with Victor, but its staff said regulators are open to moving the permit. Council tabled to June 16.", "date_published": "2026-06-03T19:02:42+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-03T19:02:57.474778+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/opinion/whats-next-teton-valley/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/opinion/whats-next-teton-valley/", "title": "What's Next, Teton Valley?", "summary": "As America approaches its 250th birthday, I've been wondering what citizenship actually means. Not in Washington, the media, or on Facebook,", "date_published": "2026-06-02T20:37:48+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-02T20:51:48.758175+00:00", "tags": ["Opinion"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/build-for-one-city-or-two-driggs-council-to-decide/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/build-for-one-city-or-two-driggs-council-to-decide/", "title": "Build for One City or Two: Driggs Council to Decide", "summary": "The Driggs City Council votes Tuesday on whether to build the city's wastewater plant for one city or two, after DEQ rescinded its design approval.", "date_published": "2026-06-02T02:26:03.254836+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-02T02:26:03.260955+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-driggs-design-victor-court-date-and-the-june-8-bocc/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-driggs-design-victor-court-date-and-the-june-8-bocc/", "title": "The Two-Week Ahead: Driggs Design, Victor Court Date, and the June 8 BOCC", "summary": "Driggs's 60-percent wastewater design hits council Tuesday alongside Victor's status conference. Centennial Estates returns to the BOCC June 8.", "date_published": "2026-06-01T15:05:55+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-01T21:15:26.598259+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/fire-chief-and-bocc-will-form-committee-to-rebuild-dispatch-services-agreement/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/fire-chief-and-bocc-will-form-committee-to-rebuild-dispatch-services-agreement/", "title": "Fire Chief and BOCC Will Form Committee to Rebuild Dispatch Services Agreement", "summary": "TCFR Chief Maltaverne and Teton County commissioners agreed May 27 to form an advisory committee that will rebuild the 2024 dispatch services agreement.", "date_published": "2026-06-01T12:30:38.721997+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-01T12:30:38.727658+00:00", "tags": ["Health & Safety"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/victor-annexes-the-birch-crossing-parcel-then-zones-out-the-apartments/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/victor-annexes-the-birch-crossing-parcel-then-zones-out-the-apartments/", "title": "Victor Annexes the Birch Crossing Parcel, Then Zones Out the Apartments", "summary": "Victor's council annexed the Birch Crossing parcel but zoned it for single-family houses, rejecting the workforce-apartment zoning D&B Partners needed.", "date_published": "2026-06-01T12:30:35.790269+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-01T12:30:35.796082+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/forest-service-approves-grand-targhee-expansion-the-permit-chain-runs-through-wyoming/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/forest-service-approves-grand-targhee-expansion-the-permit-chain-runs-through-wyoming/", "title": "Forest Service Approves Grand Targhee Expansion. The Permit Chain Runs Through Wyoming.", "summary": "The Forest Service approved a 694-acre Grand Targhee expansion May 28. The downstream permit chain runs through Wyoming agencies, not Idaho.", "date_published": "2026-06-01T12:30:32.460261+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-01T12:30:32.466611+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/fall-river-withdraws-midway-substation-reconsideration/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/fall-river-withdraws-midway-substation-reconsideration/", "title": "Fall River Withdraws Midway Substation Reconsideration", "summary": "Fall River withdrew its Midway Substation reconsideration on May 27, saying the original SUP application was missing a county-required wildlife study.", "date_published": "2026-05-30T19:44:04.904094+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-30T19:44:04.909451+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/centennial-estates-settlement-tabled-as-teton-county-weighs-litigation-on-both-sides/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/centennial-estates-settlement-tabled-as-teton-county-weighs-litigation-on-both-sides/", "title": "Centennial Estates Settlement Tabled as Teton County Weighs Litigation on Both Sides", "summary": "Teton County commissioners tabled their vote on the Centennial Estates settlement after public comment raised new questions about the subdivision's access.", "date_published": "2026-05-28T19:27:17.416250+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-28T19:27:17.421974+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/midway-substation-returns-to-teton-county-june-8-with-new-mitigation-and-a-narrow-legal-test/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/midway-substation-returns-to-teton-county-june-8-with-new-mitigation-and-a-narrow-legal-test/", "title": "Midway Substation Returns to Teton County June 8 With New Mitigation and a Narrow Legal Test", "summary": "Fall River seeks reconsideration of its Midway Substation denial. The June 8 hearing pits a stronger project against a narrow legal test.", "date_published": "2026-05-27T16:28:08+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-30T19:45:21.553449+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/what-happens-next-in-the-frohlich-recall/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/what-happens-next-in-the-frohlich-recall/", "title": "What Happens Next in the Frohlich Recall", "summary": "Over 300 signatures filed on the Frohlich recall. The clerk has 15 business days to verify; certification triggers a 5-day resignation window for the mayor.", "date_published": "2026-05-26T15:48:58+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-26T19:16:28.441357+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Elections"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-back-to-back-bocc-centennial-estates-settlement-and-a-venue-motion/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-back-to-back-bocc-centennial-estates-settlement-and-a-venue-motion/", "title": "The Two-Week Ahead: Back-to-Back BOCC, Centennial Estates Settlement, and a Venue Motion", "summary": "The Centennial Estates Settlement leads back-to-back Teton County BOCC meetings, with a Victor v. Driggs venue motion and a county Burn Ordinance up.", "date_published": "2026-05-26T04:29:20.267753+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-26T04:29:20.274118+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-watch-dogs-and-the-disclosures-that-arent-on-file/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-watch-dogs-and-the-disclosures-that-arent-on-file/", "title": "Victor Watch Dogs and the Disclosures That Aren't on File", "summary": "Victor Watch Dogs faces a Sunshine Law complaint alleging the group operates as an unregistered political committee. No disclosure is on file.", "date_published": "2026-05-22T16:27:13+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:31:10.730563+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/sheriff-blotter/teton-valley-sheriff-blotter-2026-week-20/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/sheriff-blotter/teton-valley-sheriff-blotter-2026-week-20/", "title": "Teton Valley Sheriff Blotter 2026 Week 20", "summary": "Teton Valley sheriff blotter for May 10\u201316: 303 calls, three cocaine arrests in Victor, two Driggs fires, and Tetonia smoke calls from a tar-sealing crew.", "date_published": "2026-05-19T20:15:13+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:39:06.621402+00:00", "tags": ["Sheriff Blotter"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-primary-day-the-tetonia-auction-and-memorial-day/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-primary-day-the-tetonia-auction-and-memorial-day/", "title": "The Two-Week Ahead: Primary Day, the Tetonia Auction, and Memorial Day", "summary": "Primary day on May 19 stacks the GOP primary, the road levy, and the Driggs Alexandria Condos hearing in Teton Valley before Friday's Tetonia auction.", "date_published": "2026-05-18T15:02:42.143161+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-18T15:02:42.150024+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead", "Elections", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/an-independent-audit-said-driggs-overcharged-victor-on-their-wastewater-loan/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/an-independent-audit-said-driggs-overcharged-victor-on-their-wastewater-loan/", "title": "An Independent Audit Said Driggs Overcharged Victor on Their Wastewater Loan", "summary": "An independent CPA examination found Driggs overcharged Victor for years on their shared wastewater loan, the core of Victor's 2026 lawsuit.", "date_published": "2026-05-15T16:51:28+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:39:13.755943+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Deep Dive", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/what-a-failed-road-levy-would-cost-teton-valley/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/what-a-failed-road-levy-would-cost-teton-valley/", "title": "What a Failed Road Levy Would Cost Teton Valley", "summary": "A failed Teton County road levy would leave the county and its three cities short on road money the state pulled away this year.", "date_published": "2026-05-15T16:24:30+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:39:24.206753+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Elections"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/teton-valley-health-care-ahead-of-budget-six-months-into-recovery-year-2/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/teton-valley-health-care-ahead-of-budget-six-months-into-recovery-year-2/", "title": "Teton Valley Health Care Ahead of Budget Six Months Into Recovery Year", "summary": "Teton Valley Health Care posted a $13,000 operating margin in the first half of fiscal 2026, CEO Leianne Everett told county commissioners on May 11.", "date_published": "2026-05-14T04:47:57+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-14T05:03:52.921960+00:00", "tags": ["Health & Safety"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/how-driggs-is-borrowing-25-million-for-a-wastewater-plant-without-a-bond-election/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/how-driggs-is-borrowing-25-million-for-a-wastewater-plant-without-a-bond-election/", "title": "How Driggs Is Borrowing $25 Million for a Wastewater Plant Without a Bond Election", "summary": "Driggs is borrowing $25 million for its wastewater rebuild without a bond election. The Driggs wastewater path runs through judicial confirmation in court.", "date_published": "2026-05-13T17:24:13+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:39:30.012383+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/commissioners-deny-sweetwater-reconsideration-on-standing-phase-1-approval-stands/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/commissioners-deny-sweetwater-reconsideration-on-standing-phase-1-approval-stands/", "title": "Commissioners Deny Sweetwater Reconsideration on Standing; Phase 1 Approval Stands", "summary": "Teton County commissioners voted 3-0 May 11 to deny the Sweetwater reconsideration on standing grounds, affirming the March 9 Phase 1 approval.", "date_published": "2026-05-11T19:49:29.820967+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-11T19:49:29.826756+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/yellowstone-grizzly-attack-on-mystic-falls-trail-two-brothers-airlifted-to-idaho-falls/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/yellowstone-grizzly-attack-on-mystic-falls-trail-two-brothers-airlifted-to-idaho-falls/", "title": "Yellowstone Grizzly Attack on Mystic Falls Trail; Two Brothers Airlifted to Idaho Falls", "summary": "A Yellowstone grizzly attack injured two brothers near Old Faithful on May 4. Both were airlifted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.", "date_published": "2026-05-11T18:26:09.023743+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-11T18:26:09.029483+00:00", "tags": ["Health & Safety"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-five-new-applications-the-ldc-hearing-and-primary-day/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-five-new-applications-the-ldc-hearing-and-primary-day/", "title": "The Two-Week Ahead: Five New Applications, the LDC Hearing, and Primary Day", "summary": "The week ahead in Teton Valley puts five development applications before P&Z on May 12, the LDC hearing on May 18, and the Idaho primary on May 19.", "date_published": "2026-05-11T17:15:52.162523+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-11T17:15:52.168688+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead", "Elections", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/idaho-clerks-have-60-days-to-verify-signatures-on-reproductive-rights/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/idaho-clerks-have-60-days-to-verify-signatures-on-reproductive-rights/", "title": "Idaho Clerks Have 60 Days to Verify Signatures on Reproductive Rights", "summary": "County clerks have 60 days to verify signatures on Idaho's 2026 reproductive rights and medical marijuana ballot initiatives.", "date_published": "2026-05-06T14:22:05.267177+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-06T14:22:05.273128+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Elections"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/ymca-pitch-to-teton-401-an-early-idea-not-a-plan/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/ymca-pitch-to-teton-401-an-early-idea-not-a-plan/", "title": "YMCA Pitch to Teton 401: An Early Idea, Not a Plan", "summary": "Advocates for a Teton Valley YMCA pitched a school-land partnership to Teton 401 trustees on April 13. The proposal is exploratory and unfunded.", "date_published": "2026-05-04T02:16:28.307921+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-04T02:16:28.314182+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-sweetwater-returns-as-the-ldc-window-closes-may-11/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-sweetwater-returns-as-the-ldc-window-closes-may-11/", "title": "The Two-Week Ahead: Sweetwater Returns as the LDC Window Closes May 11", "summary": "The week ahead in Teton Valley packs three items into May 11: a Sweetwater standing ruling, the LDC comment deadline, and the DEQ webinar.", "date_published": "2026-05-01T20:21:53+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-01T20:26:29.031996+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/an-active-fire-season-is-coming-to-teton-valley/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/an-active-fire-season-is-coming-to-teton-valley/", "title": "An Active Fire Season Is Coming to Teton Valley", "summary": "Federal forecasters expect an above-normal fire season in southern Idaho this July. Where the Caribou-Targhee spring burns stand and how to prepare.", "date_published": "2026-05-01T04:13:17.209251+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-01T04:13:17.215664+00:00", "tags": ["Health & Safety"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-rescinds-the-evans-wastewater-land-deal/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-rescinds-the-evans-wastewater-land-deal/", "title": "Victor Rescinds the Evans Wastewater Land Deal", "summary": "Victor rescinded the Evans wastewater land deal as pending court matters define how the $35M plant moves forward. The council voted unanimously.", "date_published": "2026-04-30T16:00:59+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:39:36.629079+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/commissioners-balk-at-broad-exclusivity-in-proposed-rad-franchise/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/commissioners-balk-at-broad-exclusivity-in-proposed-rad-franchise/", "title": "Commissioners Balk at Broad Exclusivity in Proposed RAD Franchise", "summary": "Two of three Teton County commissioners questioned the breadth of exclusivity in the proposed RAD franchise renewal at an April 10 work session.", "date_published": "2026-04-29T03:44:28+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:39:49.527265+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/events/art-luminary-sue-tyler-celebrated-at-city-of-victor-gallery/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/events/art-luminary-sue-tyler-celebrated-at-city-of-victor-gallery/", "title": "Art Luminary Sue Tyler Celebrated at City of Victor Gallery", "summary": "Painter Sue Tyler shows Western originals at the City of Victor Gallery, with a public reception 4-6 p.m. May 12 on Main Street, Victor.", "date_published": "2026-04-29T03:44:23.007755+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-29T03:44:23.013624+00:00", "tags": ["Events"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/sweetwater-reconsideration-tabled-to-may-11-pending-legal-counsel-on-standing/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/sweetwater-reconsideration-tabled-to-may-11-pending-legal-counsel-on-standing/", "title": "Sweetwater Reconsideration Tabled to May 11 Pending Legal Counsel on Standing", "summary": "Teton County commissioners tabled the Sweetwater reconsideration petition to May 11 to seek legal counsel on whether the 12 petitioners qualify to be heard.", "date_published": "2026-04-28T18:55:49+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:39:54.868153+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/teton-county-adopts-drive-in-theater-code-clearing-ldc-path-for-spud-rebuild/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/teton-county-adopts-drive-in-theater-code-clearing-ldc-path-for-spud-rebuild/", "title": "Teton County Adopts Drive-In Theater Code, Clearing LDC Path for Spud Rebuild", "summary": "Teton County commissioners adopted a drive-in theater code on April 27, opening a permitting path for the long-stalled Spud Drive-In rebuild on Highway 33.", "date_published": "2026-04-27T21:32:14+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:39:59.754453+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/opinion/eight-years-on-victors-city-council-taught-me-to-trust-ours/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/opinion/eight-years-on-victors-city-council-taught-me-to-trust-ours/", "title": "Eight Years on Victor's City Council Taught Me to Trust Ours", "summary": "The personal attacks on these elected officials need to stop.", "date_published": "2026-04-27T04:30:40.890770+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-27T04:36:05.366339+00:00", "tags": ["Opinion"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/week-ahead-april-27-may-10/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/week-ahead-april-27-may-10/", "title": "Week Ahead: April 27 \u2013 May 10", "summary": "The week ahead in Teton County stacks three Monday hearings, the Idaho reproductive rights signature deadline, and Wildfire Awareness Day.", "date_published": "2026-04-25T02:09:22.299032+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-29T17:18:05.787810+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/inside-the-victor-wastewater-vote-the-case-for-going-back-and-why-its-closed/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/inside-the-victor-wastewater-vote-the-case-for-going-back-and-why-its-closed/", "title": "Inside the Victor Wastewater Vote: The Case for Going Back, and Why it's Closed", "summary": "Three councilors treated the Victor wastewater vote as an execution step. The lone dissent wanted to reverse course. Three facts close that path.", "date_published": "2026-04-24T18:28:12+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:40:08.586867+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-drops-its-public-records-policy-and-leaves-the-coletti-dispute-unresolved/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-drops-its-public-records-policy-and-leaves-the-coletti-dispute-unresolved/", "title": "Victor Drops its Public Records Policy and Leaves the Coletti Dispute Unresolved", "summary": "Victor Council dropped its public records policy for Idaho Title 74 but deferred Coletti's $1,390 billing dispute to a future session.", "date_published": "2026-04-24T18:27:18+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:40:04.488098+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/driggs-wastewater-funding-tops-state-list-at-25-million/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/driggs-wastewater-funding-tops-state-list-at-25-million/", "title": "Driggs Wastewater Funding Tops State List at $25 Million", "summary": "Driggs wastewater funding tops Idaho DEQ's draft priority list, making the city eligible for $25 million to rebuild its treatment plant.", "date_published": "2026-04-24T18:27:07.360360+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-27T04:33:59.225845+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-council-approves-2-million-evans-land-purchase-for-wastewater-plant/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-council-approves-2-million-evans-land-purchase-for-wastewater-plant/", "title": "Victor Council Approves $2 Million Evans Land Purchase for Wastewater Plant", "summary": "Victor council voted 3-1 to approve the $2 million Evans land purchase for the wastewater plant site and ratified the lawsuit against Driggs.", "date_published": "2026-04-23T03:16:50+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:40:13.172519+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/sheriff-blotter/teton-valley-sheriff-blotter-2026-week-16/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/sheriff-blotter/teton-valley-sheriff-blotter-2026-week-16/", "title": "Teton Valley Sheriff Blotter 2026 Week 16", "summary": "Teton Valley sheriff blotter for April 12\u201318: 281 dispatch calls, three DUI arrests, a loose horse on Highway 33, and a phone that dialed 911 on itself.", "date_published": "2026-04-22T22:59:56+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:40:17.236160+00:00", "tags": ["Sheriff Blotter"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/birch-crossing-zoning-victor-pz-recommends-single-family-for-entire-13-acre-site/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/birch-crossing-zoning-victor-pz-recommends-single-family-for-entire-13-acre-site/", "title": "Birch Crossing Zoning: Victor P&Z Recommends Single-Family for Entire 13-Acre Site", "summary": "The Birch Crossing zoning recommendation from Victor P&Z assigns RS-7 single-family to all 13 acres, rejecting the scaled-down 146-unit rental proposal.", "date_published": "2026-04-21T19:26:47+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:40:22.711825+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-ethics-complaint-attorneys-clear-consultants-dual-roles-25000-in-2025/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-ethics-complaint-attorneys-clear-consultants-dual-roles-25000-in-2025/", "title": "Victor Ethics Complaint: Attorneys Clear Consultant's Dual Roles, $25,000 in 2025", "summary": "A Victor ethics complaint alleged conflict of interest in Athenian Partners' dual city roles. Two attorneys found no conflict.", "date_published": "2026-04-16T15:51:40+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:40:29.314938+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/week-ahead-targhee-open-house-victor-pz-hearings-and-the-evans-property-vote/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/week-ahead-targhee-open-house-victor-pz-hearings-and-the-evans-property-vote/", "title": "Week Ahead: Targhee Open House, Victor P&Z Hearings, and the Evans Property Vote", "summary": "Victor council votes on Evans property closing for wastewater plant. Victor P&Z hears Sweet Hollow Farm and D&B Partners. Targhee open house Thursday.", "date_published": "2026-04-15T19:31:13.558166+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-15T19:31:13.570471+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/victor-council-unanimously-denies-market-street-rezone-2/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/victor-council-unanimously-denies-market-street-rezone-2/", "title": "Victor Council Unanimously Denies Market Street Rezone", "summary": "Victor City Council voted 3-0 to deny the Market Street rezone, halting a 90-unit mixed-use project until wastewater and comprehensive plan issues are resolved.", "date_published": "2026-04-15T03:30:38+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-06-08T20:09:28.883704+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-wastewater-hearing-pushed-to-september/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-wastewater-hearing-pushed-to-september/", "title": "Victor Wastewater Hearing Pushed to September", "summary": "The Victor wastewater judicial confirmation hearing moves to September 11-13, expanding from one day to three. Driggs authorizes experts.", "date_published": "2026-04-08T19:04:19.333101+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-09T02:50:48.016279+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/teton-valley-housing-idaho-spends-51-per-resident-on-housing-while-neighbors-spend-hundreds/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/teton-valley-housing-idaho-spends-51-per-resident-on-housing-while-neighbors-spend-hundreds/", "title": "Teton Valley Housing: Idaho Spends $51 Per Resident on Housing While Neighbors Spend Hundreds", "summary": "Teton Valley Housing director tells Driggs council that Idaho spends $51 per resident on housing programs. Wyoming spends $217, Colorado $1,150.", "date_published": "2026-04-08T19:04:16.290423+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-09T02:46:17.851864+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/driggs-city-council-approves-park-and-ride-contract-trail-easement-white-antler-plat/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/driggs-city-council-approves-park-and-ride-contract-trail-easement-white-antler-plat/", "title": "Driggs City Council Approves Park-and-Ride Contract, Trail Easement, White Antler Plat", "summary": "Driggs City Council approved a $428K park-and-ride contract, a school district trail easement, and the White Antler subdivision final plat on April 7.", "date_published": "2026-04-08T19:04:16.270648+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-09T02:44:30.368307+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/what-the-reproductive-rights-ballot-initiative-would-do-and-how-to-sign-it/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/what-the-reproductive-rights-ballot-initiative-would-do-and-how-to-sign-it/", "title": "What the Reproductive Rights Ballot Initiative Would Do, and How to Sign It", "summary": "DRIGGS \u2014 A statewide petition drive to put reproductive rights on Idaho's November ballot enters its final 24 days, and Teton Valley volunte", "date_published": "2026-04-07T21:56:47+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:40:37.598748+00:00", "tags": ["Health & Safety", "Elections"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/events/music-on-main-2026-built-to-spill-headlines-21st-season/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/events/music-on-main-2026-built-to-spill-headlines-21st-season/", "title": "Music on Main 2026: Built to Spill Headlines 21st Season", "summary": "The Teton Valley Foundation announced the Music on Main 2026 lineup, opening June 18 with Built to Spill at Victor City Park. Full schedule inside.", "date_published": "2026-04-07T20:32:27.595163+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-26T15:46:20.619166+00:00", "tags": ["Events"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/week-ahead-wastewater-hearing-delayed-as-driggs-victor-councils-meet/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/week-ahead-wastewater-hearing-delayed-as-driggs-victor-councils-meet/", "title": "Week Ahead: Wastewater Hearing Delayed as Driggs, Victor Councils Meet", "summary": "Victor's $35 million wastewater hearing delayed. Driggs and Victor councils meet this week on land use, STR repeal, and subdivision reviews.", "date_published": "2026-04-06T18:46:19.114015+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-06T18:48:55.915330+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/birch-crossing-victor-commission-balks-at-172-unit-rental-project-as-developer-regroups/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/birch-crossing-victor-commission-balks-at-172-unit-rental-project-as-developer-regroups/", "title": "Birch Crossing: Victor Commission Balks at 172-Unit Rental Project as Developer Regroups", "summary": "Victor P&Z Commission rejected Birch Crossing's proposed density at 172 rental units. Developer hosts neighborhood open house April 9.", "date_published": "2026-04-06T15:52:06.573534+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-21T19:27:03.941010+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-wastewater-numbers-behind-victors-35-million-bet/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-wastewater-numbers-behind-victors-35-million-bet/", "title": "The Wastewater Numbers Behind Victor's $35 Million Bet", "summary": "Victor's $35 million wastewater plant costs $115,000 less per year than staying with Driggs. The wastewater numbers both cities have and haven't published.", "date_published": "2026-03-31T20:25:29+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:40:41.610907+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Deep Dive", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/opinion/democracy-in-victor-busy-being-born-or-dying/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/opinion/democracy-in-victor-busy-being-born-or-dying/", "title": "Democracy in Victor: Busy Being Born or Dying?", "summary": "Meetings are long. Voices are louder. People are organizing, questioning, challenging, and showing up in new ways in Victor. That\u2019s not a failure of...", "date_published": "2026-03-30T23:48:20.247491+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-23T03:17:26.748390+00:00", "tags": ["Opinion", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/hb-583-what-changes-for-short-term-rentals-in-teton-valley/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/hb-583-what-changes-for-short-term-rentals-in-teton-valley/", "title": "HB 583: What Changes for Short-Term Rentals in Teton Valley", "summary": "HB 583 bars cities from licensing short-term rentals in Teton Valley. Permits, inspections, and fees end July 1, 2026. Taxes remain.", "date_published": "2026-03-30T14:55:40.065730+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-03-30T14:55:40.077987+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-judicial-confirmation-hearing-leads-april-calendar/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-two-week-ahead-judicial-confirmation-hearing-leads-april-calendar/", "title": "The Two-Week Ahead: Judicial Confirmation Hearing Leads April Calendar", "summary": "Judge Boyce will hear Victor's judicial confirmation petition April 7 for a $35 million wastewater plant. Plus Driggs and Victor council agendas.", "date_published": "2026-03-30T14:53:51.405395+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-03-30T14:53:51.413613+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/teton-creek-resort-settlement-costs-teton-county-3-million/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/teton-creek-resort-settlement-costs-teton-county-3-million/", "title": "Teton Creek Resort Settlement Costs Teton County $3 Million", "summary": "The Teton Creek Resort settlement costs Teton County $3 million after commissioners blocked a development approved 30 years ago. Taxpayers cover the tab.", "date_published": "2026-03-25T15:11:00+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:46:10.944891+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use", "Deep Dive"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/boil-water-advisory-issued-for-north-driggs-residents/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/boil-water-advisory-issued-for-north-driggs-residents/", "title": "Boil Water Advisory Issued for North Driggs Residents", "summary": "The City of Driggs has issued a boil water advisory affecting customers along and north of Valley Centre Drive. The advisory covers addresses on...", "date_published": "2026-03-23T20:50:10.707364+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-03-26T16:31:23.945647+00:00", "tags": ["Health & Safety"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/county-commission-unanimously-adopts-revised-juvenile-ordinances-after-backlash/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/county-commission-unanimously-adopts-revised-juvenile-ordinances-after-backlash/", "title": "County Commission Unanimously Adopts Revised Juvenile Ordinances After Backlash", "summary": "Teton County commissioners voted 3-0 to revise juvenile ordinances after community backlash over rules critics said could criminalize minors.", "date_published": "2026-03-23T19:36:03.700915+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-21T19:27:47.230871+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/teton-county-road-levy-returns-to-may-ballot-as-state-cuts-raise-the-stakes/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/teton-county-road-levy-returns-to-may-ballot-as-state-cuts-raise-the-stakes/", "title": "Teton County Road Levy Returns to May Ballot as State Cuts Raise the Stakes", "summary": "DRIGGS \u2014 Teton County voters will decide on May 19 whether to renew the Special Road & Bridge Levy, a two-year funding measure that has appeared on...", "date_published": "2026-03-23T19:28:46.814310+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-25T04:17:37.163929+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Elections"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/teton-county-denies-midway-substation-permit/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/teton-county-denies-midway-substation-permit/", "title": "Teton County Denies Midway Substation Permit", "summary": "Teton County commissioners voted 2-1 to deny Fall River Electric's Midway Substation permit between Driggs and Victor. The cooperative may appeal.", "date_published": "2026-03-23T19:16:47+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-05-22T16:40:45.645009+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-week-ahead-march-2329/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/the-week-ahead/the-week-ahead-march-2329/", "title": "The Week Ahead: March 23\u201329", "summary": "The week ahead in Teton Valley features a county commission meeting, a land-use code workshop, and two public hearings in Victor.", "date_published": "2026-03-22T18:08:29.367789+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-03-26T15:21:37.024945+00:00", "tags": ["The Week Ahead"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/opinion/sin-bin/the-sin-bin-weekly-advice-for-people-who-dont-deserve-it/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/opinion/sin-bin/the-sin-bin-weekly-advice-for-people-who-dont-deserve-it/", "title": "The Sin Bin: Weekly Advice for People who Don't Deserve It", "summary": "Welcome to The Sin Bin. You've got problems. I've got a beer getting warm. Let's make this quick.", "date_published": "2026-03-22T17:53:21.735763+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-03-22T17:57:22.899719+00:00", "tags": ["Sin Bin"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-v-driggs-inside-teton-valleys-65-million-wastewater-breakdown/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/victor-v-driggs-inside-teton-valleys-65-million-wastewater-breakdown/", "title": "Victor v. Driggs: Inside Teton Valley's $65 Million Wastewater Breakdown", "summary": "Victor sued Driggs over their shared Driggs wastewater plant \u2014 3,700 EPA violations, overbilling, and a declined $20M loan. The $65 million breakdown.", "date_published": "2026-03-20T05:32:43.680000+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-26T15:46:23.478167+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Deep Dive", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/rexburg-man-killed-in-highway-33-rollover-after-hitting-elk/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/rexburg-man-killed-in-highway-33-rollover-after-hitting-elk/", "title": "Rexburg Man Killed in Highway 33 Rollover After Hitting Elk", "summary": "TETONIA \u2014 A 35-year-old Rexburg man died Monday morning after his truck struck a dead elk on State Highway 33 and rolled off the road.", "date_published": "2026-03-19T19:42:36.427000+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-03-20T04:40:31.772000+00:00", "tags": ["Health & Safety"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/corona-valley-subdivision-proposed-adjacent-to-teton-high-school/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/corona-valley-subdivision-proposed-adjacent-to-teton-high-school/", "title": "Corona Valley Subdivision Proposed Adjacent to Teton High School", "summary": "DRIGGS \u2014 The Corona Valley subdivision, a proposed 180-unit development adjacent to Teton High School, is moving through Driggs planning review.", "date_published": "2026-03-19T19:42:36.412000+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-03-20T04:40:31.688000+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/forest-service-pushes-grand-targhee-expansion-timeline-again/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/growth-land-use/forest-service-pushes-grand-targhee-expansion-timeline-again/", "title": "Forest Service Pushes Grand Targhee Expansion Timeline Again", "summary": "ALTA \u2014 The U.S. Forest Service has delayed the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Grand Targhee Resort's proposed expansion,...", "date_published": "2026-03-19T19:42:36.398000+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-03-20T04:40:31.591000+00:00", "tags": ["Growth & Land Use"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/teton-valley-hospital-secures-emergency-funding-weighs-long-term-options/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/health-safety/teton-valley-hospital-secures-emergency-funding-weighs-long-term-options/", "title": "Teton Valley Hospital Secures Emergency Funding, Weighs Long-Term Options", "summary": "DRIGGS \u2014 Teton Valley Hospital has secured enough philanthropic support to keep its doors open while leadership evaluates the facility's long-term future.", "date_published": "2026-03-19T19:42:36.385000+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-03-20T04:40:31.517000+00:00", "tags": ["Health & Safety"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/juvenile-ordinance-revisions-up-for-review-at-march-23-commission-meeting/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/juvenile-ordinance-revisions-up-for-review-at-march-23-commission-meeting/", "title": "Juvenile Ordinance Revisions Up for Review at March 23 Commission Meeting", "summary": "DRIGGS \u2014 Teton County commissioners will review proposed revisions to the controversial juvenile ordinance covering runaway and beyond parental control cases.", "date_published": "2026-03-19T19:42:36.374000+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-03-26T16:31:23.960044+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/judge-to-decide-victor-wastewater-borrowing-april-7/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/judge-to-decide-victor-wastewater-borrowing-april-7/", "title": "Judge to Decide Victor Wastewater Borrowing April 7", "summary": "VICTOR \u2014 A judge will decide April 7 whether Victor can borrow $35 million for its victor wastewater project without putting the question to a public vote.", "date_published": "2026-03-19T19:42:36.363000+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-09T02:29:39.266280+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Waste Water"]}, {"id": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/recall-petition-filed-against-victor-mayor-over-wastewater-fight/", "url": "https://valleysignal.com/government-accountability/recall-petition-filed-against-victor-mayor-over-wastewater-fight/", "title": "Recall Petition Filed Against Victor Mayor Over Wastewater Fight", "summary": "VICTOR \u2014 A group of Victor residents is attempting to remove Mayor Will Frohlich from office, filing a recall petition with the Teton County Clerk on...", "date_published": "2026-03-19T19:42:36.340000+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-04-07T23:27:52.322703+00:00", "tags": ["Government & Accountability", "Waste Water"]}]}