Teton Valley leader dies
Joselin Matkins, executive director of Teton Regional Land Trust and a highly involved and beloved Teton Valley community member, died Friday. The Teton County, Idaho, coronerâs office ruled her death a suicide.
Matkins, 42, was an East Idaho native who left a lasting impact on conservation in the region, first leading the Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust in Pocatello, then moving to Teton Valley in 2013 to work for and then direct the Teton Regional Land Trust.
Matkins departed her Tetonia home for a bike ride Friday morning. Her partner became concerned for her welfare and called the sheriffâs office about an hour and a half later, triggering a search that lasted until evening, when she was found deceased.
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Center for the Arts donates rent relief
Center for the Arts
JACKSON, Wyo. (KIFI)-The Center for the Arts in Jackson has announced it will provide more than $225,000 in rent relief for organizations with facilities on the Center’s campus.
Funding for the program comes through a donation from the Lea Charitable Trust. It represents a 40% reduction on the already subsidized lease rates. It’s aimed at helping the organizations deal with the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Center provides a home for more than 20 independent nonprofits. Most offer programs to enhance the cultural community of Jackson Hole. A group of founding visionaries starting planning the Center in the 1990’s. The Arts and Education Pavilion was opened in 2005 and the Center Theater opened in 2007.
Jackson Hole public schools will remain on the hybrid schedule when students return from winter break Jan. 4.
Though the Teton County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees has considered changes to its schedule throughout the year, it did not at its December meeting, meaning no changes.
The district has explicitly said any big changes would need board approval. Until then, no news means a continuation of the status quo.
âWhen the time comes that we are able to change those student schedules, we will certainly clearly communicate to families and the community that thatâs happening,â district Communications Director Charlotte Reynolds said.