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As with all things in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Teton County Board of County Commissioners’ in-person presence in their meeting chambers has ebbed and flowed. On Monday, that flow will continue when the board convenes in-person for its regularly-scheduled voucher meeting. Commission Chair Natalia D. Macker said the commission plans to do so going forward. “It does not have an end date at this point,” she said of the in-person plans. The county commission has been meeting virtually for months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, holding court over Zoom. It recently moved to a hybr...

The Teton County Board of County Commissioners praised teachers and educational support staff Tuesday in a resolution recognizing "Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week." Commission Chair Natalia D. Macker said she was "excited to recognize our teachers and school and education staff" before the board voted unanimously to approve the resolution. Nationally, Teacher Appreciation Week runs from May 3 to 7. The commission's resolution added other educational staff to the group of people it celebrated. The resolution recognized that, with the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers have been under particular s...

Budget season is here, and Teton County officials will meet in person as they begin crunching the numbers. That’s a departure from the past few months, which have seen the Teton County Board of County Commissioners meet virtually as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. Commission Chairwoman Natalia D. Macker pitched the change during the board’s Monday voucher meeting, looking to make it easier for board members to be on the same page while combing through the financial minutia. But she told the News&Guide afterward that the public is “still encouraged” to attend v...

Close followers of Teton County government may feel like they have deja vu.

Marybeth Hansen is Teton County's 2020 volunteer of the year. "Thank you, Marybeth, for your time, dedication and commitment to making the Teton County Fair one of the best in the West," Commission Chairwoman Natalia D. Macker said Monday. Hansen has served on the Teton County Fair Board for a decade and as its chair twice. One of those stints was in 2020, when the fair faced significant challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Marybeth was tasked with leading the board through, perhaps, the most uncertain and difficult planning process the Fair has ever experienced,” Teton Cou...