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For decades, a tunnel through Teton Pass has been a curiosity for Teton County residents, a pie-in-the-sky aspirational fix to the avalanche problems on Highway 22. Eager citizens have penned letters to the editor to the News&Guide and its predecessors in support; a few political hopefuls have included it in their platforms, hoping to prove their commitment to audacious community solutions. That advocacy has been to no avail. But depending how fortune’s wheel spins, the Teton Pass tunnel could one day be a reality. The subterranean highway is again on officials’ minds, as the Wyomin...

45 years ago ... • Worried about potential restrictions on hunting and fishing, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission pronounced itself “diametrically opposed” to any extension of Grand Teton National Park’s boundaries . • Park rangers found the bodies of two men buried in an avalanche near Jackson Peak. The two had set out nine days earlier for an overnight trip to the ski cabin at Goodwin Lake, despite reports of extreme danger. • Jackson Animal Control Officer Diane Lane appealed to service clubs, businesses and individuals for money, materials and labor to c...

Green River Star - Teton County action allows RV park residents to remain   December 30, 2020 JACKSON — County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday morning to extend the wastewater facility deadline at the Hoback RV Park, allowing tenants to continue using a failing septic system through May, should their landlords let them. The vote comes more than two weeks after RV park residents asked the Teton County Board of County Commissioners to intervene. Some elected officials said their votes might not make a difference. “This really is in the private sector, and there is not much else we...