It’s sad days around here in Teton Valley, and probably most people don’t know it because we don’t have a real News paper. The Teton Valley News really sucks lately. I can speak from authority because Steph (who used to work there) and I have hosted two of their Christmas Parties here at our house, and I got to know the old staff.
I have a scanner and I monitor everything that goes down around here, unless I’m sleeping of course. Two major events have occurred recently and only one got a blurb in the Sherrifs Log portion of the paper.
I heard the call come in last weekend of a possible infant drowning out in the Big Hole foothills. Every EMT in the Valley rolled to that event and I listened to the drama unfold. I believe the child drowned in the bathtub, but since we have no local News, I can’t be sure. I listened as the EMT’s blew off a Life-Flight helicopter, and performed CPR all the way to the hospital, knowing the child was gone. I could tell from the sad tone of their voices…
A couple of days ago I listened as a deputy approached a home on Pine Drive off 5000 S. to serve a warrant. Suddenly the deputy shouted shots fired and sure enough, the guy they were after had committed suicide. There was nothing in the News Paper about this and I understand the philosophy of not reporting suicides, but this was News! My sources said that this guy was heading off to a long sentence due to his third DUI.
The paper costs a buck these days, but I’m really starting to think they aren’t worth it…
We just had a sad story out here on Adobe Rd. A guy who had his license revoked due to a 2nd DUI, drove to a bar and had a few, got lucky and met a girl. He was following her home when she rolled her car, flew out of the front window (not wearing a seatbelt) on to the road and the guy, following her ran over her and she died. Third DUI, manslaughter, and driving on a revoked license. DUI – not a good idea.
Sheesh…