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A New Plan For The BTNF Admin Site

January 27, 2012 Jackson Hole, Teton County, Town of Jackson Comments Off
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Bridger Teton National Forest is releasing a supplement to the environmental assessment for the Jackson Administrative Site Land Conveyance and Development project today.  The proposal calls for the sale of up to 11 acres of land at the North Cache Street site and new facilities there as well as … Continue Reading

YNP Seeks To Restore Cabins

January 27, 2012 Greater Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, Teton County Comments Off
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Yellowstone National Park is looking at returning a group of 67 lodge cabins in the Old Faithful area back to the inventory used to house park visitors.  As such, Park Spokesman Al Nash says the preferred alternative in an environmental assessment called … Continue Reading

Barrasso Heads Powerful Committee

January 27, 2012 State of Wyoming Comments Off
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Wyoming’s US Senator John Barrasso has again found himself assuming an influential role in Washington.  Barrasso yesterday assumed his duties as Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. The Committee publishes a variety of policy papers that are used … Continue Reading

WYDOT Tells of Inordinate Avalanche Cycle

January 26, 2012 Jackson Hole, State of Wyoming, Teton County, Teton Valley Comments Off
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation has issued a summary statement of their activities following last week’s snowstorm.  According to their statement, road crews on Teton Pass had to contend with sixteen major avalanche events and over twenty bank slides of various sizes which in some cases … Continue Reading

IPSSSDR Announces Friday Schedule

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Timeline race start at Town Square Friday, January 27, 2012:

  • 4:30 pm Live remote-5:30 on Jackson Hole Radio
  • 5:00 pm Music on the sound system, food and booths
  • 5:00 pm  Storm Show’s 2011 ski/ride film “Action Jackson” playing on the jumboTron’
  • 6:00 pm  Frank Welcome
  • 6:30 pm IPSSSDR Team number 1—RACE START
  • 7-9 pm Pedigree Party at Snow King
  • 8  pm Torchlight Parade
  • 8:30 pm  Fireworks

Mead Rallies for Worker Safety

January 26, 2012 State of Wyoming No Comments
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When considering some of Wyoming’s most prominent industries – mining, oil and gas – it may not be surprising that the Cowboy State … Continue Reading

Backcountry Savvy Critical Now

Taylor Mountain before it slid Tuesday. Courtesy Trina.

A mammoth avalanche on Taylor Mountain and another on Horseshoe Bowl Tuesday serve as serious reminders, avalanche forecasters say, that we’re dealing with a period of prolonged instability.

Bridger Teton Avalanche forecaster Bob Comey says he’s surprised … Continue Reading

AAA Awards 5-Diamond Honor Here

January 26, 2012 Jackson Hole, State of Wyoming, Teton County Comments Off
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Triple-A Auto Club yesterday announced that 126 lodgings and 53 restaurants earned the club’s coveted Five Diamond Award® designation for 2012. These select establishments represent just 3/10- percent of the total 59,000 AAA Approved and Diamond Rated lodgings and restaurants. Among those named this year was Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole becoming the only hotel … Continue Reading

Still Not Enough Snow

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Last week’s storm dumped copious amounts of snow on northwestern Wyoming, but the Natural Resources Conservation Service says it still wasn’t enough to bring the snowpack in the river drainages here up to 100%.  This week’s report indicates … Continue Reading

Long Lines For Licenses

January 26, 2012 Jackson Hole, State of Wyoming, Teton County, Town of Jackson Comments Off
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Jackson Driver Services Office is urging those planning to visit the office to renew their driver licenses to arrive early in the day.  WYDOT Driver Services Manager Don Edington explains that new identify verification requirements … Continue Reading

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Friday night issued an avalanche warning for the western mountains of Wyoming effective until midnight Sunday. This warning includes …

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  • January 26, 2012 — A Cold Front and Snow Showers Push Through Today and Friday Morning - January 26, 2012
    Snow will start to fall in northwest and western Wyoming later today as a cold front starts to move in.  Further east, it will be a mild but breezy January day.  The strongest winds will be found in the southeast along I-80.  A High Wind Watch has been posted for some areas this afternoon and [...] [...]
  • Retrial of Troy Willoughby Underway in Lander - January 26, 2012
    Jury selection has taken place in a Fremonth County courtroom in Lander in the retrial of a Montana man who’s murder conviction in Fremont County was overturned last year.   The 25-year-old Ehlers’ body was found in Hoback Canyon in the early morning hours of June 21, 1984.  Ehlers’ case went cold for decades before [...] [...]
  • Prosecutor To Seek Death Penalty In Cheyenne Double Murder Case - January 26, 2012
    A special prosecutor says several factors support imposing the death penalty against a Cheyenne man accused of gunning down two people and critically wounding a third last summer. Nathaniel Castellanos has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges in the August shootings of 21-year-old Corey A. Walker and 25-year-old Megan L. McIntosh, both of Cheyenne. [...] [...]
  • It’s not just dull knives that’ll cut you - January 26, 2012
    Your Boy Scout leaders might tell you it’s the dull knives that’ll cut you, but the sharp ones can do a pretty good bit of damage, too. Listen to today’s show to find out more about the dangers of knives — both the dull ones and the sharp ones. [...]