Despite the end to the supplemental feeding program next week, refuge officials point out that the horse–drawn rides on the National Elk Refuge are to continue through Saturday, April 6th. As Refuge Biologist Eric Cole had indicated earlier, elk do not immediately leave the refuge when … Continue Reading
With a natural gas fueling station soon to be built in Jackson, the Jackson Hole Environmental Sustainability Project in partnership with other local organizations is sponsoring a discussion about the use of natural gas for transportation tonight. Three experts will be talking about the uses of … Continue Reading
State analysts were not surprised by the drop in unemployment from 7.3% to 6.5% in Teton County last January. Senior State Economist David Bullard explains that the drop is a result of winter tourist season in the county. Still, Teton County was far from … Continue Reading
Elk on the national refuge will have to find something to eat elsewhere after next week. Refuge Biologist Eric Cole says feeding this week is being tapered off and will come to an end entirely Monday or Tuesday. Cole says as the snow is receding from the valley floor, forage left over … Continue Reading
Recent wildfires in other parts of Wyoming and in neighboring states serve as a warning that this is no normal year for fire danger. As such, Fire Marshal Kathy Clay of Jackson Hole Fire/EMS says residents in Teton County will need to be extra vigilant with their use of fire as … Continue Reading
Teton County Environmental Health is offering short and long term Radon detection kits for purchase at the department’s office in the Public Health building at 460 E. Pearl. The cost is $10 and $25 dollars respectively. County Environmental Health Specialist Mike Dart explains … Continue Reading
Grand Teton National Park is joining with the sportsmen’s group Trout Unlimited in a collaborative effort to remove an obsolete water diversion structure located near Kelly and restore the Gros Ventre watershed as a viable fishery. Park Spokesperson Jackie Skaggs says … Continue Reading
A 41-year-old Mexican National, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Judge Nancy Freudenthal earlier this month for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Juan Vazquez-Baez was arrested in Jackson and … Continue Reading
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead Thursday signed the Wild Bison Licenses bill after taking the weeks since the legislative session to consider its provisions. Mead says he supports both of the provisions in this bill individually and strongly believes … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Department of Transportation Jackson Streets Project begins today, being conducted by Evans Construction Company of Jackson. The $5 ¾-million project involves reconstruction of the 5-lane roadway on 1/3 mile of US 89 on … Continue Reading
