The aquatic area of the Teton County/Jackson Recreation center will be closed from Monday March 25th through Sunday April 7th due to pool repair and maintenance. The leisure pool will undergo a renovation, which will require … Continue Reading
Another Mexican national in the US illegally has been sentenced in Federal Court and deported after being arrested in Jackson for illegal re-entry into the US after a previous deportation. 56 year-old Angel Hernandez-Escalante, aka Jose Gonzalez-Alvarez of Mexico, was sentenced … Continue Reading
Over 10,000 fans and more than 300 racers from around the country are converging on Jackson today through Sunday for the 38th annual Snow King Hill Climb. The objective is to raise money for local charities like … Continue Reading
The day funds were approved by Jackson Hole tourism interests to plow the road between the South Entrance and Grant Village in Yellowstone National Park, Jackson Chamber Director Jeff Golightly predicted the action would bring the kind of publicity that couldn’t be bought. This week, the decisions of tourism interests in Jackson and Cody have caught the nation’s attention with … Continue Reading
The calendar said it was the first day of spring yesterday, but Mother Nature apparently had something else in mind. A late season storm caused a myriad of headaches for drivers in and around Jackson. The town quickly issued an advisory calling for … Continue Reading
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
