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Parking Enforcement Stepped Up

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The time of year has arrived with enforcement is being stepped up for parking limitations in downtown Jackson; especially the three-hour limits.  Police Lieutenant Cole Nethercott explains that the goal of the ordinance is to … Continue Reading

Legislators See Tourism Efforts Here

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Teton County’s State Representative Keith Gingery says during their meeting this week in Jackson, legislators on the Joint Judiciary interim Committee got to see how Jackson Hole is helping subsidize tourism promotion rather than … Continue Reading

Petition Seeks NPS to Protect Wolves

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The National Park Service is being urged through a petition filed by the National Parks Conservation Association to set rules about wolf hunts.  The petition asks that regulations be set to protect gray wolves from being hunted inside the John D. Rockefeller Jr., Memorial Parkway, which … Continue Reading

Game & Fish Tests Goats

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Wildlife managers with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department have recently captured four mountain goats in the Snake River Canyon near Alpine in an effort to learn more about their health, reproduction, and seasonal movements. Spokesman Mark Gocke says … Continue Reading

Protester Sues Town of Jackson

May 17, 2013 Jackson Hole, State of Wyoming, Town of Jackson Comments Off
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Jackson residents may remember two years ago at this time when a pastor from Wichita, Kansas and a group of protesters with him set up picket lines to protest a doctor who performs abortions.  Due to other activities on the town square, they were they were issued … Continue Reading

Free Tote Bags

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Students from local schools have again provided their artistic talents to dress up reusable tote bags to be given away at local grocery stores and be used rather than plastic bags for repeated shopping trips.  Beginning Saturday, 500 bags are to be distributed at Jackson Whole Grocer beginning 9:30 am – no purchase is required.   Since 2006, organizer Jim LaRue and students have given away approximately 55-hundred free tote bags at local area grocery stores.

Judiciary Meeting Here Fruitful

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The meeting this week of the Wyoming Joint Judiciary Interim Committee is being termed a success by Co-chairman Keith Gingery.  Gingery says the group of legislators considered a variety of topics including sobriety programs, controlled substances, post-conviction relief, aggravated assault, and Title 25 mental health legislation.  In their consideration of … Continue Reading

July Fourth Concert Line-up Announced

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Organizers of JacksonHoleLive announced that the July 4th JacksonHoleLive concert will feature Old Crow Medicine Show, The Young Dubliners, Parker Milsap, and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, performing live via simulcast from Walk Festival Hall, as part of … Continue Reading

Leave The Wildlife Babies Alone

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It has sometimes been referred to as the “Bambi syndrome” where casual observers in the public view baby animals they believe may be abandoned and want to intervene.  Mark Gocke of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department says that is exactly the wrong thing to do.  He explains that … Continue Reading

Local Funds Mitigate Sequestration Here

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Not surprisingly, Sequestration was on the minds of the superintendents of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks as they addressed the Jackson Hole Lunchtime Rotary Club Tuesday.  Both praised the participation of the local communities and foundations for … Continue Reading

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  • Former Guernsey Treasurer Sentenced for Income Tax Evasion - May 23, 2013
    Leslie Diane Zynda, age 39, of Marion, Iowa, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson yesterday on the charge of tax evasion stemming from the misappropriation of funds from the Town of Guernsey IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd announced. Zynda was sentenced to 24 months in prison to be followed by three [...] [...]
  • UW Tracksters Begin Action at NCAA West Prelims - May 23, 2013
    A half-dozen university of Wyoming track and field athletes will begin action at the NCAA West Preliminaries in Austin, Texas today.  Paul Thomas and Joe Plante compete in the men’s discus, Lenyn Leonce in the men’s long jump, Shreese Daniels in the women’s hammer throw, and Diana Long and Taylor Gardner in the women’s 400 [...] [...]
  • A Moist, Cool Day With Warmer Weather Ahead - May 23, 2013
    A weather disturbance has brought a cool, moist air mass to the Cowboy State.  Dew points are mainly in the 30s and 40s with some fog in the southeast.  This moisture will allow for scattered showers and thunderstorms later today, especially  in the northwest and east. A warmer, drier air mass starts to move in [...] [...]
  • Crud. My summer’s already booked. - May 23, 2013
    Here it is, not even Memorial Day yet, and my summer’s already completely spoken for. Every spare moment is booked. I’ll tell you about it on today’s show. [...]