The weekend snowstorm has definitely helped a number of the river drainages around Wyoming, but snowpack is still significantly low across the state. According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the state’s median snowpack at this time last year was … Continue Reading
Grand Teton National Park rangers recovered the body of a backcountry skier who died in an avalanche on Sunday afternoon.30-year-old Nick Gillespie of Jackson, Wyoming, was caught in an avalanche on the southeast face of 9,277 foot Survey Peak in the northern Teton Range about 5:00 pm and died as a result of … Continue Reading
The cases of flu seem to be ramping up around the state now. Go to any retail outlet in Jackson and you will find yourself hard-pressed to find cold and flu remedies on the shelves right now. A report by the Wyoming Department of Health shows Wyoming currently has about … Continue Reading
For the 18th year, the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race got under way Friday night, starting out from the Jackson town square on a route that will take it through nine communities in four states over the next week. Altogether, 21 racers are on the course, but in the ceremonial start, … Continue Reading
The Jackson Hole High School Speech and Debate Team won the Evanston Invitational Speech Meet, hosted by Evanston High School on Friday and Saturday. This is the team’s sixth win in six events this season. The squad ended the meet with 60 sweepstakes points, followed by … Continue Reading
Jackson Hole High School’s basketball teams experienced another route over the weekend as they took on the Lyman Eagles on the road. By the end of the game, the Lady Broncs found themselves leaving the court with a 42 to 25 loss. Later in the evening, the boys followed suit with t 57 to 45 loss. This Friday, it’s a match-up of Western Wyoming’s two Broncs teams with Cody traveling to Jackson for games against the girls and boys here.
The Jackson Police Department has confirmed a man suspected of robbing the US Bank in Jackson December 31st has been booked into the Davis County Jail in Farmington, Utah on unspecified charges. Police Lieutenant Cole Nethercott says 39-year-old Corey Donaldson was spotted by … Continue Reading
Teton County still led the state in unemployment last month even though this is the height of tourist season. The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services has reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from … Continue Reading
A bill that would protect search and rescue team members from personal litigation has passed the Wyoming house on two readings and today is to see its third and final reading before being passed on to the Senate. Teton County Representative Ruth Ann Petroff explains that not including search and rescue personnel from public employee immunity … Continue Reading
The number of elk gathering on the National Elk Refuge continues to increase even though supplemental feeding has not yet begun there for the season. According to the update released late last week, an estimated 3700 to 5000 elk are now … Continue Reading
