Winter season also gets into full swing in Grand Teton National Park beginning this weekend. As a feature of the season, Park Spokesperson Jackie Skaggs says a special single day pass is available at all three entrance stations allowing visitors to enter the park for $5 per vehicle, rather than … Continue Reading
The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is hosting Santa on the Square each evening from 5:00-7:00 pm beginning Saturday. Santa will make repeated evening visits there through Monday, December 24th. The town square will … Continue Reading
The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee wraps up its 3-day winter meeting today in Missoula, Montana. Topping the committee’s agenda on the first day was the question of using regulated hunting as a management tool once the grizzly population in an ecosystem has recovered. Spokesman Gregg Losinski says … Continue Reading
Liability is at the heart of one of the provisions of a bill Teton County Representative Keith Gingery is proposing for the 2013 legislative session which seeks to change the way search and rescue organizations are legally viewed. Gingery says under current regulations, individual members … Continue Reading
Ridership at Jackson Hole Airport has picked up slightly over the past month according to last month’s statistics prepared for the airport board . That report shows those catching flights out of the airport numbered 5% more than the same month last year, while those arriving here … Continue Reading
Grand Teton National Park has announced the implementation of a multi-year initiative focused on local “Class of 2016” students. In partnership with the Grand Teton Association and Jackson Hole High School, park staff will provide … Continue Reading
Bonneville Power Administration, the wholesale power supplier for Lower Valley Energy, announced last week that it is considering a 9.6 percent average wholesale power rate increase to compensate for reduced revenue expectations from surplus power sales resulting from low natural gas prices. The company is also proposing … Continue Reading
It happens every year: whether it is a product of people not understanding the restrictions or simply ignoring them, motorists on Teton Pass violate winter restrictions and often create bottlenecks for all those trying to traverse the pass. Lieutenant Tom Kelly of the Wyoming Highway Patrol says … Continue Reading
The Jackson Hole High School Speech and Debate Team won its second tournament in as many starts this season with a first place 3A finish at the Green River Invitational, held at Green River High School Friday and Saturday. Jackson earned 92 sweepstakes points, while … Continue Reading
Jackson Hole displayed its generous spirit again last month in the wake of the impacts of Sandy on the lives of people on the East Coast. Altogether, over 8,000 pounds of donations were shipped from the community to towns along the New Jersey coast – and Organizer of the Drive Dan Caruso says … Continue Reading
