One-hundred-thirty seniors from Jackson Hole High School crossed the stage Saturday night to receive their diplomas and thus end their years in Jackson Hole classrooms. However, Principal Scott Crisp says this class emerged as a higher achieving class than most. He says … Continue Reading
The Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Conservation Stewardship Program will provide about $175 million in funding for up to 12.6 million additional acres enrolled this year. Assistant State Conservationist Cheryl Grapes says although applications are accepted all year, … Continue Reading
Traffic on Teton Pass was intermittently delayed Saturday after a tractor-trailer descending the east side of the pass at about 3:30 pm lost its brakes and overturned in a pull-out. Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Dustin Regan says neither of the occupants of the cab were … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit recently expanded a moose research project being conducted in the northern Wyoming Range between Jackson and Pinedale. Spokesman Mark Gocke says a total of 65 moose have been … Continue Reading
The price of a gallon of gasoline nationally is falling while the average price in Wyoming is on the rise. According to AAA Auto Club’s Fuel Gauge Report, the national average has dropped from $3.659 last week to $3.619 this week. Wyoming meanwhile has climbed to an average of … Continue Reading
It is the season when, as roads dry out around the county, they need to be treated to keep dust generated by passing cars to a minimum. As a result Road crews are applying liquid magnesium chloride (dust guard) on Spring Gulch Road through Monday. Motorists are asked to use caution when traveling Spring Gulch Road while crews are working, and when possible, use an alternate route.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission conducted one of their public hearings on proposed wolf management regulations in Jackson this week. The commission is proposing to cut the hunting quotas this year by about half. With a quota of 52 cut last year, … Continue Reading
Dozens of sportsmen’s groups have signed onto a letter requesting the Forest Service use their authority to withdraw 35 parcels covering more than 44 thousand acres of oil and gas leases in the Wyoming Range. This letter comes on the heels of a more than a $8 million buyout of leases from Plains Energy and Exploration Company by … Continue Reading
While the numbers may not be in after the long Memorial Day Weekend, casual observation would seem to indicate that visitation to the community was quite solid. Jackson Hole Chamber Director Jeff Golightly says merchants with whom he has conversed tell of steady business through their doors. Golightly says the numbers that are available … Continue Reading
With the end of May just days away, water reserves are low, but compare well with last year. According to the Natural Resource Conservation Service, the state average snow-water levels in the river drainages average 56% of state median compared with 43% last year at this time. However, even though … Continue Reading
