Teton County posted the state’s highest unemployment rate in November according to statistics released Friday from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. While the state average for the month was 5.1%, Teton County came in at 9.6% for the month – an increase of 3.5% from October. State officials blame tourism’s off season for the spike in joblessness. That high average … Continue Reading
The money to buy out oil and gas leases in the Noble Basin area of the Wyoming Range is still not in place. Three days before the deadline to consummate the deal, the Trust of Public Land is still a little over a half-million dollars short of the $8 ¾-million pricetag agreed by … Continue Reading
The 18th annual International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race is approaching in a matter of a few weeks, and as part of the event, students age 9 to 13 will be selected from the race communities … Continue Reading
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds – but they do take Christmas and New Year’s Day off. While mail will be delivered as normal on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, most retail locations will be closing as early as … Continue Reading
Big Piney Children’s Learning Center, in Big Piney, Wyoming has earned national certification as a Nature Explore Classroom from the Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation. Nature Explore Classrooms, which are being developed across the country, offer interactive elements such as … Continue Reading
The push to raise funds to buy-out oil and gas leases in the Noble Basin area of the Wyoming Range is intensifying as the December 30th deadline to consummate the deal approaches. The Trust for Public Lands was given until then to raise $8 ¾-million dollars to obtain … Continue Reading
There may be no decision yet with regard to the proposal to merge the Caribou-Targhee and Bridger-Teton National Forests, but for a second time this year, an interim management arrangement involving the two forests places them under unified supervision. With the retirement of Intermountain Regional Forester Harv Forsgren, … 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
When you watch the Rose Parade January first, keep your eyes open for an entry out of Jackson Hole. Jackson Fork Ranch’s prize-winning all-mare Percheron six-horse hitch will appear in the New Year’s Day parade. The Rose Parade website states … 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
