With a natural gas fueling station soon to be built in Jackson, the Jackson Hole Environmental Sustainability Project in partnership with other local organizations is sponsoring a discussion about the use of natural gas for transportation tonight. Three experts will be talking about the uses of … Continue Reading
State analysts were not surprised by the drop in unemployment from 7.3% to 6.5% in Teton County last January. Senior State Economist David Bullard explains that the drop is a result of winter tourist season in the county. Still, Teton County was far from … Continue Reading
Recent wildfires in other parts of Wyoming and in neighboring states serve as a warning that this is no normal year for fire danger. As such, Fire Marshal Kathy Clay of Jackson Hole Fire/EMS says residents in Teton County will need to be extra vigilant with their use of fire as … Continue Reading
Teton County Environmental Health is offering short and long term Radon detection kits for purchase at the department’s office in the Public Health building at 460 E. Pearl. The cost is $10 and $25 dollars respectively. County Environmental Health Specialist Mike Dart explains … Continue Reading
Fire analysts plan a webinar Wednesday to examine the impacts of large wildfires for anyone interested. Specifically, the webinar will discuss findings from a recent study by the Ecosystem Workforce Program at the University of Oregon which examined … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Department of Transportation Jackson Streets Project begins today, being conducted by Evans Construction Company of Jackson. The $5 ¾-million project involves reconstruction of the 5-lane roadway on 1/3 mile of US 89 on … Continue Reading
The Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board Thursday unanimously approved up a guarantee of $56,000 in partnership with the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce who pledged another $14,400 to have the South Entrance of Yellowstone National Park opened on schedule. That support, however is pending agreement from … Continue Reading
The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum is closed today through the end of the month while staff installs a new homesteading exhibit there. Executive Director Dr. Sharon Kahin (KAY-INN) says the installation requires that displays that are already there are moved around to facilitate … Continue Reading
While it had been discussed that Jackson and Teton County might consider pitching in to open roads in Yellowstone National Park for spring visitation, community leaders at a joint meeting of the town and county decided it was too costly a venture. However, Mayor Mark Barron says … Continue Reading
After a sharp increase in the price of a gallon of gasoline late last month, the prices have remained steady in Jackson Hole. However, the national average has been decreasing over the past two weeks, dropping nearly five cents in that time to $3.71 per gallon. That’s according to the US Energy Information Administration. … Continue Reading
