A brief power outage on the south side of Jackson Friday night is being blamed on a failure of a line feeding a substation servicing the affected area. According to Teton County Emergency Management, the outage darkened an area north of Rafter J, west of Highway 89 and extending through High School Road to the area of Hidden Ranch subdivision. Power was restored about 9:00 pm.
Jackson Hole is preparing to host the 42nd annual Cutter Races which this year helps kick-start the valley’s Winterfest. Hosted by the local Shrine Club, the annual event has raised well over $½-million to the Shriners’ Hospital in Salt Lake City to provide free care for … Continue Reading
Bridger Teton National Forest expects to make an announcement about a decision on the location of the new Forest Supervisor’s office next Tuesday. Spokesperson Mary Cernicek says the Forest is waiting for approval from the Washington office on a compromise plan. While unconfirmed, it appears … Continue Reading
After approximately three weeks out of service, the Summit Chairlift at Snow King Ski Resort is back in service. The lift was taken off line when operators detected a squeak in the main drive wheel – or bull wheel – and determined it needed to be … Continue Reading
A bill that saw its origins in some circumstances in Jackson has made its way through the Senate Judiciary Committee and this week heads to the floor of the Senate. Teton County Senator Leland Christensen says House Bill 133, short titled “Human Trafficking” seeks to address … Continue Reading
A late night fire in Teton Pines required units from three stations to extinguish Saturday night. Units from Jackson Hole Fire/EMS were called to a fire in a condominium, after a chimney fire burned into … Continue Reading
January appears to have been a good month for air travel in Jackson Hole. According to the monthly report from the administration to the airport board, there was a 17% increase in the number of people taking flights out of the valley over the same month last year and a 15% increase in those arriving. Those increases more than make up for … Continue Reading
Of course, with all those people arriving at the state’s busiest airport, things can get pretty congested as they all converge on the facility’s two carousels to claim their luggage. The airport board would like to replace those carousels with … Continue Reading
St. John’s Medical Center in Jackson is shopping for a new magnetic resonance imaging system, and approved over two-million dollars last week for that purchase. The current proposal is for a … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, in cooperation with the Town of Jackson and Teton County are continuing their work on developing a “Planning and Environmental Linkage” study for Highways 22 and 390. The purpose of the study is to … Continue Reading
