While it had been estimated that the announcement would be made yesterday revealing the location of Bridger Teton National Forest Supervisor’s Office when it is reconstructed, that announcement did not come. Forest Spokesperson Mary Cernicek says Forest officials in the regional office now say … Continue Reading
Jackson Hole’s youth figure skaters had a successful weekend at the Sun Valley Winter Games in Sun Valley, Idaho this past weekend, bringing home a variety of medals. Altogether, seven figure skaters competed against clubs representing three states across … Continue Reading
Water and sewer rates in the Town of Jackson may be increasing soon. Town officials says that utility rate studies have been conducted in the past and have shown that the revenues generated by them are not covering expenses associated with providing water and processing sewage in the community. The last study recommended … Continue Reading
The Jackson Hole High School Speech and Debate Team is undefeated after eight competitions so far this year. That eighth win came as Jackson won the Star Valley Invitational Speech Meet, hosted by Star Valley High School on Friday and Saturday. The squad ended the meet with 117 sweepstakes points, followed by 4A school Casper Kelly Walsh, with 84 points. Seven schools participated in the Star Valley meet. Jackson travels to Rawlins this weekend for their last regular season meet.
Jackson Hole Broncs played at home this weekend taking on the Mountain View Buffs on Friday and the Lyman Eagles on Saturday. Both the girls and boys won their contests with Mountain view, the girls ending up with a 37 to 32 victory and the boys defeating the Buffs 58 to 49. On Saturday, the girls beat the Eagles a heart-stopping 39 to 37 while the boys fell to the Eagles 67 to 52.
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
