Air travelers through Jackson Hole Airport saw mixed ridership in June according to the monthly report to the airport board. That report reflects a 2% decline in passengers catching flights out of the valley while those arriving … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Department of Health has agreed to add another city, specifically Jackson, to their meeting schedule regarding Medicaid Options in the state. The Medicaid Options Study is authorized by the Wyoming Legislature to analyze … Continue Reading
During a special meeting yesterday, the St. John’s Hospital Board approved guaranteed maximum pricing quotes presented for the expansion project at the medical center that has been idled for the past several months due to cost over-runs. According to a statement from … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Office of Tourism recently launched a mobile version of its website, wyomingtourism.org. Travel Commission Director Diane Shober explains that this makes information from the website accessible now from any web-enabled phone or smartphone as visitors to the state are … Continue Reading
While this year’s Independence Day festivities will be lacking the traditional fireworks displays here, there will be plenty of other activities for the community to celebrate the nation’s birthday. It begins with the annual pancake breakfast from … Continue Reading
With all the activities in Jackson for Independence Day, traffic could be a bit challenging at time. Sergeant Cole Nethercott of the Jackson Police Department says officers plan to be on hand to assist in keeping the traffic flow going. They will be on hand to help guide traffic around … Continue Reading
Jackson Hole’s fireworks have always bordered on the legendary with the retorts of the shells echoing off the mountainsides throughout the valley. This year, however, the hillsides will be silent Wednesday night. Fire officials have reviewed the indices that are used to determine the overall fire danger and Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Chief Willy Watsabaugh says the conclusion was that the risk of a community show is just too great. Watsabaugh says the data shows … Continue Reading
A partial fire closure goes into effect in Teton County on Tuesday morning. Town and County officials adopted the restrictions at a meeting on Monday afternoon where Fire Chief Willy Watsabaugh told them that the high fire danger and a lack of available firefighting resources prompted the move.
Watsabaugh explained that … Continue Reading
Teton Interagency Fire Mangers became the latest in Wyoming to announce fire restrictions due to the continued drying conditions on the forest, in Grand Teton National Park and around the county. Park Spokesperson Jackie Skaggs says the images we have seen from elsewhere … Continue Reading
Jackson Hole Family Planning, Inc. has been formed as a new nonprofit to financially assist women who live or work in Teton County to receive routine gynecologic and family planning care. JHFP is administered in Emerg+A+Care but supports all … Continue Reading
