While financial resources for the town are becoming more fluid, the Jackson Town Council has continued to exercise conservatism when drafting the coming year’s budget. Mayor Mark Barron says the budget adopted Monday reflects optimism on the parts of the town leaders with a slight cost-of-living increase included for town employees. Barron says the budget … Continue Reading
Grand Teton National Park last month experienced a 13-percent rise in recreational visitation compared with the same month in 2012. According to the monthly report from the National Parks Statistics Office, 21,815 more people entered the park for recreational purposes than during the previous May, while … Continue Reading
No doubt, you have heard about the outbreak of norovirus in the Mammoth area of Yellowstone National Park last week, thought to have been introduced to the area by visitors on a couple of tour busses. As contagious as the virus is, … Continue Reading
St. John’s Medical Center is hosting an open house to showcase its new magnetic resonance imaging system and newly designed MRI suite today. MRI exams are non-invasive diagnostic imaging exams of soft tissue, bone and muscles and have become one of the fastest growing types of medical diagnostic tests in the United States. Hospital Spokesperson Karen Connelly says … Continue Reading
Grand Teton National Park staff this weekend handled two search and rescue missions, and several medical calls, including one fatality. Sunday afternoon at 2:15 pm, 74 year-old Harold Jennett from Troy, Michigan suffered a heart attack while on a ranger-led hike of Swan Lake near Colter Bay. The park ranger naturalist leading the hike … Continue Reading
The comment period regarding Yellowstone National Park’s proposed rule to implement the final winter use plan ended yesterday, and Superintendent Dan Wenk will now review those comments prior to issuing a recommendation to the National Park Service Intermountain Regional Director regarding final disposition of the matter. Park Spokesman Al Nash says … Continue Reading
Lincoln County Sheriff’s officers arrested an Afton resident Saturday on multiple charges including burglary and unauthorized use of a credit card. According to a news release from the department, 31-year-old Jason Williams’ arrest stems from an investigation into several vehicle burglaries that occurred … Continue Reading
Grand Teton National Park rangers yesterday assisted a 57-year-old Jackson man with an injury who had been climbing near the Black Rock Chimney on the Grand Teton. Jim Williams was leading a client on a guided trip of the Grand Teton for a park concessionaire when the snow that he was standing on collapsed, causing him to … Continue Reading
An accident involving 1000 gallon propane tank being loaded onto a truck at the Ferrellgas distribution center forced the evacuation of businesses yesterday at south of the South Park Service Center. Fire officials say the tank tipped over and began to leak propane profusely. Crews transferred the contents of the leaking tank into a good tank by shortly after 6:30 pm with no further mishap and the evacuation order was lifted.
The Bridger-Teton National Forest has responded to a fire that was discovered around 3:00 pm yesterday approximately 6-miles southeast of Hoback Junction. The fire, located on Beaver Mountain, was reported by a passing motorist and fire personnel confirmed the location late Mondayafternoon. The cause of the fire is … Continue Reading
