Organizers of a new conservation event in Jackson Hole that has been partially funded by the Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board have announced its new name. “SHIFT” is to be a conservation festival broadly focusing on … Continue Reading
This week, Wyoming is observing National Travel and Tourism Week with a variety of events across the state. The first full week of May is annually observed throughout the US as a time to recognize the power of the travel and tourism industry. Deputy Wyoming Travel Director Alan Dubberly points out communities around the state have … Continue Reading
27 year old Adam Hagan of Jackson is dead after an apparent accidental gunshot wound early Friday morning. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Bob Gilliam says the call came in about 1:30 am and responding officers found Hagan sitting … Continue Reading
The body of 46 year old, Danny Durante, formerly of Jackson, was located in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir last night at approximately 10:05 p.m. Durante was in approximately 100 feet of water just south of the boat. The Daggett County Sheriff’s Office worked in conjunction with … Continue Reading
The man charged with robbing a Jackson bank New Year’s Eve has been found guilty by a Cheyenne jury yesterday. The Jury took a total of 50 minutes to deliberate the fate of 40-year-old Corey Donaldson before they handed down the verdict that he had been guilty of … Continue Reading
The search continues in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir for a Jackson man whose fishing boat was found earlier this week partially submerged in an area called Jug Hollow. 46-year-old Danny Durante was reported missing over the weekend and became the subject of an intensive search involving … Continue Reading
With clean-up week set for the week ahead, it is not unlikely residents will be heading into their garages, barns or outbuildings to tidy things up after the long winter. However, they may discover that those areas may have been inhabited by rodents over the past months – and some of those rodents could have … Continue Reading
The Linx transportation cooperative has announced it will inaugurate a Wind River Connection of the regional Linx service, known as the “Purple Line,” which will run between Riverton and Jackson three times each week beginning June 4th. The Wind River Transportation Authority, WRTA, joined the four-state cooperative this year, closing a gap in … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is proposing to reduce the hunting quotas for wolves by as much as one half this year. Large Carnivore Supervisor Mark Bruscino explains the state’s population could not withstand another 52-wolf quota without coming dangerously close to the required minimum population set in Wyoming’s delisting plan. Wyoming needs to maintain … Continue Reading
Fire season in Northwestern Wyoming could be less severe than last year. The National Interagency Fire Center has issued their predictions for the upcoming fire season which indicate near normal conditions here from May through August. According to the NIFC report, several late season winter storms brought heavy snow to … Continue Reading
