Preparations are under way for the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Jackson. March 30th marks the day that the Jackson Town Square becomes a giant Easter basket filled with thousands of eggs and hundreds of children. The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce and Wells Fargo Bank is presenting the 45th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on that morning with an event that … Continue Reading
The aquatic area of the Teton County/Jackson Recreation center will be closed from Monday March 25th through Sunday April 7th due to pool repair and maintenance. The leisure pool will undergo a renovation, which will require … Continue Reading
Another Mexican national in the US illegally has been sentenced in Federal Court and deported after being arrested in Jackson for illegal re-entry into the US after a previous deportation. 56 year-old Angel Hernandez-Escalante, aka Jose Gonzalez-Alvarez of Mexico, was sentenced … Continue Reading
Over 10,000 fans and more than 300 racers from around the country are converging on Jackson today through Sunday for the 38th annual Snow King Hill Climb. The objective is to raise money for local charities like … Continue Reading
The day funds were approved by Jackson Hole tourism interests to plow the road between the South Entrance and Grant Village in Yellowstone National Park, Jackson Chamber Director Jeff Golightly predicted the action would bring the kind of publicity that couldn’t be bought. This week, the decisions of tourism interests in Jackson and Cody have caught the nation’s attention with … Continue Reading
The calendar said it was the first day of spring yesterday, but Mother Nature apparently had something else in mind. A late season storm caused a myriad of headaches for drivers in and around Jackson. The town quickly issued an advisory calling for … Continue Reading
Despite the end to the supplemental feeding program next week, refuge officials point out that the horse–drawn rides on the National Elk Refuge are to continue through Saturday, April 6th. As Refuge Biologist Eric Cole had indicated earlier, elk do not immediately leave the refuge when … Continue Reading
With a natural gas fueling station soon to be built in Jackson, the Jackson Hole Environmental Sustainability Project in partnership with other local organizations is sponsoring a discussion about the use of natural gas for transportation tonight. Three experts will be talking about the uses of … Continue Reading
Operators of White Pine Ski Resort near Pinedale have announced that ski area will close at the end of skiing Saturday. According to a posting on the resort’s website, the decision was made based on deteriorating snow conditions there. Owners of the resort had hoped to be able to remain open yet another week.
State analysts were not surprised by the drop in unemployment from 7.3% to 6.5% in Teton County last January. Senior State Economist David Bullard explains that the drop is a result of winter tourist season in the county. Still, Teton County was far from … Continue Reading
