The cases of flu seem to be ramping up around the state now. Go to any retail outlet in Jackson and you will find yourself hard-pressed to find cold and flu remedies on the shelves right now. A report by the Wyoming Department of Health shows Wyoming currently has about … Continue Reading
For the 18th year, the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race got under way Friday night, starting out from the Jackson town square on a route that will take it through nine communities in four states over the next week. Altogether, 21 racers are on the course, but in the ceremonial start, … Continue Reading
Wyoming’s U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and a group of senators that included one Democrat last week put members of Congress on notice today in demanding they pass a budget. This time the demand comes with teeth. The bill would prohibit Congressional pay until … Continue Reading
The Jackson Police Department has confirmed a man suspected of robbing the US Bank in Jackson December 31st has been booked into the Davis County Jail in Farmington, Utah on unspecified charges. Police Lieutenant Cole Nethercott says 39-year-old Corey Donaldson was spotted by … Continue Reading
Teton County still led the state in unemployment last month even though this is the height of tourist season. The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services has reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from … Continue Reading
A bill that would protect search and rescue team members from personal litigation has passed the Wyoming house on two readings and today is to see its third and final reading before being passed on to the Senate. Teton County Representative Ruth Ann Petroff explains that not including search and rescue personnel from public employee immunity … Continue Reading
The University of Wyoming and the National Park Service are in the process of preparing an environmental assessment to analyze environmental effects of a range of alternatives for proposed improvements to the UW/NPS Research Center Campus at the AMK Ranch on the eastern shore of … Continue Reading
The Upper Snake River Basin Local Sage Grouse Working Group will hold its next meeting from 1:00 to 4:30 pm tomorrow at the Wyoming Game and Fish Jackson Region office. The primary focus of the meeting will be … Continue Reading
Consolidation of the Bridger-Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forests will not take place. Bridger Teton National Forest Supervisor Jacque Buchanan says Acting Regional Forester Marlene Finley has concurred that nothing sufficient was found that would warrant enough savings to the forest service to justify such an action. Buchanan says … Continue Reading
The Wyoming House of Representatives last week passed a bill to increase the gas tax by ten cents. The bill now goes to the Senate for disposition there. Two years ago in his State of the State address Governor Mead proposed using a portion of the severance tax that goes into … Continue Reading
