Category News from Jackson Hole

Bat Awareness Week Is Here

photo credit: Leandra Boodoo, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database

With Halloween just around the corner, Bat Awareness Week kicks off today spotlighting research into the behavior of these nocturnal animals. To that end, nongame biologists with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department survey, research, and track bats across the…

Teton Unemployment At 2 %

Teton County Unemployment

Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly from 3.7% in August to 3.8% in September. That’s still lower than the September 2018 level of 4.2%, but slightly higher than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 3.5%. At the same time,…

Conover Announces Departure

Community Foundation of Jackson Hole President Katherine Conover took the opportunity Monday night during the distribution of funds from Old Bill’s Fun Run to reflect on her years with the organization leading up to her retirement next summer. She reflected…