The Jackson and Blackrock Ranger Districts will be moving ahead with prescribed burn operations on the Taylor Mountain and Dry Quad units. The exact timing of these plans will depend heavily upon the previous, current …
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Cooler, wet weather has prompted Yellowstone National Park to downgrade the fire rating there to moderate. As such, there are no fire restrictions currently in place. However, campfires are still only permitted within fire rings …
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Caribou-Targhee National Forest officials are seeking the public’s help in determining who caused a wildfire 17 miles east of Ashton. That fire began on August 10th and so far has consumed about 40 acres. The …
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Teton County’s Board of Commissioners have decided to keep their public meetings in virtual mode at least until the end of October. Commissioners will get an update on coronavirus numbers next Monday to determine if …
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The Jackson Police Department has started leaving yellow reminder notifications on the windshields of cars parked overnight on Town streets. Beginning Sunday, November 1st winter parking restrictions will take effect prohibiting parking in the public …
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The joint Parks & Recreation Department for the Town of Jackson and Teton County have completed the SPET-funded Snow King Apartments and Park Shop across from the fairgrounds. This innovate building includes two floors of …
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Grand Teton National Park hosted an estimated 603,789 recreation visits in September 2020. That’s a 17% increase compared with September 2019. Park statistics show that September 2020 saw the highest number of recreation visits on …
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Beginning this weekend and continuing into early next week, the familiar Scouting for Food flyers will be making their appearances on doorknobs around town. Then, a week from Saturday, October 24th, local scouts will be …
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A Victor, Idaho man was seriously injured in an early-morning single-vehicle crash near Swan Valley yesterday. 25-year-old Cole Minock was eastbound on US-26 in the Antelope Flats area, in a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu when his …
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Governor Mark Gordon has made free at-home COVID-19 tests available to the state’s residents. The saliva test is administered by Vault Health and allows residents to get results at home without needing to visit a …
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Due to recent incidences of Covid-19 in the Old Faithful area, and out of an abundance of caution, Xanterra Parks and Resort announced Old Faithful Snow Lodge operations closed yesterday. This includes the rooms, food …
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Bridger-Teton National Forest Managers have made the decision to rescind the Stage 1 Fire Restriction Order as of noon Tuesday. However, despite the precipitation received over last weekend, fire danger remains HIGH across much of …
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Old Man Winter fired his warning shot over the weekend, and the Town of Jackson urges residents to take it to heart and make sure their water pipes are guarded against freezing. Among the precautions: …
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It seems like run-ins with bears have been increasing in the region. Kristin Combs with Wyoming Wildlife Advocates says while bear encounters are rare, and most do not involve conflict, those are the encounters that …
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The Old Bills annual celebration to announce the results of the year’s fun run and pledge drive will have to be virtual this year, rather than at the National Museum of Wildlife Art as it …
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Passenger Traffic through the Jackson Hole Airport continued to sag through September. According to the monthly report to the airport board, 32,648 people boarded flights out of the Jackson terminal which amounted to 33% of …
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An Attorney for the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse has issued a statement from the woman who made the sexual assault report against Pete Muldoon in response to the Library Candidate Forum …
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Teton County Health Department Director Jodie Pond reported Friday that in the past two weeks, the county has seen 122 new cases of COVID-19 in the population. That, she says, is 20% of all the …
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Grand Teton Music Festival Music Director Donald Runnicles was knighted for his service to music, as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020. Scottish-born Sir Donald Runnicles was bestowed this recognition for his outstanding musical …
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The Jackson Ranger District of Bridger-Teton National Forest has released a Draft Record of Decision and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Snow King Mountain Resort On-Mountain Improvements Project. A year ago, the Forest released a …
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