The Department of Interior has listed some of the benefits less talked about from the $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan signed by President Biden last week. COVID-19 has exacted an especially high toll in Indian Country. …
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Teton County Mask Mandate Approved
Teton District Health Officer, Travis Riddell requested a local health order to allow Teton County, WY to keep the mask requirement in place after the State of Wyoming said they would discontinue the statewide mandate …
Continue readingYellowstone Eruption Theory Debunked
Mike Poland is the scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. During his monthly update, he debunked the misconception that if Yellowstone were to erupt, it would be Armageddon. In fact, he says, the most common form …
Continue readingTeton Valley Accepting Kindergarten Dual Language Apps
Teton School District 401 in Teton Valley is accepting Kindergarten Dual Language applications for the 2021-2022 school year. Any child who will be 5 years old by September 1st is eligible for enrollment. Interested parents …
Continue readingEducation Leaders to Listen
The Wyoming State Board of Education will host public listening sessions on Profiles of a Graduate beginning today to identify the knowledge, skills, and attributes students should have when they graduate from high school. Participants …
Continue readingWyoming Unemployment Numbers Dip
Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment declined a tenth of a percent from December to January. The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell …
Continue readingHansen Honored
Recognizing the importance of volunteers to the county’s various boards, the Teton County Board of County Commissioners recognized one volunteer in particular as the Teton County Board Volunteer of the Year for her dedication and …
Continue readingPinedale House Fire
Much of the contents and majority of the structure of a Pinedale home were saved by prompt firefighter salvage and suppression activities in the residence last Wednesday. According to a release from Sublette County Unified …
Continue readingBill to Restrict Town Authority Passes Committee Vote
A proposed bill in the Wyoming Legislature that would limit the Town of Jackson from denying a subdivision from connecting to the sewer plant had its first committee hearing today. Senate File 157, described as …
Continue readingMillions of Scam Calls Made in Wyoming
The Wyoming Attorney General, along with the Federal Trade Commission and 46 agencies from 38 states and the District of Columbia, have stopped a massive tele-funding operation that has bombarded 67-million consumers with 1.3-billion unsolicited …
Continue readingReduction of Virus Rules in Idaho
The health risk caused by COVID-19 in Eastern Idaho has been reduced to moderate now. Currently, Madison and Teton counties are under Public Health Orders for the mandatory wearing of face coverings. These orders will …
Continue readingScammers Take Billions
According to The AARP FraudWatch Network, COVID-19 and the economic downturn have been the perfect storm for scammers. The Federal Trade Commission reported that losses from consumers rose by $1.5 billion in 2020. The uncertainty …
Continue readingGas Prices Up
If you haven’t noticed, over the past week or so, gasoline prices have shot up significantly. Checking this week’s gasoline survey, the average price of unleaded regular gasoline nationally has climbed by 10¢ to 2.73 …
Continue readingIdaho Could Increase Snowmobile Fees
The Idaho House of Representatives voted 38-31 in favor of increasing snowmobile fees Monday. House Bill 229 will now go to that state’s Senate. The bill would raise the current snowmobile certificate fee by 7.4% …
Continue readingSt John’s Adjusts Visiting Times
St. John’s Health has lifted some of the temporary visitor restrictions put in place during the COVID pandemic to reduce transmission and keep patients and staff safe. With the announcement that Teton County has moved …
Continue readingOne22 to Provide Accessible Childcare Help
One22 Resource Center has announced a childcare assistance pilot program through May 31st. This program will allow parents from low to moderate-income households to stay at work and the outcomes of the pilot program will be …
Continue readingSome Restrictions Eased
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Department of Health have announced the removal of the health order which addresses operations of barber shops, nail and hair salons, tattoo parlors and other personal care services. …
Continue readingVirus Risk Level Drops to “Low”
The Teton County Health Department has announced that the county has moved into the Yellow or Low Risk Level due to continued improvements in some of the local COVID-19 metrics. Between February 11, 2021 and …
Continue readingOwens at Cowboy
Jackson Hole’s Million Dollar Cowboy Bar announced yesterday that Randy Owen, founding member, songwriter and lead singer of the country group, Alabama, will make an extremely rare, scaled-down appearance here on March 18th. This will …
Continue readingVaccine Program Expands
The Teton County Health Department has opened registration for people with certain chronic conditions, individuals on Medicaid Community Choice Waivers and developmental disabilities waivers, and those who are caregivers for someone at high risk for …
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