St. John’s Health is launching a pilot cancer survivorship program to help with the physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of people who have completed or who are undergoing cancer treatment. Services include yoga, healing touch, massage …
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Officials at Yellowstone National Park are alerting park visitors to expect detours and delays at the Old Faithful interchange. The overpass was closed on July 22nd due to safety concerns for the National Park Service to evaluate the condition of …
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Wyoming hunters who pursue elk in northwest Wyoming hunt area are urged to submit blood samples and other information about their harvest to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Brucellosis is a bacterial disease endemic in …
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Passenger traffic at Jackson Hole Airport continued to lag during August, while still improving by just a few points. The number of passengers catching flights out of the valley during the month were 37% behind …
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Wyoming’s U.S. Senator John Barrasso, who chairs the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, addressed a hearing titled “Successful State Stewardship: A Legislative Hearing to Examine S.614, the Grizzly Bear State Management Act.” During …
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Cooler, wetter weather is expected to slightly decrease fire activity today, but the Lone Star Fire is expected to continue to burn. Over the weekend, the fire grew to 3,346 acres due to high temperatures …
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The final total acreage burned in the Swinging Bridge Fire Sunday was released late Monday night and amounted to 102 acres. This is an increase from previous reports of 80 acres having been involved due …
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Not much information is immediately available about the fall that killed a 35-year-old Colorado woman Saturday in the Wind River Mountains. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office is reporting the woman fell while descending Pingora Peak …
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A hunter was attacked by a female grizzly bear Monday morning near Big Sky Montana. The 69-year-old man suspects he had gotten too close to a kill site near Flattop Mountain where a friend had …
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department ordered the killing of four wolves over the last two weeks in response to reported livestock attacks. The action was taken near the Dell Creek Feed Grounds northeast of Bondurant. …
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Construction is wrapping up this week on Hansen Ave between Redmond and Gros Ventre as Evans Construction is building a new sidewalk along the street. The project is slated to be completed by Friday. This …
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Astoria Park Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land has announced the opening of Astoria Hot Springs following the completion of the first phase of construction improvements at the park. The park’s reopening has been …
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Grand Teton National Park is warning visitors the bison rut is in full swing in the park. Grand Teton has slightly more than 600 bison within the park boundaries. Although bison may appear docile, they …
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Lower Valley Energy conducted their board elections last week during their August Board meeting. As a result, the cooperative’s new Chairperson is Nancy Winters, Vice Chairman is Senator Dan Dockstader, and Secretary/Treasurer is Ted Ladd. …
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Two grizzly bears have been euthanized after multiple conflicts in campsites and at residences near West Yellowstone. The conflicts with the two subadult grizzlies — a male and a female — began in 2019. Montana …
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Firefighters responded to several fires that ignited early Labor Day Weekend on the Idaho side of the state line. The Indian Creek Fire was contained at 7:00 pm Saturday having been confined to 2/10 of …
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Folks who are recreating in Jackson Hole this Labor Day better get out their cold weather gear. A very strong cold front will pull south into western areas of Wyoming Monday and then ushering in …
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Multiple climbers involved in two separate accidents on Granite Peak north of Yellowstone were the subjects of high angle rescues Sunday. One of the climbers died of his injuries. The Park County, Montana Sheriff’s Office …
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Gasoline prices locally continue to surge ahead of the national average this week, while the national average has increased by a few pennies. A survey of 11 stations in Jackson this week shows the average …
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Jackson Hole residents and visitors found some local traditions distinctly missing this past spring. One of those was the annual Elk Antler Auction and Elkfest. This was to have been the 53rd year. Adapting to …
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Commercial driver license and commercial learner’s permit holders whose credentials have expired or will soon expire now have until December 31st to renew. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has pushed the extension on certain …
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Sidewalk construction continues this week on Hansen Ave between Redmond and Gros Ventre. Evans Construction will continue to excavate, prepare subgrade, and install sidewalk along Hansen from Redmond working west to Gros Ventre. During this …
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Most people in Jackson are aware the local scouts did not conduct their 53rd annual elk antler auction in May this year, due to COVID concerns. Several options for selling the antlers were explored, including …
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First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative has partnered with Admiral Beverage in Worland to provide a refrigerated truck for Star Valley Meat Block, a participating processor in the newly launched Food from the Field program. As …
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Beginning Monday, intermittent lane closures will begin at the Broadway and Willow Intersection and continue through late-October. This project involves the installation of new stormwater collection structures and piping in the public right-of-way in the vicinity …
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Itchy and sore eyes have become commonplace in northwest Wyoming owing to the heavy smoke pouring into the area from the massive west-coast fires. A University of Wyoming Medicine ophthalmologist and cornea specialist is providing …
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