Due to the President’s Day holiday, Jackson Town Council’s workshop and regular meeting, that usually takes place on Monday, will take place Tuesday instead. While Town Council Workshops generally start at 3:00pm, this meeting will …
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Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force to Review Findings
Governor Gordon’s Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force will meet next Wednesday to review the findings of Wyoming’s first Statewide Report and to discuss the ongoing documentary project. The meeting will be recorded and …
Continue readingMeadow Road Paving in Works
Grand Teton National Park has announced plans for some road paving in the park, but quickly adds that it will have not impact on typical park users. Furthermore, an environmental impact assessment determined that the …
Continue readingVaccine Scam Targets Wyoming
Sublette County Public Health is warning residents of their county that there is a phone scam in connection with the COVID vaccine under way there. Specifically, they point out that Public Health will only call …
Continue readingSTART Stops Stops
After reviewing ridership numbers, START Bus announced a change in service provided on the Teton Village Local Route. This change includes eliminating five outgoing stops from Jackson to Teton Village and five incoming stops from …
Continue readingGovernor Relaxes COVID-19 Rules as Hospitalizations Decline
Governor Mark Gordon has announced a continued relaxation of health orders as data from most of Wyoming’s counties show declines in both case counts and hospitalizations. As of February 15th, attendance limits for indoor and …
Continue readingCOVID Conditions Improve in Teton County
Officials at the Teton County Health Department have announced that the county has moved into the Orange Risk Level signifying moderate levels of concern. The change from the Red Risk Level is due to continued …
Continue readingGrant Aids Emergency Communication
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS will soon have access to additional communication tools as well as special training thanks to a generous donation from a local non-profit. Jackson Hole Fire/EMS received a $15,000 donation from the Karl …
Continue readingSocial Security Scams Happening
In the past few weeks, there has been a proliferation of Social Security phone scams in the area. These scams may use sophisticated tactics and can sound pretty convincing. The Office of the Inspector General …
Continue readingIdaho Wolf Numbers Stable
Idaho Fish and Game’s second annual wolf population estimate has documented the population was stable from 2019 to 2020, indicating that a similar number of wolves were added to the population as were removed from the …
Continue readingJackson-hosted tourney worth the work
Hosting a major speech and debate tournament is no easy feat in normal times. Doing it virtually is twice the challenge. So, last week’s monster meet hosted by the Jackson Hole High School Speech …
Continue readingLocal Winners of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s American History Essay Contest win Wyoming State Competition, Advance to Divisional Level
The Davey Jackson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (“D.A.R.”) is proud to announce two local students have advanced to the Divisional Competition with their winning essays. This year’s topic for contest …
Continue readingRefuge Begins Feeding
The National Elk Refuge has begun this year’s feeding of the estimate 7,000 elk on the refuge. Refuge supplemental elk and bison feeding was initiated on Wednesday based on the amount of natural forage that …
Continue readingSnowmobiler Rescued in Idaho
Teton County, Idaho Search and Rescue was dispatched at noon Thursday to assist Bonneville County and Air Idaho aid a snowmobiler in need of rescue at the Teton/ Bonneville county line. Ten search and rescue …
Continue readingRotary Club of Jackson Hole Announces Students of the Season
The Jackson Hole Rotary Lunch Club presented its “Students of the Season” awards Tuesday, February 2, 2021, virtually through Zoom. These awards recognize outstanding high school students from Jackson Hole High School, Jackson Hole Community …
Continue readingLopeman Picked for Shrine Bowl
Executive Director Frank Selby announced head coaches for the 48th annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl that pits the state’s best high school seniors against one another for one final all-star football game to be played …
Continue readingVaccine Schedules Take Shape
Teton County Wyoming’s Health Department has announced it is taking COVID-19 vaccine registrations for those 65 years of age and older now but will not begin scheduling those vaccines for folks under 69 until residents …
Continue readingTeton County Boasts 10 Presidential Scholars
The United States Presidential Scholars Program has released its list of high school candidates to be honored for their academic achievement in 2021, including ten from Jackson Hole. Each year, up to 161 students are …
Continue readingFood Waste Composting Available
Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling now has a Food Waste Composting Facility. This service is open to residents and businesses who are able to self-haul food waste to the Food Waste Composting Facility …
Continue readingMask Mandate for Public Transit
It’s really nothing new in Teton County, but a new federal directive that took effect yesterday underscores the requirement of wearing a mask on START Busses to mitigate the risk of COVID-19. This means that …
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Pinedale 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 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% …
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