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Winter Storm Warning this weekend
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 6 AM Saturday TO 6 AM Sunday. Heavy snow is expected with total snow accumulations of 8 to 14 inches in the Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains. Locally higher amounts up to 20 inches in the Tetons. Winds could gust as high...
Mountain lion captured near Idaho Falls
Wildlife biologists with Idaho Fish and Game captured an adult female mountain lion from an Ammon Idaho neighborhood on Thursday morning. The lion had been reported by a homeowner whose dog chased it into a tree. Given the proximity to Woodland Hills Elementary in Ammon, the school was put on alert.
Inflation makes fees to go up at Trash Transfer Station
Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling is proposing to make some adjustments to their fees to keep up with rising costs at the facility. Increased fees at the Trash Transfer Facility, Recycling Center, and the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, starting May 17th. ISWR basically operates as a business within...
Learn AIS inspection from Wyoming Game and Fish
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants you to be an AIS inspector. The department is offering training sessions for residents who want to become certified Wyoming aquatic invasive species inspectors. They provide the skills necessary to inspect personally-owned and other watercraft. The sessions will include classroom instruction, question-and-answer session...
Jackson Police search for bank thief
The Jackson Police Department is looking into a theft of money from a local bank, and they have photographic evidence. Back on February 15, a person entered the bank and proceeded to withdraw cash from an account that turned out to belong to someone else. When going through records, the...
TSA takes over screening at JAC
The Transportation Security Administration has begun the process to take over airport security screening operations at Jackson Hole Airport. Starting May 1, 2023, travelers departing Jackson Hole will be screened by TSA officers employed by the federal government. These services had been privately contracted by TSA to the Town of...
Teton County Search & Rescue takes helicopter on two missions
Teton County Search & Rescue volunteers were called out on consecutive rescues on Tuesday and Wednesday, this week. On Tuesday about 1:30 p.m. they responded to an injured snowmobiler on Togwotee Pass. A man in his mid 50s had rolled his sled during a guided snowmobile trip. Then one of...
Mountain lions causing problems in Idaho mountain town
Wildlife interactions have been in the headlines in western mountain towns such as Jackson’s recent season of grizzly bear encounters. Another western resort community is having a similar problem this spring, but this time of the feline variety. Idaho Game and Fish have decided the must begin removing the problem animals.
Residency of appointed boards goes to Jackson Town Council
The Jackson Town Planning Commission discussed more changes to the local Land Development Regulations last week including one that would allow planning commissioners and members of Jackson’s Design Review Committee to live outside Teton County. Currently members of those two boards are not only required to reside in Teton...
Teton County Rec Center has Spring Break schedule
While construction takes place for the Expansion Project to the Teton County-Jackson Recreation Center some parts of the Center will be temporarily closed over Spring Break. The Recreation Facility will remain open with limited gymnasium times. The front desk, showers, locker room and food pantry in the temporary lobby will remain open 6am to 8pm Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. -8 p.m. on the weekends.
Passport processing to take as long as 4 months
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of State announced that passport processing times have increased. State Department officials have said the they are approaching what is expected to be their busiest summer travel season on record.”. Expidited passport application processing is estimated to take 11 weeks (up to 9 weeks once...
Grizzly bears wake up in Grand Teton Park
In a sure sign of the arrival of springtime in Jackson Hole, Grand Teton National Park has noted the first Grizzly bear sighting of 2023. As bears become active this spring, wildlife experts are reminding residents and visitors alike to be bear aware and avoid human-bear encounters. Bear Wise Jackson...
Yellowstone River Bridge to be replaced
Yellowstone National Park has been awarded an $118 million in funds to to replace the Yellowstone River Bridge on the Northeast Entrance Road near Tower Junction. Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act ,this project will ensure year-round public access to and from the communities of Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana.
JH Airport parking scarce
Spring breakers are flying out of Jackson Hole and as a result, Airport parking is reaching capacity. The Airport is wants travelers to check live parking availability using the “Current Parking” button located on the home page of their website: www.jacksonholeairport.com. Airports users can also call (307) 413-1516...
Search & Rescue saves skier from No Name Canyon
Icy conditions grounded the Teton County Search & Rescue helicopter yesterday afternoon. At about noon on Wednesday, Search & Rescue was called out to aid an injured backcountry skier in No Name Canyon. An accident left the skier in significant pain and unable to ski or walk. After assessing the...
Wyoming Grizzly hunt likely
With grizzly bear populations on the rise, hunting tags for the animals are about to become increasingly available. Grizzlies currently have an endangered species status, but federal authorities are predicted to remove these protections after a state petition was presented recently . Just in the Yellowstone area, it’s possible that...
Potholes snarl Jackson traffic
If you’re anything like me, you might be swerving on the roads lately to try to avoid the massive potholes that seem to be almost everywhere. However, these potholes are simply a result of the huge winter Jackson has has this year. Constant snowplowing has made the problem of potholes much worse than usual, along with freeze-thaw cycles happening over and over.
TSA to take over JH Airport screening
The Jackson Hole Airport Board announced yesterday that security screening services will be operated by Federal Transportation Security Administration or TSA agents beginning this May. Late last year, the Airport Board rebid on the 5-year private security contract has been in place for over 20 years. The Federal Government rejected...
Town of Jackson wants to change funding split
The Town of Jackson share expenses for several departments of local government including, the Fire/EMS, Parks and Recreation, and Start Bus. But how they calculate the way they split funding is about to change. Councilmembers on Monday voted to begin the process of updating the funding formula for Joint Departments...
Love Your Neighbor Challenge.
Encouraging Wyomingites to spread kindness in their communities through helpful acts is the goal of the second annual Love Your Neighbor Challenge. The cherry on top is the $1,000 donation that will be made on behalf of the challenge winner to an organization of their choice from the Hughes Charitable Foundation.
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