Wyoming

Teton County Emergency Management will be testing outdoor warning sirens on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) announced Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron has been selected as its new Colonel.

Young adults across the state are being asked by the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) to complete a brief survey about substance use and other health-related behaviors.

This project is expected to be carried out anytime during the month of October 2022

t place winners in each category will receive $100, with $50 for second place winners.

The following roads in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to public vehicle traffic beginning on the following dates.

New signage has been installed at six biking hubs along the Grand Teton Pathway to improve recreationist’s experience and safety.

Yellowstone lowered the parkwide fire danger level from high to moderate Monday.

Teton County Emergency Management is holding a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training over four days in October.

Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Karl Allred as Secretary of State. 

Nearly five years to the day he started his career at Teton County as the Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Chief, Brady Hansen will begin a new chapter in his life and take on the role of a retiree.

Yellowstone lowered the parkwide fire danger level from very high to high Tuesday.

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking interested people for the Bridger-Teton Resource Advisory Committee (RAC).

pplications must be submitted between Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, 2022. 

As fall season emerges around us, the Bridger-Teton National Forest offers many opportunities that serve the varied desires of both local and visiting recreationists.

Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation announced the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Intermountain Wyoming has recognized the department and a dedicated volunteer with two distinguished awards.

West Thumb Geyser Basin, located in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park, is now open. 

The one-way Scenic Drive near Jenny Lake reopened on Tuesday after being temporary closed for a road striping project to improve the comfort and safety of cyclists.

Governor Mark Gordon has announced Lauren Schoenfeld has been selected to serve as the Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP) Executive Director.   

Ignitions and mop-up operations should last between four to 10 days and could start between the end of September and middle of October.

Tony Valdez wasn’t worried about being left high and dry when he bought Buckboard Marina three years ago, but that’s changed with the receding waters of Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

Yellowstone National Park hosted 582,211 recreation visits in August 2022.

The Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation Rec Center will temporarily close to the public beginning this Friday.

The public is encouraged to use caution as trucks hauling rocks will be in and out of the area of Emily’s Pond on the Snake River Levee for the next month.

The Teton County Clerk of District Court is encouraging travelers to submit passport applications well in advance of potential 2023 travel.

While no one can anticipate the unexpected, everyone can take one or more of the actions below to make themselves and their loved ones safer when disaster strikes.

The LOTOJA Bike Race, which takes riders on a 205-mile ride from Logan, Utah and finishes at Teton Village, will pass through Jackson on Saturday.

Sage grouse lek attendance remains steady according to data from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department lek counts this spring.

The parkwide fire danger level for Yellowstone is now very high.

Five planned temporary closures will take place after Labor Day in Grand Teton National Park as construction and road improvements projects get underway.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Avail Valley Construction began paving a wearing course Thursday on US 89 through the Snake River Canyon from mileposts 127 to 132. 

UPDATE 9/2/22: Spring Gulch Road is now open to all traffic. 

UPDATE 11:30 a.m. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reports 30-year-old Adelle Marie Columbus has been found.

Motorists should anticipate using an alternative route this week as Teton County continues an improvement project to the newly paved section of Spring Gulch Road.

The Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation Rec Center will close to the public early this week for routine maintenance.

When officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City sought a location for an annual economic symposium in 1981, they chose Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for a simple reason: It had fly-fishing.

The human caused Moose Fire burning west and south of North Fork has burned 96,445 acres and is 38% contained.

A half-hour drive or so from the resort where the high priests of international finance — leading economists and central bank officials — have convened in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to discuss the world’s economic challenges, Ash Hermanowski oversees the distribution of about 1,200 free meals a day.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) announced Andrew Way has been hired as the vice president of marketing.

Cleanup continued Monday after a fuel pup trailer rolled onto its side in Yellowstone National Park last week and spilled gasoline, park officials said.

This Sunday, August 21, 2022, is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.

Governor Gordon and six other governors representing states included in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), are deeply concerned over the consequences of the Environmental Protection Agency‘s (EPA) Transport Rule and its impact on the SPP’s ability to deliver reliable electricity.

Yellowstone National Park is honored to host Yellowstone Revealed, a collaborative effort with Mountain Time Arts and numerous Tribal Nations, to commemorate 150 Years of Yellowstone.