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Grand Teton culls 58 mountain goats

JACKSON (WNE) — Grand Teton National Park has concluded a cull of invasive mountain goats, killing 58 with an aerial gunning operation aimed at preventing the goats from competing for habitat with and potentially spreading disease to the Tetons’ isolated…

Lincoln County gives grant money to Thayne for cornhole special activities

Thayne Town Councilman Joe Heward, who overlooks the Recreation Department, says Lincoln County gave it a small grant to allow rentals and hold special activities for cornhole games. He says they bought ten cornhole games and this will also allow…

Braves hold a 10.5 point lead after Day One of State Wrestling

What was expected to be a very tough state tournament has lived up to the reputation on the first day. Star Valley has a slim 10.5 point lead over the Douglas Bearcats at the end of Friday. The Braves ended…

29th Annual Hill Climbs happening in Grover this weekend

◆ Spectators are welcome to ride a shuttle from Grover up to the Park during racing hours throughout the weekend. Fans of snowmobile hill climbing can enjoy the 29th Annual Simplot Hill Climbs in Grover Park this weekend. Since 1993,…

Getting Down to Nutrition: Do Your Part, Care for Your Heart.

By Shelley Balls UW Extension, Nutrition and Food Safety Educator Every 36 seconds one person dies from cardiovascular disease in the United States, which is approximately 655,000 Americans dying from heart disease each year. Heart disease is the leading cause…

Lincoln Self Reliance is in critical need of staffing applicants

Lincoln Self Reliance, a local, government-funded provider of care services to families and individuals who face physical, emotional and intellectual disabilities, is experiencing the current nation-wide labor shortage on a level that risks the survival of a critical service to…

Braves to wrap regular season in Green River

Star Valley overcame a nine-point halftime gap and an 11-point third quarter deficit to come back and knock off the Jackson Broncs on the Teton court, 59-57 over the weekend. Saturday’s game was never in doubt as the Braves torched…

Star Valley wrestlers expect a ‘dogfight’ for seventh straight title

The Braves continued to compete despite a few injuries this past weekend as they pulled away to claim the 3A West Regional tournament in Lander with a total of 222.0 team points. Green River was a distant second with 187.0…

Target announces grand opening date for new Jackson store

Target will open its first-ever store in Jackson on Sunday, April 3. The retailer is setting up shop in a 70,000 square foot building at 510 South US Highway 89. Kmart occupied the space until it closed in 2019. “The…