Union leader calls for better management
By Sophia Boyd-Fliegel Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Darlene Jones observed Labor Day in a drizzle with a bottle of Coke, a bright yellow rain jacket over her union-emblazoned quarter zip and a picket sign. Jones,…
Bonneville Power Association announces award for Lower Valley Energy’s Jim Webb
The Bonneville Power Association (BPA) announced it is restarting an award called the Exceptional Public Service Award and will give it to Lower Valley Energy’s CEO Jim Webb. The BPA serves as the wholesale power supplier for LVE. This is…
Outdoor Discovery Day returns to Kemmerer
The Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest is partnering with other outdoor related agencies and organizations to bring an “Outdoor Discovery Day” for the whole family to Triangle Park in Kemmerer. The event will be held on September…
Jackson climber dies after Gannett Peak fall
JACKSON (WNE) — A 24-year-old climber and former Jackson resident died Sunday after falling on Gannett Peak in the Wind River Range. Rescuers recovered Jason Graves’ body at 9 a.m. Monday on a glacier several hundred feet below the 13,810-foot…
50th annual Fort Bridger Rendezvous this weekend
LYMAN (WNE) — This year’s Fort Bridger Rendezvous and black powder shoot will run throughout Labor Day weekend and serves as a step back in time to the American West’s pre-1840s in the Rocky Mountains. The Fort Bridger Rendezvous continues…
Grizzly 399 has hopped Grand Teton’s southern border — and crossed onto private land
• Famous bruin, cub spotted on private land; wildlife managers urge caution with trash, food By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Brian McCooey thought it odd. Before he put his eyes on the…
‘Unethical wildlife viewing’ prompts WGF to relocate area grizzly
According to information released by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF), the agency coordinated an effort with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to relocate a subadult male grizzly bear on August 26. Information from the WGF stated “the…
Shelter in Place order issued and lifted near Jackson for active shooter; investigation ongoing
• Order is no longer in effect According to an alert from the Teton County Sheriff’s Office, the Shelter In Place order issued on the evening of August 29 for the Spring Gulch Rd area was lifted just before midnight…
Nonprofit sees outpouring of donations for the unhoused
JACKSON (WNE) — An event last week at the Teton County Library to support people who don’t have housing went so well that a nonprofit had to stop accepting donations 90 minutes in. After moving the event inside due to…
Scammers masquerade as Maui relief
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — As organizations fundraise for Maui relief efforts following wildfire destruction, advocates are warning people to beware of scammers masquerading as charitable organizations. “Scammers really do look at what’s…