Pinedale News

Weekend rain and snow has provided a much-needed "shot-in-the-arm" for Northwestern Wyoming where average moisture conditions were already beginning to degrade.A According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, precipitation in the Snake River Basin is now 93% of normal, the Madison-Gallatin basin is at 115% and the Yellowstone Basin is at ... (more)

Governor Matt Mead is asking Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to work with Wyoming to remove the grizzly bear from the Endangered Species List sooner than currently anticipated.

Teton County has announced its schedule for early season dust control treatment of county roads.A These operations may cause delays for travelers on these roads between now and mid-June.A Road work begins with dust coating on the Elk Refuge Road between today and Friday followed by Moulton Loop Monday, Spring Gulch Road on Tuesday, Cheney Lane, ... (more)

With a temporary roof in place, it's back to business as usual for Snake River Anglers in the Dornan's complex after wind tore a section of the roof from their building.A Trisha Dornan says being a holiday weekend; the hasty repairs were pretty make-shift.A There were reports of two people who suffered minor injuries in the incident.A The same ... (more)

It's not something the visiting public sees everywhere they go and while it has a very practical function, it adds to the western ambiance of the Town of Jackson.A It's the Jackson Police Department's mounted patrol.A Sergeant Cole Nethercott says some on horseback are sworn officers while others are volunteers.

The Wyoming Department of Tourism is reporting that while Jackson Hole received below normal snowfall last season - 100 inches less than average - it recorded its second-highest skier visits ever.A Some 479,000 visitors skied at the resort which is just a few thousand shy of its corporate record.

Wyoming's Highway Patrol will be out in force during the first major summer holiday weekend of the year this weekend.A Lieutenant Tom Kelly of the Jackson office of the highway patrol says in addition to the typical traffic violations, officers will be watching for those people not wearing their seatbelts.A He says since seatbelt use is not a ... (more)

Tourism this weekend could see more travelers this year than last. According to AAA Auto Club, 1.6% more residents here in the mountain states plan to take trips over Memorial Day Weekend than compared with last year.A That amounts to about 2.5 million residents of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.A A ... (more)

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PINEDALE, Wyo. - Sublette County voters have reversed a decision they made last year to expand their county commission to five members.

Snow King revealed plans this week to add some new year-round recreation opportunities to the mountain.

After a lengthy five-year process, town and county officials last night adopted the Jackson Teton County Comprehensive Plan.

A - When it's time to raise a glass to Wyoming's western traditions, all too often the toast is made with a beverage from far or near - but not from Wyoming.A This is the year that changes that.

Yellowstone National Park last month posted a 3A1 4% increase in recreational visitation and a 1.4% increase in overall traffic into the park.A The monthly use statistics were published this week by the National Park Service Public Use Statistics Office.

When Mary Erickson, assistant priest at St. John's Episcopal Church, learned of a confrontational anti-abortion group that would be demonstrating in Jackson Hole during Elk Fest she started sending out emails and making phone calls.

Although environmentalists around the state are welcoming new proposed federal regulations on fracking, Governor Matt Mead thinks regulations in the Cowboy State A draft rule released Friday by the Interior Department could mandate oil and gas companies to reveal the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing when drilling on public and Indian lands.

Travelers on Highway 22 between the town of Jackson and State Highway 390 are being advised to be ready for delays across the Wilson Bridge beginning tomorrow.A Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be conducting bridge repairs, forcing the closure of one lane of traffic over the bridge during the work.A The one-lane traffic ... (more)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has formally informed state officials that the Upper Green River Basin did not meet federal air quality standards between 2008 and 2011.