Teton County News

Teton County's Hispanic population has more than doubled in the last eight years, according to statistics released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The son of the mayor of Jackson has died in an apparent climbing accident. The Jackson Hole News & Guide is reporting that 26-year-old Wesley Barron was found dead at the base of a cliff at around 11 a.m. Wednesday.

From the tee, the fairway looks rather thin on the 449-yard, par-4 14th hole at the new Shooting Star golf course.

Teton County School District 1 has approved virtual education for students starting this fall.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will delay numerous road construction projects in and around Teton County, in some cases by several years, because of budget issues.

There are more workers than work in Teton County this summer, according to several local professionals.

The Teton Health District filed a motion Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its Smokefree Air Rule.

Jackson and Teton County officials are working to get their versions of the comprehensive plan back on the same track.

Teton County residents who live or work in bear habitat will need to take extra care with garbage and bird feeders starting in a week.

Law enforcement officers stand near a bank robbery suspect's car after Teton County sheriff's deputies and Jackson police officers apprehended the man Monday in front of the Hillside Building on Broadway.

A man accused of breaking into vehicles in the Elk Run area last fall pleaded guilty in accordance with a plea agreement last week.

Teton County has received $1 million in stimulus funding to build a pathway connection from town to Grand Teton National Park.

Jackson planning commissioners will delay their discussion of the comprehensive plan at least a week to see if county officials decide how they intend to proceed with the review process.

An alternative that would grant the Jackson Hole Airport two 10-year extensions of its existing lease has AOPA's support.

A Teton Village condominium reverted to a Florida-based lending company after no one submitted a bid during an auction of the foreclosed property.

Jackson Police Chief Dan Zivkovich warned co-workers earlier this week that he may be leaving Jackson for a new job in Massachusetts.

The Teton County Planning Commission voted to send the draft of the comprehensive plan revision back to planning staff, effectively throwing a wrench into the review process.

Because of budget shortfalls nationally, the post offices in Teton County will no longer look up post office box numbers for parcels bearing only a street address.

A Jackson man injured in a car crash on Spring Gulch Road early Sunday was in critical but stable condition at a Salt Lake City hospital Monday afternoon, police said.

If all the rain has kept you nervously watching the levels of Flat and Fall Creeks, county officials say there's no need to worry.