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Grand Teton National Park officials recently tried and failed to get federal aviation officials to crack down on a scenic helicopter tour pilot who promised last year to not overfly the park, but has made a habit of flying low over the federal property’s southeastern reaches. The operator in question, Wind River Air owner Tony Chambers, maintains he’s only flying over the national park when he’s coming into or leaving Jackson Hole Airport — and especially beelining it out wh...

My daughter Traci gave me a book for Christmas that’s well worth the read: “Wyoming: A History of the American West,” by Sam Lightner Jr., a well-known former Jackson resident.

A draft bill that some see as threatening “local control” loomed large over the County Commission’s vote Tuesday in favor of the Gill family’s 26-acre development in northern South Park.

A draft bill that some see as threatening “local control” loomed large over the County Commission’s vote Tuesday in favor of the Gill family’s 26-acre development in northern South Park. The Teton County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of the Gills’ sketch plan, a conceptual regulatory approval that precedes hearings on more concrete development and subdivision plans on the path to breaking ground. The family praised the decision. “Today’s vot...

The Gills have secured a victory in their push to develop 26 acres of their northern South Park land.

Dail Barbour has a shot at regaining her seat on the Teton County Library board in the coming week.

Doubling down on concerns about water quality, the County Commission pumped the brakes Tuesday on the Gill family’s proposal to develop 26 acres in northern South Park.

Teton County has passed a resolution affirming the “values of diversity, equity and inclusion” and declaring the county as a whole a “hate free zone.” “This is a very important statement of our ideals and our values,” Commissioner Mark Newcomb said during the Teton County Board of County Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday. “It is a statement, it is a first step, and I look forward to continuing to follow through both in action, word and deed.” The resolu...

Starting March 1, wood shake roofs will no longer be allowed on homes in Jackson Hole’s wildland-urban interface. The Teton County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to prohibit such roofs in forested areas where wildfires are a risk. Fire Marshal Kathy Clay recommended that commissioners approve the measure to make Teton County “a more resilient wildland fire community.” “We are stressed here with lots of UV light and very dry conditions,” Clay said. “We ...

The County Commission talked Thursday about the results of a 2019 employee survey showing a pervasive lack of trust in county elected officials. The conversation, which came during the board’s goal-setting retreat, was the first time in over a year that the board had discussed the survey at length. Some saw that as a problem. “It felt like it took an awful long time and somewhat circuitous route to get here,” Commissioner Mark Newcomb said of the discussion about improving the su...