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To the editor: Recent circumstances that have occurred at Sky View High School have brought up many repressed memories from my time in the Cache public education system.

The Jackson Town Council will consider several items at two Monday meetings, including a bicycle corridor from Snow King to North Cache Street.

The decision came following public comment from several neighboring business owners, and internal debate among the council. Some of the public commenters expressed serious concern about the disruption they see the summer construction causing them, while others voiced support for getting the project underway quickly so it will be completed sooner. Likewise, councilors weighed the costs and benefits of approving the plan as-is and allowing the construction to begin during the summer, as opposed t...

Due to the increased demand for efficiency and sustainability, farmers have to utilize all the resources their land and soil are willing to give them. Over the years, the dependence on soil resources has only increased as farmers have been asked to produce the same amount of food with less available resources. As production practices have changed to increase efficiency, farmers and ranchers have been searching for ways that they can provide healthy inputs back to the soil. To understand the imp...

College student starts business Jackson Hole native Peter Frank is on his way to becoming a serial entrepreneur and he’s still in college. He and University of Denver classmate Nate Vance have launched a business to produce artisan tableware and other products through a combination of 3D printing and traditional processes and then use their profits for social benefit. Called Buonaforma, the business got off the ground with a series of limited-edition ceramic vases available at BuonaForma.c...

Town of Jackson staff last week discussed plans to alter four downtown intersections on and near the Town Square to better accommodate foot traffic and comply with federal ADA requirements. Interested members of the public joined in the online meeting. Johnny Ziem, the Town of Jackson’s assistant public works director, detailed the proposed project, which would affect intersections and areas of Center Street between Gill and Broadway avenues, as well as the north side of Town Square. At th...

A landmark Jackson restaurant is undergoing big changes, but one of the goals is to make sure they are changes that won’t change the customer experience. The Blue Lion deal officially closed Feb. 1, sold by Ned Brown to Joe Rice’s Blue Collar Restaurant Group. The takeover began with behind-the-scenes activity about two months before. Rice, best known as owner of Sidewinders American Grill, Merry Piglets Mexican Grill and Bubba’s BBQ, said he plans no big alteration in what diner...

Jackson Hole Boot & Shoe Repair is struggling to stay open, and owner Michael Sweatt is hoping a GoFundMe campaign can help.

• A Town Council meeting about an ordinance to regulate the keeping of horses in Jackson turned bloody when one man called another a “yellow-bellied SOB,” followed him outside and hit him in the face several times. The proposed ordinance said no permits would be issued if there were protests from more than 50% of homeowners living within 140 feet of an individual applying for the permit. • Teton County commissioners decided to seek a declaratory judgment ruling that Dr. Max...