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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 when he has sightseeing clients aboard. But Teton Park and the airport have been receiving an earful f...

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 vote further solidifies our family’s commitment to the northern South Park neighborhood plan, wate...

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