It’s in the poop

A study published recently in the journal Nature provides evidence that the mysterious chronic wasting disease can be transmitted among   animals through feces. The results could have implications for Wyoming elk feedgrounds, where thousands of animals congregate and come in contact with fecal matter, the study’s authors say.

Poetry publisher

Claudia Mauro doesn’t think college degrees or five-syllable words are important when it comes to poetry. She prefers clear-eyed truth and doesn’t mind if it comes from a second-grader. Find out about the work Mauro’s publishing company is doing to raise awareness and money for the environment, homeless women and other worthy causes.

Record time at LOTOJA

Cameron Hoffman, of Clearfield, Utah, set a course record Saturday in winning the Logan to Jackson Classic road bike race. Hoffman pedaled the 206-mile course from Logan, Utah, to Teton Village in about nine hours and finished a fraction of a second ahead of David Francis, of Las Vegas.

TGR premiere

Teton Gravity Research’s newest homage to snow, “Re:Session,” debuts with two showings Saturday at Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village. Superstar athletes and fresh faces combine to celebrate winter, athleticism and pushing the edge of skiing.