It was September when Julia Heemstra told the St. John’s Health Board of Trustees about an exciting new program she was developing — lifestyle medicine.
When the pandemic is over, Erin Crow plans to buy a game show buzzer and quiz the grocery store staff on product locations.
When Christian Beckwith is feeling cooped up and stressed by the middle of a workday, he looks to move his legs.
People are wearying of the deluge of COVID-19 information and finding some relief, experts say, could involve something as simple as taking a break.
On Halloween 2012 a volunteer spirit was released into the Jackson Hole scene.
As soon as disaster strikes, volunteers flock to the scene to combat the coming hardship.
When babies are about to arrive it’s tiny quilts. When homeowners move into new homes it’s p…
The coronavirus pandemic changed everything about normal life in a matter of weeks. Its effe…
Highest. Richest. Wealthiest. Most generous.
There’s an oft-repeated trope about Jackson, and Teton County as a whole, that it is one of the most philanthropic places in the country.
The word “nonprofit” has become basically synonymous with “charity” in popular usage, but that is an oversimplification. It’s true that 501(c)(3)s — the bastions of philanthropic giving — comprise the bulk of the nonprofit universe, but the category contains a long list of lesser-known cousins.
Faced with the daunting task of raising more than $7 million in just a few months last summer, the Jackson Hole Land Trust decided to try a new strategy: the challenge grant.
Looking solely at the dollars, it’s easy to discount the value of small donations. But seasoned fundraisers say pint-sized gifts can still pack a punch.
When Nina Lenz’s child care provider was evicted, Lenz flashed back to the anxiety and frustration she felt during her 18-month search for a place fit to look after her daughter.
When Anne Ellingson works with Dionis Risto, it sometimes feels like “a dance.”
They’ve branded themselves the “Tampon Team.”
In 2007, Colorado had a problem.
Dusk comes quickly in the mountains. The summer sun had just slipped behind the Tetons, the peaks painting a long, dark shadow on the valley f…
Out in the middle of the Kelly hayfields, a family of five Nebraskans, clustered around a Do…
After a shift at the Blackrock Ranger Station in fall 1996, Steve Deutsch was driving his Fo…
Teton County has enjoyed an incredible economic recovery following the Great Recession of 20…
An ocean of paint has been applied to a continent of canvas since the first Fall Arts Festival in 1985.
If you had to describe your ideal art-viewing milieu, what would it be?
With such a rich gallery scene in town, it should come as no surprise that Jackson is home to a vibrant community of artists.
Some artists use knives, not paintbrushes, to perfect their craft.
Make sure not to sit on the reading pillows in Kelly Keefe’s first grade classroom. Visitors might be shell-shocked to learn there could be a …
Annie Riddell and her family have had a lot of dogs.
A border collie/Aussie mix named Chase gives Christine Glasgow a warm and fuzzy wakeup greet…
Before she came to the valley to work at the Jackson Animal Hospital, Jules Bell never had t…
"Heeya!” came the shout, and in a flash the iron gate flew open and the bull burst into the arena, fiery and flailing, a cowboy clinging to its back.
Once a bull rider himself, Jackson Hole Rodeo judge Joe Young likes to think back to a line …
By Jennifer Dorsey
Look down. Take a good look.
Voters can cast their ballots at any of five polling places on Election Day. These vote centers (see above map) will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.:
• Teton County Library
• Teton County/Jackson Rec Center
• Old Wilson Schoolhouse
• Teton County Weed and Pest
• Alta Branch Library
Eight candidates — three Republicans, two Democrats and two independents — are vying for thr…
With incumbent Sheriff Jim Whalen retiring, voters have three choices for a new law enforcem…
Teton County voters will decide Nov. 6 whether to renew the lodging tax for another four years. The tax is a 2 percent charge on visitors’ hotel stays in Teton County.
Candidates for state auditor have made improving government transparency part of their campaign platform. The state auditor’s office is facing criticism from groups that have requested financial and spending data and been charged high fees and met with a slow response.
There are three candidates running for Teton County Sheriff, but none face a contested prima…
Voters can cast their ballots at any of five polling places on primary election day. These v…
Three Republicans and two Democrats are competing for Wyoming’s sole seat in the U.S. House …
Graduation
Home Show
Twenty-five steers weighing a combined 30,314 pounds were paraded, admired, bid on and sold Friday at the Teton County Fair, but the surprise …
When Mak Gavin landed an arrow square in the cheek of the black panther lounging in the fiel…
Sheriff Manny’s head comes about to the waist of a full-grown man.
I had a sneaking suspicion it was the Texas Twister that did me in.
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