Buckrail Daily: Black bear enjoys springtime, road work ramps up next week

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“Motorists traveling on Spring Gulch Road should expect delays and are encouraged to avoid using it if possible. The traveling public should also expect delays on Wyoming Highway 22.”

Heads up, drivers: Monday will be a busy road work day in Teton County.

Today’s Top Stories

SNAPPED: Black bear enjoys the spring day

JACKSON, Wyo. — The month of May means that most black bears have emerged from their winter slumber in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP). Buckrail photographer Nick Sulzer captured an approximately four-year-old […]

Spring Gulch patching scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, ‘avoid road if possible’

JACKSON, Wyo. – Teton County’s Road and Levee Department announced Friday that road patching work on Spring Gulch Road is expected to cause traffic delays early next week. Contractors will conduct asphalt […]

WYDOT: More Snake River Bridge concrete work scheduled for Monday

WILSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Ames Construction, will be pouring part of the new bridge deck on the Snake River Bridge on WY22 […]

Feds to end coal leasing in Powder River Basin, nation’s largest source of coal

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s decision to end future coal leasing in the region is likely to be challenged. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile In a historic move, the U.S. Bureau of […]

Bureau of Rec shares Jackson Lake and Snake River water conditions

JACKSON, Wyo. — The Bureau of Reclamation will host an annual informational meeting to present streamflow forecasts and projected reservoir operations for Jackson Lake Dam and other upper Snake River reservoirs on Thursday, […]

WGFD to hold public meeting on gray wolf hunting seasons, May 20 at library

WYOMING — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has announced that it has opened a public comment period to gather feedback on Chapters 46 and 47 of its regulations, which pertain […]

Yellowstone’s Dunraven Pass opens a week early, all park roads now open

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Yellowstone National Park (YNP) announced on Thursday, May 16, that Dunraven Pass, a road connecting Canyon Village and Tower Fall within the park, had opened to visitors, a […]

Primary election candidate filing period opens

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Secretary of State’s Office announced the start of the 2024 election cycle with the opening of the candidate filing period, which runs from Thursday, May 16 until Friday, […]