Buckrail Daily: Halloween snow? // Early voters turn out in droves

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“Colter’s Hell is described as full of ‘gloomy terrors, its hidden fires, smoking pits, noxious streams and the all-pervading ‘smell of brimstone.’”

John Colter’s spooky description of a hydrothermal area in Wyoming has led to a century-long mixup, with a little help from Washington Irving.

Today’s Top Stories

Halloween snow and an active weather pattern through early November

JACKSON, Wyo. – A storm will arrive on Thursday afternoon, bringing snow to the valley just in time for trick-or-treating along with travel impacts over Teton Pass. More snow is possible this […]

Wyo receives over $35M to advance conservation, including JH project

WYOMING — On Oct. 28, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a historic $1.5 billion investment in 92 partner-driven conservation projects to aid farmers and forest landowners. Selected RCPP projects, including […]

JPD collected 37.9 pounds of drugs for destruction this fall

JACKSON, Wyo. — On Oct. 24, the Jackson Police Department (JPD) collected 37.9 pounds of drugs for destruction on Drug Take Back Day. Each year, Jackson Hole sees two Drug Take Back […]

YNP seeks public input to improve Northeast Entrance Road

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, is seeking public comment on a proposal to “significantly” improve 27 miles of the Northeast […]

Halloween: Do it safe, do it smart

JACKSON, Wyo. — The Town of Jackson, the Jackson Police Department and the Jackson/Teton County Animal Shelter want everyone to take certain precautions in order to ensure for a spookily fun and safe […]

Grizzly relocated from Park County to Fox Creek drainage

PARK COUNTY, Wyo. — An adult male grizzly bear was relocated by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) on Friday, Oct. 25, following the bear “obtaining pet/livestock feed on private land […]

Spooky season: Deception of Colter’s Hell

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Colter’s Hell has a strong place in American imagination as the name given to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) after no one believed John Colter’s description of the hydrothermal […]

Early voting turnout breaks records one week out from election

JACKSON, Wyo. — With one week left before general Election Day, Teton County voters are turning out in record numbers to cast their ballots early. Teton County Clerk Maureen Murphy briefed the […]