Buckrail, Jackson Hole, WY News for 08/22/2023

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“Llamas are intelligent, but they need their llama buddies. If we get any inkling of where he is, if we go up there with llamas, maybe that will be the next step. We want to find him before the winter, that’s for sure.“

A llama named Joaquin has gone missing in Yellowstone National Park.

Today’s Top Stories

Community participates in Ditch the Drive Day

JACKSON, Wyo. — Friends of Pathways hosted “Ditch the Drive Day,” Thursday, Aug. 17, an event that replaced “Bike to Work Day,” aimed at encouraging community members to walk, bike or use […]

Expect night work on Snake River Bridge, Wednesday

JACKSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Ames Construction, Inc., will be reducing traffic to one, alternating lane of traffic on the night of Wednesday, Aug. 23, […]

Llama goes missing in YNP, not first llama to be lost in park

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — A llama named Joaquin has been reported missing in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) by Yellowstone Llamas, a business that leads llama-assisted treks into the park. Yellowstone Llamas owner […]

Housing Department launches rental survey

JACKSON, Wyo. — The Jackson/Teton County Affordable Housing Department is requesting public feedback in the form of an online survey for people who rent living space in the area. The rental survey […]

Tip Top SAR seeking public assistance to locate Winds hiker

PINEDALE, Wyo. —Tip Top Search and Rescue is seeking public assistance to locate a 64-year-old man, John Diepholz. Diepholz was last seen in the Wind River Range out of the Elkhart Park trailhead […]

Spud Drive-In sells to MD Nursery

TETON VALLEY, Idaho — The beloved Spud Drive-In Theater, which sits between Victor and Driggs, has sold to a new owner. MD Nursery and Landscaping has purchased the land and will continue […]

Town Hall meeting to discuss Rec Center progress Weds.

JACKSON, Wyo. — The Town of Jackson will host a public meeting this Wednesday, Aug. 23, about the Teton County/Jackson Recreation Center’s renovation project. Mayor Hailey Morton Levinson, Councilmember Jonathan Schechter and […]

Teton County Emergency Management to hold free CERT training

JACKSON, Wyo. — Teton County Emergency Management will hold free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) basic training events for locals this fall. CERT basic training will focus on skills necessary for emergency […]