Buckrail, Jackson Hole, WY, News for 10/6/2022

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“In 2021 alone, park scientists found overall glacial thinning with up to 6.3 meters of ice loss from the GPS survey.”
An annual survey conducted by scientists in Grand Teton National Park determined that the Middle Teton Glacier is overall melting faster than it is gaining.

Today’s Top Stories

GTNP: Middle Teton Glacier melting faster than it is gaining

MOOSE, Wyo. — An annual glacier surface elevation survey conducted by scientists in Grand Teton National Park determined that the Middle Teton Glacier is overall melting faster than it is gaining. Grand […]

State flags fly at half-staff tomorrow to honor Clarene Law

JACKSON, Wyo. — Governor Mark Gordon has ordered the Wyoming State Flag to be flown at half-staff at the Capitol in Cheyenne and in Teton County from sunrise to sunset on tomorrow, […]

Silver Star receives 6M grant to extend local fiber-optic service

WYOMING — Silver Star announced today that the company has been awarded a USDA Rural Development (RUS-RD) grant to extend fiber optic cable to three underserved areas in their service territory in […]

New pathway signs installed throughout GTNP for cyclist safety

MOOSE, Wyo. — New signage has been installed at six biking hubs along the Grand Teton Pathway to improve recreationists’ experience and safety. Biking is popular in Grant Teton National Park (GTNP), […]

Haaland: US expanding Native American massacre site

DENVER (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced an expansion Wednesday of a National Park Service historical site dedicated to the massacre by U.S. troops of more than 200 Native Americans in […]

JPD seeks info on recent restaurant burglary

JACKSON, Wyo. — Jackson Police Department (JPD) is asking the community to help identify a suspect in a recent burglary at Local Restaurant and Bar. On Sept. 28 at about 4 a.m […]

Help needed to temporarily foster dogs

JACKSON, Wyo. — The Town’s Animal Shelter is going to have its floors resurfaced and needs its animal residents to live somewhere else for a couple of weeks. The shelter will be […]

Yellowstone moves opening of Gardiner Road to Nov. 1

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park (YNP) in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration has determined that the Old Gardiner Road (a limited-access road between Gardiner, Montana and Mammoth Hot Springs) will […]