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buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
KEMMERER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is investigating the illegal shooting of 12 pronghorn north of Kemmerer in antelope hunt area 93, the agency announced Friday. A member of the public contacted Kemmerer Game Warden Alex Poncelet on April 27 after discovering the dead animals while recreating on Ham’s Fork Road near Viva Naughton Reservoir, according to the agency.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK — Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) is ramping up its volunteer opportunities this summer. The park will host a National Trails Day event on Saturday, June 7, at Schwabacher Landing. People of all ages and skill levels are invited to participate at the event, scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tools and protective equipment will be provided.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
JACKSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) announced that repair work on damaged guardrails along Teton Pass (WY22) and Snake River Canyon (US89) will begin on Monday, June 2. Work is scheduled between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the week.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
WILSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) announced plans for a lane closure on the Snake River Bridge from 11 p.m. on Friday night, May 30, until 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 31. The closure will allow crews to complete staining work on the bridge, which requires access to areas underneath the new span.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
JACKSON, Wyo. — Following news of Melody Ranch being under a boil order, a Buckrail reader reached out to share that Rafter J is also under a boil order for an unrelated issue. Rafter J’s water system was shut down on Thursday, May 29, following a computer failure at the well house, according to the order.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
JACKSON, Wyo. — Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) has reported that a vehicle collision in the park is affecting access to the Moose entrance station. “Due to a motor vehicle accident near Windy Point, traffic at the Moose entrance station may be delayed for partial closures,” GTNP posted to Instagram on the afternoon of Thursday, May 29.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
JACKSON, Wyo. — Teton County Emergency Management shared a drinking water order for the Melody Ranch and Sage Meadows subdivisions on Thursday, May 29, following a water main rupture on Wednesday night. “Do not drink the water without boiling it first, or use bottled water until notified that the drinking water warning has been lifted,” the agency posted to Facebook. “Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
JACKSON, Wyo. — Hole Food Rescue’s Sprout Mobile will be providing free lunches to school children for its sixth summer. Since launching in 2020, the Sprout Summer Lunch program has provided more than 38,000 free lunches to kids in the valley, according to the nonprofit. This summer, between June 16 and Aug. 22, the team is aiming to distribute more than 10,000 lunches, after providing 10,680 in 2024. This summer, kids can expect activities as well as lunch at Sprout Mobile visits.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
UPDATE: Yellowstone issued a follow-up stating that the fire was caused by lightning. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Yellowstone National Park (YNP) has reported its first confirmed wildland fire of the year. The fire was spotted by hikers on Monday, May 26, on the Bighorn Pass Trail. Dubbed the Memorial Day Fire, the 0.1-acre blaze is burning in a mixed conifer forest 0.75 miles southeast of the trailhead off of US191, in the northwestern corner of YNP.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
WILSON, Wyo. — A collision with injuries has occurred on Teton Pass this afternoon, according to an emergency page-out at 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28. Wyoming Highway Patrol dispatch confirmed that a collision response was underway as of 1 p.m. The crash was reported around milepost 11.5.See the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Teton Pass webcam for conditions, and the travel map for additional details. Drivers can sign up for 511 Notify alerts here.
