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Boil Water Advisory issued for Jackson, Wyoming (posted 9/24/2026)
Town of Jackson, Wyoming
September 24, 2026
EMERGENCY ALERT Due to bacteria being detected in a Town well, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has jurisdiction over the Towns water supply, has mandated a Boil Water Advisory for the Town of Jackson and all the water systems that utilize the Towns water until further notice.
Do not drink water without boiling it first. Bring all water to a rolling boil for at least (3) three minutes, which is longer given our altitude, and let it cool before using or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. All stored water, drinks or ice made recently should be discarded.
Teton Countys Health Department has resources to help learn more specifics about what to do during Boil Water Advisories. Until this advisory is lifted, shift practices related to preparing and cooking food, washing dishes, water filters, feeding babies and using formula, ice, bathing and showering, brushing teeth, and caring for pets. Filtered ater must still be boiled.
Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms including bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a special health risk for infants, young children, the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems. For individual or personal health questions, please contact your doctor.
As directed by the EPA, the Town will continue to test its water and will provide updates when significant repairs or milestones have occurred as water sample testing takes 18 to 24 hours to incubate and process. The Town is committed to transparency and providing information to our community as we have it. Boil Water Advisories are considered resolved after two consecutive days of clean test results are confirmed and the Advisory is officially lifted.
Please do not call 911 to ask about this boil order.
For questions related to public health, call the Health Department's Environmental Health Office at 307-732-8490.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice:
https://www.jacksonwy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9999/20260924-TOJ-Boil-Water-Notice
Additional Town of Jackson water system customers that are impacted outside Town of Jackson boundary include:
- Saddle Butte subdivision
- 3 Creek Ranch
- Jackson Hole Classical Academy
- Jackson Hole High School
- 2775 W Dairy Ln
- 2605 W Dairy Ln
- 3385 W Boyles Hill Rd
- 3005 W Boyles Hill Rd
- 2905 W Boyles Hill Rd
- 2805 W Boyles Hill Rd
- 2925 W Red House Dr
- Teton Science School - Coyote Canyon
- Teton County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Building
Source:
https://www.jacksonwy.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/1343
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Planned Power Outage for Pinedale area Sept. 28 (posted 9/24/2026)
Attention Pinedale area residents: Rocky Mountain Power will do a planned power interruption from midnight to 4:00AM on Monday, September 28, 2026. This outage will affect approximately 4,000+ customers in the northern part of Sublette County.
Sublette County Public Health, Sublette County Emergency Management, and the Sublette County Sheriffs Office are available to help for anyone needing assistance during this planned power outage.
If you or someone in your household has specific needs during this outage, please register in the Emergency Preparedness & Assistance Registry so first responders can be better prepared to assist you if needed. Assistance can be in the form of:
Mobility Assistance: Wheelchairs, walkers, canes, or general mobility needs
Medical Equipment: Use devices requiring reliable power (e.g. CPAP, oxygen, dialysis)
Cognitive or Development Needs: Assistance
Other Special Needs: Please reach out for other needs
Call Sublette County Public Health for more information about assistance, 307-367-2157.
New Teton Pass safe driving program expected in fall of 2026 (posted 9/11/2026)
Wyoming Department of Transportation
JACKSON, WYOMING The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is in the early stages of developing the WY22 SAFE PASS program, a self-certification program to improve driver education and awareness of the challenges of mountain pass driving.
The program will require drivers operating recreational vehicles, towing trailers or vehicles who have a gross vehicle weight and/or a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds to complete the program and self-certify their ability to navigate mountain driving.
Applicants will be able to self-certify online through a website in which they will enter some basic information and review required safety material. Once the applicant has completed the process, they will be sent a certification letter that will be active for one year. After one year, drivers can reapply for the program.
Once the program is launched, RV drivers, motorists towing trailers, and operators of vehicles over 10,000 pounds will be restricted from using Teton Pass unless they have completed the program. All existing regulations including seasonal closures and the 60,000-pound weight limit remain strictly in effect.
Applicants will be required to review educational materials, including documents, maps and/or videos, related to safe driving practices on mountain passes and will include information about navigating steep grades, current legal restrictions, brake fade protocols, weight and load limitations and vehicle operation. There will also be information on alternate routes if drivers do not want to take the risk.
WYDOT is currently developing the application, educational materials and policy and hopes to roll out the program by October of this year.
"This program is not intended to replace other legal requirements to maintain control of your vehicle, its a self-certification process that helps people look at this pass and acknowledge, yes, I am confident in my equipment and ability to navigate Teton Pass safely," said WYDOT Director Darin Westby. "Educated drivers can make more informed decisions, which makes driving on the pass safer for everyone."
WYDOT continues to review and implement safety improvements and future infrastructure enhancements on Teton Pass as part of the State Transportation Improvement Plan process.
Drivers can continue to do their part in making Teton Pass safer by wearing a seat belt, slowing down and obeying posted speeds, using a lower gear when descending steep grades, and putting down their phone and paying attention to their surroundings.
WYDOT remains committed to updating the public with timely information. Drivers can sign up for 511 Notify alerts at https://www.wyoroad.info/511/511NotifyAnnouncement.html.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions lifted (posted 9/7/2026)
For Teton Interagency Dispatch area
Teton Interagency Fire
On September 1, the Teton Interagency Fire managers lifted Stage 1 fire restrictions for Grand Teton National Park, the Bridger-Teton National Forest, and the National Elk Refuge. Recent precipitation, cooler temperatures, and higher relative humidities have lessened the threat of wildfire. All public land users are advised to remain vigilant and use caution when building and maintaining a campfire to prevent unwanted human-caused fires.
While Stage 1 fire restrictions have been lifted, in Grand Teton National Park campfires are only ever allowed in designated metal fire grates. Campfires are never allowed on the National Elk Refuge. In areas where campfires are allowed, it is illegal to leave them unattended or abandoned. So far this year, Teton Interagency personnel have extinguished 99 unattended and abandoned campfires. Unattended and abandoned campfires can quickly escalate into wildfires, and if your campfire sparks a wildfire, you can be held responsible for the cost of putting it out.
In recent weeks, Teton Interagency firefighters have promptly responded to and put out several lightning-caused fires. Based on these successful efforts and other factors, fire managers have determined it is appropriate to lift fire restrictions. These factors include the moisture content of fuels (how dry grasses, shrubs and trees are); projected weather conditions (including temperatures and possible wind events); the availability of firefighting resources nationwide; and the occurrence of human-caused fires.
How to prevent human-caused fires
The safest option is to not build a campfire at all. Dress warmly and use layers instead of relying on a campfire for warmth. If you choose to have a campfire where its allowed, have a plan for putting it out before ever lighting it, and:
Select your campfire location carefully, free from overhanging trees and clear of grass and brush. When in dispersed camping areas in the Forest, only use pre-existing campfire rings, do not create new rings.
Keep your campfire small and under control.
Campfires should be avoided on windy days.
Never leave a campfire unattended or abandoned.
Have a shovel and water bucket on hand.
Use several gallons of water to fully extinguish your campfire.
Drown, stir, feel and repeat until the ashes are cold to the touch.
Break up charred logs and cover all remains with dirt.
For the latest fire updates and safety tips, visit TetonFires.com. To report smoke or a fire, call the Teton Interagency Dispatch Center at 307-739-3630.
Missing hiker found safe (posted 8/27/2026)
Sublette County Sheriffs Office
PINEDALE, WYOMING (August 26, 2026) The Sublette County Sheriffs Office and Tip Top Search and Rescue are pleased to announce that missing hiker Shaun Mackelprang of Missouri has been located alive in the Wind River Range.
Mackelprang was located this morning (Wednesday, August 26, 2026) in the vicinity of Scott Lake following an extensive search effort utilizing ground search teams, the Sublette County Sheriffs Office Drone Team, and Tip Top Search and Rescues helicopter. Search and rescue personnel located Mackelprang and safely prepared him for helicopter extraction from the backcountry at approximately 0945 this morning.
Mackelprang began his trek from the Green River Lakes Trailhead on August 20 with a planned destination of Gannett Peak. Search operations were initiated after he was reported missing and his vehicle was located at the trailhead.
This successful outcome is the result of the tremendous effort and coordination of Tip Top Search and Rescue volunteers, Sublette County Sheriffs Office personnel and the SCSO Drone Team, along with the support of everyone who provided information or assistance throughout the search.
We also sincerely thank the public and backcountry users who shared information, reviewed photographs and GPS data, shared the missing-person information, and helped get the word out.
Wyoming to receive $13M in Meta Platforms consumer protection settlement (posted 8/26/2026)
Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook
Office of the Attorney General
CHEYENNE, WYOMING - Today (August 26, 2026), Attorney General Keith G. Kautz announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.- the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment, Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features designed to protect children on Instagram and Facebook. The agreement resolves claims by 47 States and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands that the company designed Instagram with addictive features, knowingly exposed young users to serious mental harms, and intentionally misled the public about the safety of its platforms, among other things. This settlement is a monumental victory for the protection of America's children and will fundamentally transform how the entire social media industry designs products for kids and teens. Under the settlement, Wyoming will receive $13,303,734.
Attorney General Kautz said, "We are thrilled to announce this settlement with Meta, given that it will provide tangible relief to kids in Wyoming, as well as nationwide, through the safety features Meta will be required to implement.
Attorney General Kautz also acknowledged that this problem extends well beyond one company and credited Meta for being the first major platform to reach a comprehensive resolution on youth safety. "This is a historic first step in the fight to protect youth mental health, and we hope to see this trend continue with similar commitments from other members of the social media industry." The settlement requires Meta to implement a series of safety features on Instagram and Facebook, including:
- Hard cap daily time limits and "Productive Pauses" for children: for its two platforms, Instagram and Facebook, a combined two-hour daily time limit with mandatory pauses after 15 minutes of continuous use and again at 60 and 90 minutes to interrupt endless scrolling. These limits remain in effect for five years. If Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube adopt comparable terms, the daily limit on each platform will drop to 60 minutes for 10 years.
- "Nighttime blocks" restricting children's access from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Limited school-time access for children, eliminating push notifications on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the school year.
- Robust age assurance measures to more effectively verify the age of young users.
- Safer, age-appropriate content controls, including stronger safeguards against bullying, content promoting eating disorders, and content related to suicide and self-harm.
- Stronger, more user-friendly parental controls.
- Limits on social comparison features, including beauty filters and visible "like" counts, that have been linked to poor mental health outcomes in kids and teens.
- Both the implementation and efficacy of the features will be regularly assessed by an independent auditor and the settling states.
These are groundbreaking changes to Instagram and Facebook and more significant and comprehensive than previously ordered by any court. And perhaps most importantly, this settlement represents a down payment toward an industry-wide social media experience that allows kids to connect in a healthy way.
Beginning in 2021, nearly every attorney general in the country cooperated to investigate the social media industry for designing and promoting platforms to children and teens despite known harms. After a bipartisan, nationwide investigation found that Meta designed Instagram's features to addict children while internally documenting the resulting mental health harms and failing to warn parents, attorneys general across the country sued Meta individually or as part of a consolidated federal lawsuit. This settlement resolves those cases and claims by the other settling states and territories. The settlement also resolves the states' claims against Meta for its sharing of nonpublic information about Facebook users with third parties, like Cambridge Analytica, leading up to the 2016 election.
The attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming joined the settlement.
Disposal of election campaign signs (posted 8/24/2026)
In general, election campaign signs must be removed within 30 days after the end of the election, however some cities have ordinances that require them to be removed within 3 days.
Many signs arent recyclable and end up as trash in the landfill. According to a post on Facebook, the Pinedale Recycling Center can take the small yard corrugated plastic election signs and the metal sign holders. Please remove staples and nails. The recycling center can take them Monday through Thursday from 7am to 5pm call Sally Penton at 307-231-1867 to arrange a time to drop them off.
Most mailers, cardboard or paper political signs are considered recyclable. The very large election signs and banners made from corrugated plastic or coated material are not recyclable and are considered trash. (Check with Sally if she can take them, they might need to be dismembered a bit to a smaller size.)
Candidates that will continue on with campaigning for the November general election, or who may want to campaign at a later date, can collect their signs and save them, but they still need to be removed by the end of September for this election cycle.
There are no laws that mandate that candidates or campaigns collect their signs after elections. If its on your property, its your responsibility.
It is against state law to place a campaign or real estate sign in WYDOTs right away along state highways. If a campaign sign was placed in WYDOTs right-of way or along a state fence line, WYDOT may have removed it. If a candidate is missing one of their signs, check with the local WYDOT office to get it back.
Political campaign signs also should not be placed on properties related to non-profit organizations (501c3). Under Internal Revenue Service code, 501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in or intervening in any in any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate running for public office. Violating that law can result in the loss of tax-exempt status and the imposition of excise taxes.
Some Wyoming towns have different specific ordinances related to election campaign signs need to come down and can go up between the primary and general election regarding placement locations. In general, they should be taken down by the end of September and then can come back up within 30 days of the general election in November. General election candidates should check with the rules for specific municipalities in their campaign area regarding rules and regulations for campaign signage.
Sublette County Primary Election results (posted 8/18/2026)
Sublette County Unofficial Primary Election Results (PDF). Contested races - House District #20: Albert Sommers (including Lincoln Co votes). Sublette County Commissioner: Andy Nelson, Robin Schamber. Sheriff: Tom Hatch. Sublette County Clerk: Jessica Rice. 1% Sales & Use Tax: Fails. LaBarge 1-8 Unofficial results (PDF, for House District #20 votes added into Sublette County numbers)
Primary Election August 18, 2026 (posted 8/17/2026)
The 2026 Primary Election in Wyoming will be held on Tuesday, August 18th. Polls will be open from 7:00AM to 7:00PM in Wyoming.
2026 Primary Election Sublette County candidate listing:
https://www.sublettecountywy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5487/2026-PRIMARY-ELECTION-CANDIDATES?bidId=
Precinct locations:
1-1 Pinedale, Wrangler Gym, 665 N Tyler Ave
1-3 Pinedale West, Wrangler Gym, 665 N Tyler Ave
1-4 Boulder, Boulder Community Center, 210 Adams Ave
2-1 Big Piney, Marbleton Senior Center, 429 E Second Street
2-2 Marbleton, Marbleton Senior Center, 429 E Second Street
4-1 Cora, Daniel School House, 18 School House Lane
4-2 Daniel, Daniel School House, 18 School House Lane
5-1 Bondurant, Bondurant Elementary School, 14224 U S HWY & 191
Anyone who is not already registered to vote can vote on election day. Bring valid ID with you to vote and to register to vote. In order to register to vote, you must meet the following qualifications:
- Be 18 years of age or older on election day
- Be a U.S. Citizen
- Be a resident of Wyoming and the precinct in which you register
- Withdraw voter registration from any other jurisdiction, if applicable
- Present a valid Wyoming Drivers License if you have one and if not, provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number
- Not been convicted of a felony, or if convicted, has had civil or voting rights restored
- Not adjudicated mentally incompetent
- If mailing in the Voter Registration, please make sure that it is notarized at the time you sign it
Unofficial election results will be posted on the County website (https://www.sublettecountywy.gov/) after polls close and ballots are counted Tuesday night. Results are unofficial until certified in the following days. Local results will also be broadcast on KPIN 101.1FM radio along with statewide result commentary. Results will also posted here on Pinedale Online!
Bare Fire 100% contained (posted 8/17/2026)
The Bridger-Teton National Forest reported the Bare Fire was called 100% contained on Saturday, August 15th. The Forest Service and BLM High Desert District Bare Fire Area and Road Closure Orders remain in place to provide for public and firefighter safety. As of August 14th report, the fire was 370 acres. It was located in the Wyoming Range, west of Big Piney, north of Bare Pass and east of Bare Creek. The cause was determined to be lightning.
Incident information: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-news/wybtf-bare-fire
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