‘I Have No Idea. I’m an Eternal Optimist’

Jackson Unpacked

On this week’s episode: KHOL’s Emily Cohen takes us overseas, to Kazakhstan where Jacksonites Scott Zimmerman and Hayden Hilke with a group of others from across the West compete in the World Nomad Games.

Wyoming Public Radio’s Caitlin Tan reports the U.S. Forest Service is facing budget cuts, meaning Scott Kosiba and the local nonprofit he leads, Friends of the Bridger-Teton, will continue to be leaned on for funding and support. They contract people like Rhett Jones for essential services. Public Affairs Officer with the Bridger-Teton National Forest Mary Cernicek shares the nonprofit also helps with fundraising.

KHOL’s Dante FIlpula Ankney reports Teton County has been working to secure ownership of over a thousand acres of land owned by the Bureau of Land Management. The Snake River Fund, a local advocacy group led by Orion Hatch, floats from Moose to Wilson and shares the land deal is in limbo after nearly a quarter of a century and County Commission Chair Luther Propst he’s unsure when the deal will finalize.

Lastly, in partnership with Storycorps — KHOL is hosting a series of conversations between candidates running for local office and a constituent they aim to represent, finding common ground. Tune in to hear self-proclaimed “ski bum” Larry Hartenstein and Jackson Couny Commissioner candidate Vicky O'Donoghue in the fourth installation of our election series produced by Alyson Spery.

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Fridays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.