At a Glance: NEWS BRIEFS

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

By Patrick Dolan

Bank robber caught
Jackson Hole, Wyo.-A Jackson man is charged with robbing the Center Street branch of Wells Fargo bank on Monday.

Patrick Stigen, 47, of Jackson, reportedly entered the bank Monday morning, and told a teller to fill his bag with money. The teller complied after the suspect allegedly placed his hand in his own sweatshirt.

Witnesses told police that they saw a man run down an alley with what they said looked like a bag of clothes with cash falling out of it.

Shortly afterwards, a sheriff’s deputy pulled over a vehicle on Broadway matching the description given by witnesses, driven by a man matching the description of the suspect.

According to Police Chief Dan Zivkovich, after a witness confirmed that Stigen was the man seen leaving the bank, he was arrested, charged and later confessed to the crime during questioning.

Motorcycle collides with pronghorn; passenger severely injured
Two Garland, Utah, residents on a motorcycle collided with a pronghorn Saturday in Grand Teton National Park, seriously injuring the passenger. The couple was traveling southbound, near the Snake River overlook, according to park officials.

Brady Burgess, 38 of Garland, and passenger Koreen Burgess, 46, were leading a pack of about seven other motorcyclists. The couple was going approximately 65 mph while passing a motor home when they collided with the animal, officials said.

Online school passes school board test
The Teton County School District on Monday authorized the Jackson Hole Connections Academy (JHCA), a statewide virtual public school, as a viable distance education alternative.

If the program is approved by the state, JHCA will be able to enroll K-12 students from anywhere in the state and will offer a quality, accountable, tuition-free, public education alternative, according to a press release.

Management of recycling center to combine with transfer station
County commissioners approved a new Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling division of the Teton County Engineering Department.

This move, effective July 1, will place the Jackson Community Recycling (JCR) staff, along with an advisory board, in charge of all solid waste disposal programs in the county.

While the day-to-day operations of each facility will not be affected, Heather Overholser, executive director of JCR, said the new group will work to create more holistic decisions regarding solid waste management and diversion in Teton County.

Bear-proofing a priority
A new land development regulation mandating bear proof containers for garbage storage, as well as guidelines for bird feeders, goes into effect for nearly half the county, July 1.

Residences north of Highway 22 and in Alta will be required to store all garbage in Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee certified containers. Residences south of Highway 22 will be required to adopt the same rules in July 2010.

Bird feeders will follow the same schedule. All feeders will need to be at least 10 feet off the ground, and at least four feet horizontally from any other object. JHW

COURTESY PHOTO
Patrick Stigen


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