A Minute with the Manager

Matt Hall, City of Rawlins Manager

Public safety is one of the most important services your local government provides. In Rawlins, our Police Department, Fire Department, and Dispatch Center work together every day—and night—to keep residents, businesses, and visitors safe. These teams are often the first voices you hear in an emergency and the first people you see when help arrives.

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Wyoming Department of Transporation

Crews with Reiman Corp. and the Wyoming Department of Transportation have begun mobilizing for work along the US 287 Bypass/Higley Boulevard corridor for a new pedestrian underpass.

By Mike Armstrong    

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The last days of April found Saratoga bustling as it hosted outdoor recreation enthusiasts and advocates who came to town to learn what outdoor recreation means to many groups.

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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon

Governor Gordon (R-WY) encourages eligible property owners to apply for the Wyoming Property Tax Refund Program by the June 1st deadline. This program provides refunds on a qualified basis to Wyoming homeowners who paid taxes for the 2025 tax year. If homeowners applied last year, the Wyoming Department of Revenue (DOR) recently sent out hardcopy applications.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Ur-Energy, a domestic uranium producer with ISR projects that are among the largest and lowest-cost in the United States, was pleased to announce the start of uranium mining operations at its Shirley Basin Project in Wyoming. The company sent out a press release on April 23.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County

On May 2, starting at 8 a.m. at the Platte Valley Community Center will host the third annual Search and Rescue Conference.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Carbon County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday afternoon at the Encampment Opera House, covering a wide-ranging agenda that included a proclamation for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, multiple intergovernmental agreements, infrastructure decisions and an extended discussion on property tax relief and its ripple effects across Wyoming.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Copper France, CEO/Director of Bank of Commerce (BOC) and Nicole Murry, Marketing Administrator from the Bank of Commerce, along with Alex Bakken, Carbon County Sheriff have been going to senior centers in Carbon County to give presentations about scams that are being put forth to the public.

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City of Rawlins

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University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming’s Jay Kemmerer Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Institute and the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation have released their annual report on outdoor recreation and its positive impact on Wyoming’s economy.

This report documents several key elements of the industry’s contribution to the state.

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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon

By Brett Larson

Carbon County Comet Contributor

Elk Mountain officials convened at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 13, at the Elk Mountain Community Hall to discuss a variety of municipal updates and begin budget discussions for the upcoming fiscal year. After reciting the Pledge, the council unanimously approved both the meeting’s agenda and the March meeting minutes. 

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Communities in southern Carbon County, including Baggs and the Little Snake River Valley, are expected to play a key role in ongoing discussions about water conservation as state officials respond to ongoing drought conditions and uncertainty in the Colorado River Basin.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The ground rumbled, the whistle echoed across the high plains, and for a brief but unforgettable window of time on March 29, history quite literally rolled through town.

Press Release

Carbon County Sheriff, Alex Bakken

The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office has received several calls regarding the popular “Senior Assassins” game occurring in and around the city of Rawlins.

The game consists of high school seniors who chase each other around with water guns, attempting to get their “target.”

If the senior is wearing goggles or a “floaty,” they are safe from their pursuers.