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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.

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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.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Carbon County Commissioners held a board meeting on March 17 and after the presentation of Jenita Calton, interim director of the Carbon County Library System, the subject of property taxes was brought up.

By Susan Davis

Carbon County Comet Contributor

‘We go for all humanity’ - emotional moment as Artemis II blasts off NASA’s Artemis II mission thundered away from Florida’s coast, taking its four crew members on their historic journey to circle the Moon.

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Representative Bob Davis

Representative Bob Davis announced today that he will file to run for election to represent Senate District 11 in the Wyoming Legislature.  Davis has served HD 47 since 2023. 

Representative Bob Davis formally announced that he will run for election to represent Senate District 11 in the 2027 Wyoming Legislature. 

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

On a bright Wyoming day, in places where traffic is light and neighbors tend to know one another by name, a small but determined group of residents stepped forward to take part in something much larger than themselves.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Hanna resident April Avery had a doctor’s appointment in Laramie on February 3, 2025, a Monday, and after finishing, the couple went to shop at a large superstore. What happened next was the beginning of a nightmare. It was 11:30 a.m.

Dallas, her husband was pushing a grocery cart in a crosswalk when a vehicle barreled into him before April’s eyes.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Hanna Town Council met on March 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Hall.

Mayor Charlie George was in attendance along with Council members Sammy Sikes, David Felix, Paul Cruz and Ellen Freeman.

The agenda was approved along with the February 10 regularly scheduled meeting minutes.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

At 6 p.m., on March 19, at the Higher Education in Rawlins, the minority political party in Carbon County and Wyoming, met under the guidance of Carbon County resident Barbara Parsons.

The guest speaker was Lucas Fralik, the Wyoming Democratic Party Chair.

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Secretary of State, Chuck Grey

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Eamon O’Toole

Little Snake River Valley resident Eamon O’Toole announced his candidacy to represent Wyoming House District 47. O’Toole hopes to fill the seat being vacated by Representative Bob Davis, who plans to run for the District 11 Senate seat. O’Toole is a Republican.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Jenita Calton, interim director for Carbon County Library System, went before the Carbon County Commissioners on March 17 to put forth a presentation showing the straits the library system was in because of the funding cuts that occurred due to a shortfall the County had because of the property tax cuts for residents. This caused a deficit of approximately $500,000.