By Brett Larson

Carbon County Comet Contributor

The Elk Mountain Town Council convened on Monday, December 8, at 6:30 p.m. to conduct its regular monthly council meeting. Mayor Morgan Irene presided with councilmembers Joe Neel, Angie Hobbs, Linda Crane, and Craig Mustard all present. 

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Alzheimer’s Association Rocky Mountain Region 

Tracy Hayes of Saratoga, Wyoming, has been elected to the national board of directors of the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman

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Wyoming Department of Transportation

Wyoming Highway 130 through the high country of the Snowy Range has officially closed for the season.

Wyoming Department of Transportation crews in Laramie and Saratoga decided current road conditions warranted closing the section of WYO 130 for the season.

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Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray

On November 20th, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, along with Wyoming State Senator Bob Ide, gave remarks at Casper College’s Turning Point USA’s Guest Speaker Event. 

By Dana Davis  

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Encampment Town Council met for its regular session on November 13 at Town Hall, where officials opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and recognized a longtime public servant before turning to financial and project updates.

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Reporter, Carbon County Comer

On November 19th, the United States House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 130, which repeals the Biden-era Buffalo Field Office Resource Management Plan Amendment. The Joint Resolution was introduced by Wyoming’s Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, alongside Senator John Barrasso and Senator Cynthia Lummis.

By Brett Larson

Carbon County Comet Contributor

The Elk Mountain Town Council convened on Monday, November 10, at 6:30 P.M. for its regularly scheduled business meeting. Mayor Morgan Irene presided with council members Joe Neel, Angie Hobbs, and Linda Crane all present. Councilman Craig Mustard was absent. After reciting the pledge, the meeting’s agenda and October meeting minutes were unanimously approved.   

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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon

November 10, 2025

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Congresswoman Harriet Hageman

On November 5, 2025, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) and Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) reintroduced legislation to provide flexibility and certainty in the tribal land leasing process. The bill would amend the Long-Term Leasing Act to allow all federally recognized tribes to enter into leases for up to 99 years.

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City of Rawlins

The City of Rawlins is pleased to announce the hiring of Laura Malone as the new Finance Director. Malone brings more than a decade of experience in financial leadership. She began this Monday, November 3, 2025. 

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Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray

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Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust

On October 29, 2025, the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust and Ryan Lance, President and Manager of the Pathfinder Sand Creek Ranch, finalized a conservation easement to permanently protect 17,757 acres in Carbon County— safeguarding productive agricultural land, vital wildlife habitats, and historic open-spaces. 

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University of Wyoming

Following is a statement from University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel on the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney:

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Carbon County Sheriff, Alex Bakken

In the early morning hours of October 29th, 2025, dispatchers with the Carbon County Unified Dispatch Center received a report of a possible hit-and-run accident near Elk Mountain, located in eastern Carbon County. A passenger car had struck a semi truck near milepost 250, Interstate 80 and was described as a “car with no tires.”