By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Two schools in Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) received the result of exceeding expectations when the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) released results for the 2022-23 School Performance Ratings. 

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The students of Encampment Kindergarten through Senior class embarked on an exciting educational adventure this past week as they ventured to Sugarloaf in the picturesque Snowy Range for a memorable field trip.

By Emily Lynn Haver    

UW Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Carbon County

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

In sports and other school organizations, if a student travels to participate in a school event and doesn’t spend the night, they must pay for their meals. Given that there are many games where the team just travels for a day, there are a lot of meals students on these teams must pay for.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Hanna High School had its 50-year reunion this past weekend during Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School’s homecoming celebration.

The original class had 23 graduates, but seven members of the class have passed on. Most of the remaining students showed up in Hanna on Friday for dinner at the Nugget.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

A new structure is going up behind the Saratoga High School. The finished building will be a barn which will eventually house animals for FFA students who don’t have access to facilities where they live and want to raise livestock.

Lane Moreland, the teacher in charge of the FFA, said this was the purpose of the barn.

By Mike Armstrong   

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Whether you believe in ghosts or not, the subject of the paranormal is intriguing. In almost every town in Carbon County, there are tales of certain buildings which are supposed to be haunted. With all the supposed haunted buildings, there could almost be a tourist attraction to see the haunted places of Carbon County.

By Alex Bakken

Sheriff, Carbon County, Wyoming

With the first day of school rapidly approaching, we are extremely excited to announce that the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office will now have a second full-time School Resource Officer (SRO,) this time for Carbon County School District 2. 

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The new principal of the three Northern Carbon County Schools in Carbon County School District no 2 (CCSD2), Jackie Jones, was born and raised in Carbon County, specifically Hanna. 

By Mindy Monson-Greene  

Carbon County Comet Contributor

By Mike Armstrong

Writer, Carbon County Comet

Future Farmers of America (FFA) advisor at Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Ranelle Hindman and her students in the organization gave the students up north in Carbon County School District No 2 (CCSD2) a treat before the school year closed.