By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Hanna Elementary School (HES) students had a busy time based on Christmas just before the holidays. On December 17, the HES school gave their annual Christmas show which delights the whole community. Music teacher Kit Felton has all the students involved in the Christmas show which is always original with songs and plotline.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Ranelle Hindman, the FFA teacher at Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow came up with an idea to help young children pick out presents for their families. 

“We actually did it for the first time last year,” Hindman said. “My whole idea was to let kids shop for their parents, because how often do kids get to do that, without their parents being around?”

 By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

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University of Wyoming

Two Wyoming widowers will discuss caring for a spouse with dementia in the latest edition of “Once Again,” the YouTube channel program hosted by the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA).

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University of Wyoming

A University of Wyoming program that promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) through hands-on learning reached nearly 8,000 K-12 students, educators and senior citizens across the state this past year.

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University of Wyoming

Earlier this fall, a headline on Cowboy State Daily captured the attention of many: “Wyoming Bowhunter Bags Big Buck With Napping Toddler On His Back.” The unusual event garnered media attention, but how unusual was it?

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University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming Extension has opened registration for its 2025 Master Gardener training, an online program for Wyoming residents interested in expanding their gardening knowledge and assisting fellow gardeners.

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University of Wyoming

A major gift from an anonymous donor, matched by the state of Wyoming, will establish a faculty fellowship in the University of Wyoming Department of History, ensuring the study of Wyoming history endures for future generations of students.

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University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming’s Teacher-Researcher Knowledge Exchange (TRKE) program kicked off its second year of connecting science educators and scientific researchers with a five-day institute in Pinedale this fall.

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University of Wyoming

A large majority of Wyoming residents say the University of Wyoming has a strong level of engagement with their communities and acts in ways that reflect Wyoming values, new survey results show.

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University of Wyoming

The 307 Principal Leadership Academy (307PLA), part of the University of Wyoming Trustees Education Initiative, is leading efforts to strengthen school leadership throughout Wyoming.

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University of Wyoming

Nikolas Sweet, an assistant professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Anthropology, is among four recipients of the inaugural Norman G. Pauling Research Fellowship for Early-Career Scholars, awarded by the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

“This program is directed at our Life Sciences classes,” Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Science teacher Kaitlyn Larson said.”The program is mainly geared towards middle school students.

Larson talking about Trout in the Classroom (TIC).

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Pre-school Wee Folks Place (Wee Folks) in Hanna, was facing the possibility of closure because funding was drying up after being open for over 50 years continuously serving the communities of Hanna, Elk Mountain, and Medicine Bow last February.

The staff asked the Comet to write of their situation, hoping someone would come to their aid.

By Josalyn Miller

District Head Cook CCSD No. 2