By  Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Town of Sinclair’s Parks and Recreation Department has a new bus to help transport seniors and youth groups to activities and events, following a mix of grant support and town funding approved earlier this year.

Press Release

Mira Miller, City of Rawlins Community Relations/PIO

Each year, the City recognizes employees who go above and beyond for their coworkers and the Rawlins community with three annual awards. The City of Rawlins is proud to recognize three employees whose dedication, leadership, and service reflect the very best of public service. 

Compiled by Dick Perue

GATT Correspondent

Everyone, especially the hungry and lonely, is invited to join this youngster to eat, meet, greet and enjoy a free meal along with music and visiting at the monthly “Gather at the Table” event Monday, Jan. 5th, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at the corner of Third and Bridge Streets.

Compiled by Dick Perue

GATT Correspondent

Everyone, especially the hungry and lonely, is invited to greet the new year with optimism and then “Gather at the Table” for a free meal and fellowship Monday evening, Jan. 5th, 2026, from 5:00 to 6:30 in the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at the corner of Third and Bridge Streets.

Press Release

Food Bank of Wyoming

Press Release

Uplift Rawlins

Please join us in celebrating the December Homes of the Month and Business of the Month winners, and make sure to stop by and enjoy their beautiful decorations! Check out the photos and read the captions to see why they stood out! 

Central Home: 614 Illinois St. - Kat and Jason Jones 

East Home: 1807 Loch Ness Dr. - Kathy and Kenneth Thornton

This message brought to you by Teense’s friends, Roger Snell and Dick Perue

Santa’s newest local helper took time out of his busy schedule recently to stop by and say a prayer and to thank a deceased old friend for serving as Santa in the Upper North Platte River Valley for more than 40 years.

By Mike Armstrong   

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Christmas wreaths were put on graves in at least three cemeteries in Carbon County on December 13. Medicine Bow and Elk Mountain have done this for a few years. Hanna Cemetery did it for the first time. Sharon Heward, rancher outside of Medicine Bow, was instrumental in getting the town of Hanna on board. 

By Brett Larson

Carbon County Comet Contributor

The Town of Elk Mountain welcomed the holiday season on the evening of December 7th, with its second annual Christmas celebration, drawing families, neighbors, and visitors to the heart of town for a night filled with lights, warmth, and community spirit.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Information provided by Mira Miller, Community Relations/PIO

City of Rawlins

Congratulations to Alex & Joe Faycosh who were married on Friday, November 7, 2025 after 30 years of friendship.

By Mike Armstrong   

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Press Release

Food Bank of Wyoming

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

When the City of Rawlins found itself without a finance director this year, one employee quietly stepped into the gap and kept operations moving with precision, calm and an unwavering sense of duty.

That employee is Beverly Hannum, recently named the City of Rawlins’ Employee of the Quarter for 2025.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

A table at the Union Wireless office in Saratoga has taken on a warm holiday glow this year, thanks to an Angel Tree with a mission far beyond tinsel and tags. From now until Christmas, the company is collecting donations for Must Love Dogs Sanctuary, a local nonprofit that partners with police departments across Carbon County to care for abandoned or surrendered dogs.