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Uplift Rawlins

It’s spooky season and Uplift Rawlins is honoring Halloween decorations for the October Homes of the Month and Business of the Month competition! Please join us in celebrating this month’s winners, and make sure to stop by and enjoy them! 

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City of Rawlins

 Please join us in congratulating Jay and Connie Grabow on receiving the Community Builder Award for their decades of service and dedication to Rawlins and Carbon County. 

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Elk Mountain Library

On Thursday, October 23rd, the annual Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser was held at the Elk Mountain Community Center. Thank you to all our sponsors, in-kind donors, and the surrounding communities for coming out and supporting us once again!

The Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame will honor longtime Rawlins pilot and University of Wyoming graduate Dwight H. France as its 2025 inductee, recognizing his nearly four decades of service in Wyoming’s skies.

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University of Wyoming

The home of the University of Wyoming continues to receive recognition as one of the best college towns in the country.

Carbon County Sheriff

Alex Bakken

In February of 2024, a fatal avalanche in the Sierra Madre Range shook our close-knit community to its core. With the support of our citizens here in Carbon County, the tragic loss we experienced that winter has since transformed into a powerful movement for avalanche education, preparedness, and public safety here in Carbon County’s mountain backcountry. 

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Vestas

Vestas, a company with several wind turbine sites throughout Wyoming, recently donated $1,000 to the Wee Folks Preschool in Hanna.

Those present for the donation included Casey Unger and Klint Strong of Vestas, along with Britany Forester and Becky Meyer from Wee Folks. Strong, who serves as the site manager, coordinated the donation.

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Uplift Rawlins

Please join us in celebrating the winners of September’s Home of the Month and Business of the Month competition! 

These homes and businesses were selected for going above and beyond to make their properties shine—check out the photos and read the captions to see why they stood out!

Central Home: 715 W. Maple - Gary and Leticia Mikesell 

By Brett Larson

Carbon County Comet Contributor

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Mira Miller, Carbon County Library Foundation 

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University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming Department of English recently launched a website featuring stories, photos and a podcast that highlight the voices and experiences of everyday Wyomingites. The website can be found at www.restoryingthewest.org.

By MIke Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

“We did pretty well,” Lucy Schofield, director and a founder of the Medicine Bow Food Pantry, said of her garage sale. “We had one person give us a tip on a piece of furniture that would have made the day worthwhile by that one transaction.”

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Premier Bone & Joint Centers

Crews from the City of Rawlins, joined by Councilmember Patterson, spent Thursday morning cleaning up Interstate 80 as part of the WYDOT Adopt-A-Highway program.

Twenty-five volunteers picked up 480 pounds of trash along the stretch of highway that runs through town under clear blue skies.

By Angie Hobbs

Carbon County Comet Contributor

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University of Wyoming

Laramie and the University of Wyoming regularly receive high national rankings as a top college town for hikers, winter sports enthusiasts and other outdoor activities. 

Add another to the list: fly fishing.