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Mack & Co. wins November's Golden Broom Award on Elk Street

Plus, Sweetwater County commissioners win an open government award and 367 undergarments head to the YWCA Safe House.

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Mack & Co. on Elk Street wins the November Golden Broom Award

Four people posed for the Golden Broom photo

NameRole
Danielle WilsonURA Marketing and Events Coordinator
Terri MackleyMack & Co. Boutique
Maria MortensenMain Street/URA chairwoman
Sue LozierURA Board

Source: Wyo4News

If you walk Elk Street downtown, look for the seasonal window paintings at Mack & Co., 204 Elk Street. Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency named it the November 2026 winner for sparkling windows, well-maintained sidewalks and window art that changes with the seasons.

“Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest difference.”

Maria Mortensen, Rock Springs Main Street/URA chairwoman

The Golden Broom goes out every month, and Wyo4News pictured the winners with URA staff and board members. Know a downtown business that deserves it? We suggest calling the Main Street/URA office at 307-352-1434 to nominate it.

  • Winner: Mack & Co., November 2026
  • Given by:
  • Goes to: downtown businesses with clean, inviting storefronts

Mack & Co. won, and you can nominate the next winner

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Rock Springs Firefighters Local 1499 is accepting new toys through Dec. 7 at Rock Springs Fire Department Headquarters, 600 College Drive, and at Ace Hardware in Rock Springs and Green River. Families can sign up Nov. 12 or Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Rock Springs Food Bank. Wyo4News

Open government

The Sweetwater County commissioners are the November recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Government from the Wyoming Press Association. Rocket Miner Managing Editor Ann Jantz nominated the board. WyomingNews.com

YWCA drive

The first-ever Wear One, Share One luncheon on Oct. 23 at the Holiday Inn collected 367 undergarments for women entering the YWCA Safe House. United Way of Southwest Wyoming and YWCA of Sweetwater County hosted it. WyomingNews.com

Underwear made up most of the 367 undergarments collected

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AmountShare
Pairs of underwear24366.2%
New bras12433.8%

Hospital honor

The Medical Staff Services team at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County earned its annual re-certification as a Wellbeing First Champion. Department Director Kerry Downs leads the team. Green River Star

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Imagine visiting your childhood home and finding it's now a museum. Carolyn Carollo, 89, did just that at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River, once the town's post office. Her father was postmaster from 1953 to 1971, and she pointed out where the family's mailbox, number 666, used to hang. Special delivery.

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Mack & Co. wins November's Golden Broom Award on Elk Street

Plus, Sweetwater County commissioners win an open government award and 367 undergarments head to the YWCA Safe House.

The TLDR

  1. Mack & Co. on Elk Street wins the November Golden Broom Award
  2. Firefighters Local 1499 collect toys through Dec. 7
  3. Sweetwater County commissioners win an open government award
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