Carbon County, WY

The stakes were high in several primary races here in Carbon County. Voter turnout was high in Tuesday’s Republican Primary here, with a total of 3,993 ballots cast—up over 1,300 voters from the 2020 primary when 2,650 went to the polls. In the 2018 Primary Election, 2,710 ballots were cast.

After a grant through the Wyoming homeland security office to help purchase two specialized drones for use in Carbon County fell through, H.F. Sinclair stepped into to underwrite the entire cost. The local refinery will pay $14,895 for the package that includes two advanced urban fleet drones and the FAA...

Today is Primary Election Day in Wyoming. The polls opened at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Voter ID is required. Absentee ballots must be returned to the County Clerk’s office by 7 p.m. this evening. Polling Places and Precincts/Districts can be found on the Carbon County Clerk...

The 2022 Carbon County Fair and Rodeo is in the books. Fair board assistant Julie Webb is recuperating and already preparing for next year. Webb said that this year’s fair provided a good indication that ‘rona is in everybody’s rear view mirror. Attendance was high and people came looking for a good time.

WFO CHEYENNE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 14, 2022. The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a. * Flash Flood Warning for... The Mullen Fire Burn Scar Area in... Southeastern Carbon County in south central Wyoming... Southwestern Albany County in southeastern Wyoming... * Until 700 PM MDT.

WFO CHEYENNE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 11, 2022. The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a. * Flash Flood Warning for... The Mullen Burn Scar in... Southeastern Carbon County in south central Wyoming... Southwestern Albany County in southeastern Wyoming... * Until 645 PM MDT. * At...

- Current Unemployment rate: 3.1% --- 1 month change: +0.3% --- 1 year change: -0.7% -Total Labor Force: 7,721 (241 unemployed)

Arrive in Rawlins at the Carbon County Museum for a guided tour. You’ll visit 150 years of Women’s Suffrage in Wyoming, explore Wyoming’s only Edison Exhibit and see the impact of the Union Pacific Railroad on Carbon County. New York Times best-seller and Wyoming author CJ Box-autographed books are on sale with proceeds going to the museum.

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 473 (70 new cases, 0% change from previous week) - Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,115 (4,753 total cases) --- 9.3% more cases per 100k residents than Wyoming - Cumulative deaths per 100k: 358 (53 total deaths) --- 11.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Wyoming - Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.2% (6,980 fully vaccinated)

With less than two to go to Wyoming’s primary election, Carbon County Clerk Gwynn Bartlett provided commissioners with an update Tuesday on absentee voting. When Bartlett reported to the board on July 5th on the topic, she said that about 400-500 absentee ballots had been sent out in the mail. That number has nearly doubled over the ensuing month.

***For All Things Wyoming, Sign-Up For Our Daily Newsletter***. Cheyenne Frontier Days is a big deal. Billing itself as the world’s largest outdoor rodeo, the annual event draws the best rodeo cowboys and cowgirls from around the country, competing for more than $1 million in cash and prizes. Big-name entertainers like Brooks & Dunn, Kid Rock and Dierks Bentley pack the stadium, and visitors from around the region crowd the midway.