By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The City of Rawlins new Parks & Recreation Director, Heather “Nikki” Howell.

Howell may have not been born in Rawlins, but given that she has been in the city since the age of four, she might as well have been. Howell definitely considers Rawlins her home.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Virginian Hotel is a famous and historic hotel in Medicine Bow that has seen many guests over the years from all over the state, country and world, but this past March 29, the hotel did something it has never done before.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Tax season is not far from being over. This is the time of year when people pay to have their taxes done because they are not confident in dealing with the forms and questions that come with filing a return.

There is a Medicine Bow resident who spends every tax season helping others throughout Carbon County and other counties do their taxes.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Lazy River Cantina in Saratoga has been owned by Scott and Michelle McIlvaine twice.

The first time, the restaurant/bar centered mostly on Tex/Mex, burgers, and steaks. It was what one would expect in a place named the Lazy River Cantina.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Valley Foods owner Adam Clarke was truly surprised when his business’ name was announced as Business of the Year by the Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Press Release

University of Wyoming

Small-business owners can learn how to build a custom Chat GPT artificial intelligence (AI) platform for their businesses Wednesday, March 20.

Alex Gunter will present a Wyoming Community Navigator Program (CNP) webinar titled “How To Build Your Own Custom GPT For Your Business” from 11 a.m.-noon. To register, go here. Registration is free.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Darts are a definite favorite pastime in the towns of Carbon County and some municipalities even have very competitive dart leagues.

When COVID-19 hit, playing darts with friends at a bar took a hit like the bars themselves. In some places, playing darts didn’t come back.

Skinny’s Beer Garden in Hanna was such a place.

Until a little over a month ago.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Casey Shinkle, Rawlins Discover Carbon County representative and Chairman, and also manager of the Cottonwood Hotel in Rawlins, enjoyed the annual Wyoming Governor’s Travel and Tourism Conference which was held February 25 to 27. He said he got a lot out of it.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

As Earth dances around the sun, it’s not all smooth moves and predictable pirouettes. In fact, our journey through space throws a delightful curveball at us every four years, aptly named Leap Day.

Press Release

University of Wyoming

The agenda has been finalized for the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Summit Thursday-Saturday, April 18-20, in Casper. The program is packed with presentations, facilitated discussions and panels featuring topics that address many aspects of outdoor recreation in Wyoming.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The annual Governor’s Conference on Hospitality and Tourism started on February 25 in Cheyenne and lasted until February 27. The first day, was board meetings by tourism organizations and Legislative Reception where leaders from tourism met with elected officials in a social atmosphere.

Press Releas    

University of Wyoming

Small-business owners will have an opportunity to learn how to use artificial intelligence (AI) to boost social media strategy for their businesses Wednesday, March 6.

Alex Gunter will present a Wyoming Community Navigator Program (CNP) webinar titled “How to Use AI to Boost Your Social Media Strategy” from 11 a.m.-noon. To register, go here. Registration is free.

By Dan Bilka

Co-Founder & President, All Aboard Northwest Coordinator, Greater Northwest Passenger Rail Coalition

Now that the project team has released the materials, I am pleased to announce that Wyoming is again on a Federally-created proposed map of passenger rail service! 

By K.J. Schricker   

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

When the Heart of Hanna opened a year ago on February 17, the store had already gone through a few transformations. It had initially sold collectables which Hanna resident Rose Dobbs found. She moved to another site and the place went to another person who also sold collectibles.