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Barton County Historical Society meeting
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Updated: Feb 20, 2015, 6:41 PM
Published: Feb 18, 2015, 6:49 PM

The February program at Barton County Historical Society will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, in the main museum, located on US Highway 281 just south of the Arkansas River Bridge, in the Ray Schulz Research Library.
Steve Burns, an Abraham Lincoln re-enactor from Russell has dressed up and played Lincoln at everything from grade schools to holidays for the last several years. He will give his presentation about Lincoln’s life from childhood to Gettysburg.
The public is invited and everyone is welcome to attend. The program will be held. 
Area farmers invited to form Prescribed Burn Association
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Susan Thacker
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 8:26 PM
Wildfires are uncontrolled and destructive, but prescribed burning is an effective tool for landowners and managers needing to remove weeds and stop the advance of invasive species from pastures, said Veronica Coons at the Barton County Conservation District. However, but not everyone has access to the equipment, manpower and training for a successful burn. That’s where teamwork can help.
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