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Dry, windy weather sparks burn ban
Preemptive disaster declaration also implemented
county burn ban pic
Barton County Emergency Risk Manager Amy Miller addresses the County Commission Wednesday morning about implementing a burn ban in the county due to dry and windy conditions. - photo by DALE HOGG Great Bend Tribune
As stiff southerly winds buffeted the Barton County Courthouse Wednesday morning, county commissioners approved a weather-related temporary burn ban for the county as well as a disaster declaration in anticipation of potential wind damage.