Improvements in emergency communications in Barton County are continuing and the project is nearing completion, according to information from County Communications Director Doug Hubbard.Hubbard recently reported that the county project to upgrade its towers and create a narrow band system “continues with most of the individual departments having radio equipment narrow banded and new channel line-ups reprogrammed. “Seven of the 13 new repeaters have been installed, narrow banded and placed in service to date. “Communications Department will be last to be reprogrammed and re-configured at the consoles.