Recognizing how important the Barton County Historical Society is to preserving the county’s heritage, the County Commission Monday morning approved helping the society with the cost of a leaky roof that threatened valuable artifacts. The county will pay $12,800 for the reroofing project. Steel Builders Construction Inc. of Great Bend will place the new 26-gauge galvalume on a 40x64-foot roof on one of the BCHS’s display buildings.