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The Barton Community College trustees announce RNR and budget hearings
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Published: Aug 26, 2024, 2:31 PM


A Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) hearing and a budget hearing for Barton Community College will take place at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, in Room F-30 of the Fine Arts Building on the Great Bend campus. This will also be the August business meeting for the BCC Board of Trustees.

Items on the agenda include filling a vacancy on the board, approving the RNR resolution by a roll call vote and then closing the RNR hearing, closing the budget hearing and then approving the Fiscal Year 24 budget, hearing a report on Barton STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and approving new personnel.
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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