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September 21, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert

The Barton Community College Theatre Department will present “Our Town” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 and 30, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Fine Arts Auditorium on campus. A question and answer session will take place after the Oct. 1 performance.

 
September 20, 2016
Story by Micah Oelze

The Shafer Art Gallery is hosting Part One of its Marvelous Mask Making Workshop from 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 24 with Part Two to follow from 10 a.m.-noon on Oct. 15. Participants will meet in the Shafer Art Gallery and then proceed to classroom T-145 where they will create paper mache masks based on animals. This event comes just in time for Halloween.

September 14, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert

Workmen’s compensation claims can be extremely costly to employers, but there are ways to mitigate risk. WorkFit is a partnership between Barton Community College and Advanced Therapy & Sports Medicine dedicated to reducing work related injuries and associated costs for employers.

September 7, 2016
Story and photos by Brandon Steinert

The proceeds of nearly 200 items sold, underwriters, program ads and ticket sales netted more than $45,000 at the 38th Annual Big Benefit Auction in late August. The funds benefit students directly through scholarships and program enhancements.

Executive Director of Institutional Advancement Coleen Cape said she was excited to have exceeded the auction goal by more than $5,000 and is grateful for the community’s generous nature.

Allan Collins (left) and Mark Radenberg pose outside Ellsworth Correctional Facility.

September 2, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Barton employees Mark Radenberg and Allan Collins, who work with inmates at Ellsworth Correctional Facility (ECF), were named the Outstanding Non-Uniform Employee and Outstanding Contract Employee of the Quarter, respectively, August 22 at an awards ceremony in the Statehouse, where they were greeted by Gov. Sam Brownback and other state officials.

September 1, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College and the Center for Adult Education will be closed and there will be no classes in observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5.  Offices will reopen and classes will resume on Sept. 6.

 

August 24, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

About 1,000 people per year benefit from the Central Kansas Educational Opportunity Center (CKEOC), which exists to promote educational awareness by helping community members find a pathway in which to identify and meet their educational, personal and career goals.