The drought monitor, as of Tuesday, February 24th, indicates a slight deterioration from last week in extreme Northwest Kansas and along the Oklahoma border with the most significant decrease (moderate drought with a touch of extreme) in extreme Southeast Kansas. 

Barton Community College’s Dance Department invites dance students aged 12-18 to be a college dancer for a day at the fifth annual “Barton Cougar Dance Day” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 6 in Studio 34 on the south side of the Barton Campus.

The drought monitor, as of Tuesday, February 17th, indicates a improvement from last week with moderately dry in extreme northwest and along the Missouri border and a parts on the Oklahoma border in Southwest and South Central Kansas.