The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, June 25 shows a bit of backsliding in drought conditions overall for the state.

Barton Community College will be closed July 4 for Independence Day, and the college is closed on Fridays during the summer through July 26. Campus will reopen July 8.

The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, June 18 shows continuing slow improvement in drought conditions overall for the state.

Barton Community College has named 274 students to the President’s List for the spring 2024 semester. To qualify for this honor students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.

Barton Community College has named 254 students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2024 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.

Agriculture is a huge part of our local life, and the Shafer Gallery is using that as the theme for its first annual “Family Day,” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 10 in the Gallery.

Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education will soon begin another nine-week session of classes.

The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, June 11 shows marked improvement in drought conditions.

It would be hard to count the number of crime scene investigation shows that exist, but it’s no surprise there are so many as criminal activity and everything surrounding it is compelling in many ways. Barton graduate Meisha Wilson is so compelled by the subject that she is pursuing a career as a crime scene investigator or technician.

The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, May 28 shows an intensification of drought in our area with parts of Barton, Stafford, Pawnee and Rush counties now in extreme drought.