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Former deputy register of deeds files for office in Barton County
Susan Williams has eight years of experience working in the Barton County Register of Deeds office, including seven years as the certified deputy register. Now three years out of the office, Williams has filed her candidacy for Barton County Register of Deeds ahead of the upcoming Aug. 6 primary. "This...
Final phase of U.S. 281 project in Barton, Stafford counties to begin Friday
BARTON AND STAFFORD COUNTY— A resurfacing project suspended last year for the winter will resume on U.S. 281 in Barton and Stafford counties on Friday, May 31. The final phase of the Kansas Department of Transportation project involves a chip seal and pavement marking on the remaining 11 miles of the project. The work is expected to begin at Southeast 30th Road in Barton County and end at the K-19 junction south of Great Bend in Stafford County.
Friday, June 7: Claflin
CLAFLIN, Kan. (KSNW) – Claflin will be the second stop of the day Friday for the KSN Summer Road Trip. We hope you will come out and see us around 8:30 a.m. at 200 Main St., outside of Miller’s furniture. We’d love to meet you! While you’re there, take a picture with the team and enter it in the KSN Summer Road Trip photo contest.
Barton County packs courthouse rotunda for ribbon cutting ceremony
With the snip from an extra-large pair of scissors, made even bigger by the future generation of Barton County residents holding them, the Barton County Courthouse HVAC Renovation Project unofficially came to a close Friday afternoon with a ribbon cutting. Commission Chair Barb Esfeld let the children in a packed rotunda of the renovated courthouse do the cutting.
New round of lead and copper surveys out for Great Bend residents
As many have noticed, a new round of surveys has been released. We are still trying to gather information to complete our Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated survey. This second round of surveys is to reach those who did not respond or answered unknown on the previous survey. We have received many questions regarding this. Here are the steps to help with completing your survey.
Barton Commission approves travel to appraiser conference in Colorado
Continuing education is a cost associated with several professions, including county property appraisers. During Tuesday's Barton County Commission meeting, Appraiser Wendy Prosser sought permission from the board for her and two other licensed staffers to attend a rare continuing education opportunity out of state. "Our International Association of Assessing Officers,...
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