Shafer Gallery to host opening reception for “Friends and Acquaintances” Exhibit vinduskaj Fri, 08/29/2025 - 11:30

Paintings, photographs, and sculptures by area artists will be on display when the Shafer Gallery hosts the opening reception for the annual Friends and Acquaintances Community Art Exhibit, which will feature a special collection by Mary Kottmann, from 4-6 p.m. Sept. 12.

Barton Community College to host “Wheels and Squeals” family event vinduskaj Fri, 08/29/2025 - 10:51

Barton Community College’s Early Childhood Education Program will host a free family event, “Wheels and Squeals,” from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 20 in the Case New Holland Parking Lot and Building, which is located at the northeast corner of the college’s campus.

Barton Community College and the Center for Adult Education will be closed, and there will be no classes in observance of Labor Day on Sept. 1. Offices will reopen, and classes will resume on Sept. 2.

As of Tuesday, August 19th, the drought monitor report indicates abnormally dry conditions creeping into parts of Southwest and the extreme northern part of Northwest Kansas with a trace in western Pawnee County. 

The Barton Community Music School is now enrolling students for the 2025–2026 academic year, offering students from surrounding communities ages 6–18 access to high-quality, affordable music lessons while providing valuable teaching experience and scholarship support for Barton music students.

The Barton Community College Library has launched a new Library Ambassador Program, designed to strengthen relationships and outreach with area public and high school libraries and communities across the region.