April 2024

The county road and bridge department closed down a bridge near Whitewater on April 1, one that had been targeted for renovation later this year and near a bridge that was rebuilt a year ago.The closure comes early, in many respects, and will last longer than expected.“The bridge will be replaced, it is just it will have to be closed until we get to the point where the state allows us to move forward with that project,” said county administrator Anthony Swartzendruber.The bridge, which has a wooden structure, has started to fail.

BARTON COUNTY — There was a collective sigh of relief from members of the Barton County Planning Commission following a lengthy morning meeting March 14.They had just approved the final draft of new zoning regulations and a revised zoning map governing the development of large-scale and commercial solar energy conversion systems, rules that were OK’d Friday by the Barton County Commission during a special meeting.