The Barton Fine and Performing Arts Hall of Fame Committee has invited the public to submit nominations for Barton faculty, alumni, or individuals associated with the College who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their artistic field.

As of Tuesday, November 4, the drought monitor report indicates essentially no change from last week. The six-to ten-day outlook (November 11 to 15) indicates a 50 to 70% chance of above normal temperatures and a 40 to 50% chance of leaning below normal precipitation.

The Barton Community College Library will team up with the English department and Barton’s literary annual “Prairie Ink” staff to host a “Writer’s Workshop” from 6–7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Cavanaugh Room of the Learning Resource Center and via Zoom.

The Barton Community College Theatre Department will hold two nights of auditions for its spring production of the musical “SpongeBob SquarePants,” from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 11 and 19 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.

Children aged three to eleven who love fairytales can enjoy a camp full of creative expression led by the Barton Dance Theatre students from 2-5 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Fine Arts Building.

As of Tuesday, October 28th, the drought monitor report indicates some overall improvement for Eastern Kansas from last week for us. The rest of the state is still totally out of dry conditions. 

Barton Community College hosted its Fall 2025 President’s Forum on Oct. 23, offering campus updates, a question-and-answer session with college leadership, and recognition of employees for their years of service.

Today, the Aspen Institute named Barton Community College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges.

The Barton Community College Instrumental Music Department will present a free Fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.

As of Tuesday, October 21st, the drought monitor report indicates little change from last week for us.