February 11, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert | Biography Submitted

Expert pianist Dr. Irena Ravitskaya will help Barton Community College celebrate the return of its newly renovated Steinway grand piano with a recital at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel. The piano renovation project was made possible by a grant from the Dorothy Morrison Foundation.

Dr. Ravitskaya, who holds a doctorate in piano performance, will perform works of Beethoven, Schumann, Medtner and Prokofiev. Ravitskaya is currently a faculty member at Fort Hays State University.

Great Bend Tribune
Published February 10, 2019

CTE Month 2019: This feature is part of Barton Community College’s celebration of Career Technical Education (CTE) Month.

Great Bend Tribune
Published February 3, 2019

January 30, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert

The Barton Theatre Department is calling for original plays from the community for its Original Playwright Series. Playwrights will have until Feb. 14 to submit their script. Three of the submitted shows will be chosen for the series.

Plays must be:

• 20-30 minutes in length
• contained on one set with two to five characters
• free of profanity
• original and never produced

Community members, including those at Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, are encouraged to submit their work.

January 30, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College’s annual literary publication, Prairie Ink, has begun accepting entries for its tenth edition. 

Editor Scott McDonald said the aim of the publication is to provide a venue for local authors to showcase their creative writing talents.

The editors are looking for the following types of original work to be considered for publication:  fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, drama, and graphic short stories.  They will be accepting submissions until April 1, 2019.

Great Bend Tribune
Published January 27, 2019

We have spent the first few weeks of the new year discussing water in Kansas.  With this background, today let’s discuss the problem.  A dilemma affecting all of us whether we are involved in agriculture or not.  First, how did the state find itself in this situation?

January 24, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College will host a blood drive from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 in the Technical Building in room T-186, the Case New Holland Training area.

January 24, 2019
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College will offer transitioning Fort Carson Soldiers, and family members with DOD ID cards, a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to participants.

The Hazardous Waste Worker Training (HWWT) program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends. The next course is set from Feb. 25 through March 8 at 5905 MaGrath Avenue BLDG 1282, Fort Carson, Colo.

January 23, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert

The Barton Community College Board of Trustees gathered Tuesday evening for its regular meeting and discussed one of its nine overarching goals, known as ENDs, one of which is “Regional Workforce Needs.”

This END states, “The college will address regional workforce needs,” which is supported by four indicators. The College will: