The Ochiltree County Commissioners’ Court met on Monday, Feb. 28, at the Ochiltree County Courthouse.
Among other items on the agenda, the commissioners approved a burn ban for the county.
Perryton Fire Chief Paul Dutcher spoke to the court, noting that the county’s score on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index had just recently risen above 500.
The drought index ranges from 0 to 800, where a score of 0 re…