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A tree smolders during a prescribed burn at Wacker Park in Pauls Valley earlier this month. Dry conditions and increasing fire danger caused County Commissioners to issue a countywide burn ban Monday. News Star photo by Ezekiel Mackey

A tree smolders during a prescribed burn at Wacker Park in Pauls Valley earlier this month. Dry conditions and increasing fire danger caused County Commissioners to issue a countywide burn ban Monday. News Star photo by Ezekiel Mackey

Burn Ban in effect for Garvin County

With two-thirds of the county in the grip of extreme drought conditions and no rain in the...