Burn ban remains off, but could change soon

The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning and heard from Lavaca County EMS assistant chief/Lavaca County Fire Chiefs Association liaison Tim Decker, who said the Keetch Byram Drought Index (KBDI) numbers are going up quickly and could lead to an issuance of a burn ban soon.Decker said the KBDI reading on Monday was 530 and with the numbers going up 5-8 per day…