DeWitt County Commissioners institute burn ban

The DeWitt County Commissioners approved a burn ban at the Aug. 25 meeting.The Keetch-Byram Drought Index determines whether or not a burn ban should be instituted. “The Keetch Byram Index shows the average is at 546,” DeWitt County Judge Daryl Fowler said. “The threshold where we can act a burn ban is 550. We already have a section of the county that’s at a high of 628. We are also creeping up…