By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

With the recent rains, outdoor burning in Ellis County still will be allowed as long as favorable conditions remain.

Last week, Rural Fire Director Darin Myers lifted the county-wide burn ban because of the amount of rain the county received this month.

At Monday night’s Ellis County Commission meeting, the commission chose to revisit the ban in June.

“We are still in some pretty moderate, mild temperatures, and we still have some extended precipitation in the future,” Myers said. “If this was June or July where we’re having 100-degree temperatures and not very much precipitation, it would be a different idea.”

Myers said because of the recent rainfall the conditions will allow people burn the stockpiles they have been saving up, and he said “now is as good as time as any” to relax the ban.

He also said since the burn ban was lifted last week, there have been four or five controlled burns with no issues.

The commission will also discuss allowing fireworks in the county at a later date.

Anyone wanting to conduct a controlled burn must contact dispatch.