Barber County firefighters were battling two large grass fires Wednesday afternoon, and one of them forced the closing of a highway.
One fire was reported west of Medicine Lodge, and heavy smoke forced officials to close Highway 160 between Lake City Road and Forest City Road.
Another fire was reported west of Highway 281 northwest of Sawyer, in the northern part of Barber County. Heavy smoke from the fires could be seen on weather radar out of Wichita.
[ photo: Barber County Emergency Management ]
