SNYDER – With all of Scurry County in either a critical or extreme drought stage, and no relief in the long-term forecast, county commissioners on Monday implemented a 90-day burn ban effective immediately.Snyder Fire Chief Perry Westmoreland told commissioners that his department recommended the burn ban and that the forest service’s extended forecast does not include heavy rains.Westmoreland said that so far Scurry County has been spared from a major fire, but that firefighters had responded to several large fires in the surrounding counties.– From The Snyder News ...