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Public safety communications officers, commonly know as 911 dispatchers, play a vital role in protecting the life and property of Barton County citizens, a role only heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the crux of a proclamation adopted by the County Commission Monday morning marking this as National Public Safety Communications Officers Week.

“Most of the time, the dispatcher is rarely thought of or recognized as the first line of help,” 911 Director Dena Popp said…