Two more area counties are now included in burn bans.

Labette County in Kansas and Nowata County in Oklahoma were both placed under burn bans yesterday. The bans have been enacted due to drought, high winds and above-normal temperatures.

Oklahoma law places a 14-day limit on burn bans unless the commissioners meet again to extend the ban. Nowata County joins Washington, Tulsa, Craig, Rogers, and Mayes counties in enacting burn bans. The only Oklahoma county in the listening area that is not under a burn ban is Osage County. As of Monday, 30 counties in Oklahoma are under burn bans. Most of Arkansas is under a burn ban, including Benton and Washington Counties.