Kingman County News

Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 19, 2026, in the county commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Present: Julie Lyon, Chairwoman, Jack Thimesch, Commissioner, Jeff Young,...

Present: Mayor Winsor, Vice Mayor Kaufman, Commissioners Wollen and Arensdorf were present, and Commissioner McFarland was late. City Sstaff consisted of City Manager Knoell, Betsy Waltner, Attorney Graffman, and Chief Lux. Call to Order: Mayor Winsor...

By Kelly Breckunitch, Special to the Leader-Courier Ben Ray, lead pastor at Derby’s First Presbyterian Church, was set on the path that brought him to town almost exactly 40 years ago. Now, after fighting the family...

The Kingman city commission Thursday approved the purchase of seesaws to be installed at Main Street Park, to include related supplies to install the seesaws, at a cost not to exceed $7,000. The city commission also...

The Kingman city commission Thursday learned it may already have ordinances on the books that could deal with a concern that resident Tammy Schrag brought to the commission about a rooster making too much noise. The...

The Kingman city commission asked Fritz Caspar of Carothers Consultants to present a quote for a sounding test on the swimming pool at Riverside Park to see if it can be reopened. The Kingman park board...

The Kingman County commissioners, during Monday’s meeting, decided not to pursue a resolution setting maximum rates for towing fees or storage. The commissioners, at their Oct. 7 meeting, heard from a Wichita resident about such a...

A hearing has been set for Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 11:30 a.m. to consider a motion to compel filed by Josh Nicolay of Pratt, the attorney who is representing Kingman County Register of Deeds Susan Hubbell...

CALL TO ORDER The Board of Education meeting was called to order by president Tab Turner on Oct. 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM at Norwich School.    MEMBERS PRESENT Tab Turner, Jeff Samuelson, Leesa Beam, Kristi...

Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 13, 2026, in the county commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Julie Lyon, Chairwoman.  Jack Thimesch, Commissioner. Jeff Young, Commissioner....