Kingman County News

Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. May 4, 2026, in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Julie Lyon, Chairwoman Jack Thimesch, Commissioner  Jeff Young, Commissioner...

Mayor Mitch Hewitt called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.   Council members present: Nathan Adams, June Hardaway, Eldon Headrick, and Lanny Hower.  Employees present: Chrissy Bartel, Chris Bartel, Carol Poe, and Monte Vavra. Citizens...

The Kingman County commissioners Monday discussed an email from the city about plans to establish a reinvestment housing incentive district (RHID) for the Memory Lane development. The letter specifically came from Kingman Economic Development Director Leslie...

The USD 331 Board of Education approved agreements with Citizens Bank of Kansas and Peoples Bank and Trust regarding new scoreboards to be installed at the Kingman Middle-High School varsity gym. The agreements cover the banks...

Kingman Elementary School preschool teacher Morgan Clouse visited with the USD 331 Board of Education Monday about her efforts to improve the preschool playground. Clouse told the board that one of the issues with the current...

Kingman High School Class of 2026 graduate Madison Smith took second in interview at the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) National Career Development Conference held April 29-May 1 in Orlando, Fla. Smith was present at Monday’s...

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC) is proud to announce that Addison Denning, a senior at Norwich High School, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship Wednesday, April 22 at WEC’s annual meeting in Great Bend. Each year, WEC...

The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America came through Kingman late Monday afternoon. The motorcycle riders were completing the fourth day of the trip, in which they traveled from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Wichita. They made...

A fire district will soon be established to cover the part of the county previously covered by the Spivey Fire Department, after the Spivey city council voted to turn over all fire equipment to the planned...

Kingman city departments submitted reports for the first quarter of 2026 to the Kingman city commission at its April 23 meeting. The quarterly reports serve as a way to inform the city commission about what is...