Kingman County News

Norwich FFA chapter members Lucas Fisher, Tanner Gosch and Nolan Reese were among the 61 FFA members from the South Central District who received the State FFA Degree during the 98th Kansas FFA Convention May 27-29...

Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. May 18, 2026, in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Julie Lyon, Chairwoman Jack Thimesch, Commissioner  Jeff Young, Commissioner...

The Kingman County Health Coalition will host a free community suicide prevention training session on Thursday, June 11, at The Hangar in downtown Kingman. The event, titled “Support for Loved Ones: Understanding Suicide Awareness,” will provide...

The Cunningham Elementary fourth-grade class embarked on an journey to create and publish their own class book titled “The Garden’s Hidden Secrets” during the recent school year. This project began with a garden theme, which was...

Cunningham Elementary School students in Amy McGuire’s classroom utilized grant funding from the South Central Community Foundation to connect with kids from a magical place – Walt Disney Elementary School. “Oh my goodness, receiving our first...

Kingman City Commissioner Jon Wollen, during Thursday’s city commission meeting, expressed opposition to a proposal to move the city’s fire department to the Koch building that is currently utilized by the city police department. Wollen shared...

The Kingman city commission Thursday approved up to $5,000 in TIF money to cover the cost for ADA accessible ramps for downtown parking spaces. Dale Enyart, who serves on the access advisory committed, presented the request...

Kristen Wewe visited again with the Kingman County commissioners Monday about a reinvestment housing incentive district for the Silver Creek Crossing subdivision, for which the county commissioners indicated they would be willing to consider a resolution...

Kingman County Financial Officer LaDawn Stegman visited with the Kingman County commissioners Monday about the 2027 county budget process. Stegman said that she has sent out budget requests to all departments heads last week and asked...

A Kingman couple escaped injury in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 54/400 in Sedgwick County west of Wichita May 23. Jason Jump, the driver, and passenger Stephanie Jump, owners of M3 Publishing, were not injured...