Kingman County News

Special Hearing to discuss the 2026 Budget Mayor, Mitch Hewitt, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  Council members present were Nathan Adams, June Hardaway, Eldon Headrick, Lanny Hower, and Ty Turner.  Employees present were...

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is scheduled to begin two sidewalk improvement projects in Kingman and Kiowa counties in October. Sidewalks will be reconstructed with ADA compliant ramps at two intersections: K-42 (W. Burns Avenue)/Main...

Danny McDorman has announced he will be withdrawing from the race for Kingman city commission. McDorman shared a Facebook post with the Leader-Courier in which he had a statement about his decision. “After careful consideration and...

There will be a vacancy to fill on the Kingman County Commission after District One Commissioner Pat Elpers passed away last Thursday. Meanwhile, the other Kingman County commissioners voted 2-0 to put $500 into a fund...

Major Willis Leo “Iron Jaw” Brown and Thornton L. “Doc” Waylan are the two newest inductees into the Kingman Heritage Hall of Honor and will have informational plaques added at the Kingman Expo Center. There will...

The Kingman city commission Thursday approved a resolution to create a reinvestment housing incentive district (RHID) to help with the development of the Memory Lane addition. Kevin Cowan, an attorney who specializes in financing for cities...

The Kingman city commission Thursday approved the 2026 budget, which has a mill levy that is lower than what was originally in the one published in the Leader-Courier but remains just above the revenue neutral rate....

A 70-year-old woman was arrested Friday in connection with the death of her mother in Spivey, who was reportedly experiencing malnourishment. According to a news release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, emergency medical services responded...

The Kingman city commission Thursday approved several items related to Kingman EMS, to include a resolution allowing for a driver position to help with transfers and a separate to switch full-time employees to a 48-hour shift...

Kingman High School will hold its homecoming activities this coming week. Highlighting the week will be Friday’s events, which include games and tailgating during the lunch hour, plus the parade and community pep rally in the...