Kingman County News

A bill in the Kansas Legislature seeks to implement new taxes on wind and solar farms, but has raised concerns from some county commissioners about the impact on PILOT payments that counties negotiate with those facilities....

Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. March 9, 2026, in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Julie Lyon, Chairwoman  Jack Thimesch, Commissioner  Jeff Young, Commissioner...

The Kingman Fire Department responded to a call at a building along U.S. Highway 54 that caught fire late Sunday morning. Fire Chief Shae Brooks said that the first call from dispatch happened at 11:44 a.m....

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will begin an overlay project on U.S 54 in Kingman County on March 30. The project will improve the road surface, extending the pavement’s service life. Work will occur on...

The Kingman County commissioners visited with department heads at Monday’s meeting about what they would be looking for in a planned remodel of the county courthouse. The county has contracted with Orazem and Scalora Engineering to...

Kingman County resident Tom Kostner asked the Kingman County commissioners Monday if the county commissioners might consider putting solar regulations before voters. Kostner was one of many residents who spoke during a public hearing last Thursday,...

The Kingman city commission Thursday approved ordinances to raise the water and sewer rates. The water rates will be raised 55 percent for 2026, then a three-percent increase each year for the years 2027 to 2030,...

The Kingman city commission, on a split vote, decided to move the start time for regular city commission meetings an hour earlier. The city commissioners voted 3-2 to move the start time from 7 p.m. to...

Les Wing spoke to the Kingman city commission Thursday night about the possibility of repainting the tank that sits by the Kingman Armory. Wing said he found some suppliers who found the type of paint that...

Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. March 2, 2026, in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Julie Lyon, Chairwoman  Jack Thimesch, Commissioner  Jeff Young, Commissioner...