Kingman County News

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...

After being unable to close a deal with two potential buyers, the Main Street building that previously housed the USD 331 district offices was sold at an auction. During Monday’s USD 331 Board of Education meeting,...

USD 331 Assistant Superintendent Andy Albright discussed an updated facilities priority list with the school board at Monday’s meeting. Albright explained that the list has now been sorted into high priority, medium priority and low priority...

The Kingman County commissioners Monday decided to have the county emergency manager report to the Kingman County sheriff. That was one of the decisions the commissioners unanimously voted to do in a motion to begin advertising...