Kingman County News

The Kingman city commission approved an updated version of its UTV ordinance to allow those driving UTVs to access Riverside Park. The city commission asked that City Attorney Cody Smith look at ways to accommodate people...

The Kingman city commission voted to schedule hearings to determine if two properties in the city are unsafe and dangerous. The city commission voted 4-0 to schedule hearing for two separate properties, one at 1023 Coronado...

Kingman City Manager Greg Graffman told the city commissioners Thursday that he was going to meet with Kingman Healthcare Center representatives to discuss transfers. Late last year, several local residents visited with the city commission to...

Kingman Elementary School will have a new elementary principal, as current principal Jaime Tilton has resigned. Tilton, who taught in Hutchinson schools for many years before taking the Kingman Elementary job, told the USD 331 Board...

USD 331 has another offer on the district building, which the board accepted at a special meeting May 29, pending a building inspection. During the board’s regular meeting in May, the school board approved offering the...

Budget discussions started during Monday’s Kingman County commission meeting, during which county Financial Officer LaDawn Stegman reviewed how the revenue neutral rate will work this year. The law regarding revenue neutral rate has been modified so...

The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. Among the projects is for signing along U.S. Highway 54/400 and Kansas Highway 42 in Kingman County. Martin Outdoor Enterprises received...

Kingman County Financial Officer LaDawn Stegman told the Kingman County commissioners Monday that the 2026 budget process is officially underway. Stegman said she had asked all department heads to turn in their budget requests by last...

Kingman County commissioner Jack Thimesch again brought up why the county needs an alternative to the neighborhood revitalization program after the commissioners, at Monday’s meeting, reviewed four different requests to be reinstated into NRP after being...

Kingman County Expo Center Director Mendy Frampton presented ideas to the Kingman County commission Monday about deals that could be made with organizations that use the center and address their concerns about rising usage fees. The...