Kingman County News

Kingman Healthcare Center’s Senior Life Solutions Program has been named the 2025 Program Expansion of the Year by Psychiatric Medical Care, which manages the program. Psychiatric Medical Care (PMC) partners with more than 250 hospitals and...

The Kingman County commissioners Monday formally approved resolutions to place moratoriums on data centers and battery storage facilities to give the planning and zoning commission time to put together recommended regulations. Both resolutions passed unanimously and...

The Kingman County commissioners took no action on proposed solar farm regulations and instead chose to extend the county’s current moratorium on solar farms by 60 days. The county commission took that action after a question...

The Norwich Fire Department presented a Medal of Honor to Conner Hardaway of Milton for his actions during a fire at his family’s farm, located southeast of Suppesville, on Jan. 21. Hardaway received the medal during...

St. Patrick’s Catholic School has again received a Distinguished School of Excellence Award from the Wichita Diocese, this time for Innovative Initiative. It’s the second time the school has received an award from the Wichita Diocese. ...

Mayor, Mitch Hewitt, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  Council members present were Nathan Adams, June Hardaway, Eldon Headrick, and Lanny Hower.  Employees present were Chrissy Bartel, Chris Bartel, Muriel Boyce, Carol Poe, and...

Christy Crews with Hometown Grants updated the Kingman County commissioners Monday about the work her firm has completed for the county the past year. The county contracted with Hometown Grants for 18 months with an option...

The Kingman County commissioners Monday accepted a proposed reimbursement request of $303,110 from NextEra Energy for damage caused to county roads. Public Works Director Charlie Arensdorf told the county commissioners that he visited with Tanner Yost...

The Kingman County commission is expected to review a resolution calling for a moratorium on data centers and battery storage centers in the county at its Feb. 9 meeting. Planning and Zoning Director Amanda Stucky told...

Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. January 26, 2026 in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Julie Lyon, Chairwoman  Jack Thimesch, Commissioner  Jeff Young, Commissioner...