Kingman County News

County resident Alan Albers, a member of the Red Hills Water District Advisory Board, spoke to Kingman County commissioners Monday about nitrate levels in water and changes that might be coming about safety levels. The Red...

Kingman Fire Chief Shae Brooks visited with the Kingman County commissioners Monday about Active 911, a notification system that allows fire department members to receive dispatch calls through their cellphones. She said that county departments currently...

Vice Mayor Travis Kaufman expressed his concerns about the reserve funds being depleted during Thursday’s Kingman city commission meeting. Kaufman said, in looking at what was budgeted for 2026, the city projected to spend $1.6 million...

The city of Kingman will have to raise water and sewer fees to ensure it can properly meet its expenditures and ensure it doesn’t have to dip too much into reserves. That was the result of...

During discussion at Thursday’s Kingman city commission meeting about the B Avenue culvert replacement, Jeff Holste of Wilson and Company discussed the possibility of a storm water utility to help cover costs. Holste noted that, while...

Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. December 29, 2025, in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Julie Lyon, Chairwoman  Jack Thimesch, Commissioner  Jeff Young, Commissioner...

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 Chrissy Bartel, Chris Bartel, Muriel Boyce, and...

A dog who spent 1,026 days at the Kingman County Humane Society finally found a home to start the new year. Mr. T, a dog who had some trust issues but was friendly once he got...

Kingman County Commissioner Jack Thimesch and county resident Dale Enyart spoke more about Thimesch wanting to find ways to lower residential property taxes during Monday’s commission meeting. During the Dec. 29 meeting, there was discussion about...

Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. December 22, 2025, in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Julie Lyon, Chairwoman  Jack Thimesch, Commissioner  Jeff Young, Commissioner...