Kingman County News

The six Kingman city commission candidates answered a variety of questions during a community forum Wednesday at the Kingman Historic Theatre. The forum, organized by the Kingman County Republican Party in conjunction with the Kingman Leader-Courier,...

Preston Sauers, CEO of Kingman Healthcare Center in Kingman, was recently recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review in an press released titled “118 rural hospital and health system presidents and CEOs to know” for 2025.   Sauers...

The Kingman County commissioners officially made the switch to Aetna for the county’s health insurance during their regular meeting this past Monday. The decision came after representatives from USI Services met with county employees this past...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), through its Child Care Matters initiativeand in collaboration with All In For Kansas Kids, has awarded a Child Care ZONES grant to a coalition of five rural counties:...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated 7/23/25 with information about budget discussions at the 7/21/25 Kingman County Commission meeting. The Kingman County budget for 2026 might come in with a mill levy that is under the...

The Kingman County commissioners are expected to make a final decision on health insurance for county employees at their meeting on Monday, July 21. During the county commission meeting held Wednesday, July 16 — a meeting...

The Kingman city commission Tuesday decided to give notice that it may exceed the revenue neutral rate, setting a ceiling for its mill levy at 70.763. That was the mill levy City Manager Greg Graffman had...

The USD 331 board of education has decided to put the current district building up for auction after the latest person to make an offer wanted out of the contract. During Monday’s regular meeting, the board...

USD 331 Assistant Superintendent Andy Albright updated the USD 331 board of education Monday about a situation with the older gym at Kingman Middle-High School. Albright said that there was a drainage issue at the southeast...

June 16, 2025 Special meeting to discuss Street Closure Application Mayor, Mitch Hewitt, called the special meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.  Council members present were Nathan Adams, June Hardaway, Eldon Headrick, and Lanny Hower.  Carol...