Kingman County News

Council president, Lanny Hower, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  Other council members present were Nathan Adams, June Hardaway,  Eldon Headrick, and Ty Turner.  Employees present were Muriel Boyce and Carol Poe. Citizens present...

MINUTES OF THE KINGMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING ON June 30, 2025 Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. June 30, 2025, in the County Commissioners room at the...

Much discussion surrounded the county emergency manager position at Monday’s Kingman County commission meeting, a week after the county commissioners voted to fire former county emergency manager Macay Ewy. The commissioners voted 3-0 to terminate Ewy’s...

The Kingman County commissioners Monday voted unanimously to not exceed the revenue neutral rate and to not hold a hearing. Though the county commissioners are still going through the 2026 budget, County Commissioner Jack Thimesch said...

At Monday’s Kingman County commission meeting, Kingman County Fair Board President Clint Turner reviewed budget numbers for the county fair to explain the fair’s situation and the reason the fair board increased its funding request from...

      MINUTES OF THE KINGMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING ON June 23, 2025 Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. June 23, 2025, in the County Commissioners room...

The Kingman County commissioners considered the possibility of switching from Blue Cross Blue Shield to Aetna for health insurance, but will get feedback from county employees first. County Commission Chairwoman Julie Lyon and Commissioner Jack Thimesch...

More than 120 people attended the inaugural Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) conference last Wednesday through Friday at The Hangar in downtown Kingman. Kingman Economic Development Director Leslie Schrag said that the state conference marked a “milestone...

The Kingman city commission Tuesday discussed the possibility of increasing the fees charged to townships who contract for coverage from the Kingman Fire Department, but such an increase may not happen immediately. Fire Chief Shae Brooks...

Discussions about the 2026 city budget have just started, but the Kingman city commissioners indicated they would want to hold a revenue neutral rate hearing, even if they don’t plan to exceed it. During discussion at...