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Kingman High School senior Sukesh Kamesh has been named a semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship program. Kamesh is one of 16,000 semifinalists nationwide, based on results of the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test,...

Chairman Foley called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. on September 26, 2022, in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Fred Foley, Chairman Jerry Henning, Commissioner Jack Thimesch,...

Trent Wise, Norwich, is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Missouri. he American Angus Association, with more than 25,000 active adult...

Kingman County has received more COVID-19 relief money, but this funding won’t have that many strings attached. Financial officer LaDawn Stegman told the Kingman County commissioners during Monday’s meeting that the county has received $100,000 from...

The Kingman city commission, during a special meeting Thursday, approved a memorandum of understanding with a company that uses 3-D printing technology to build homes for the Memory Lane addition on Sadie Street. City attorney Cody...

The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s office has determined the cause of the Eagle Acres Apartments fire last month was accidental. An office spokesperson didn’t elaborate on the specific cause. The Leader-Courier was unable to reach anyone...

Hutton Construction representatives met with the Kingman city commission during a special meeting Thursday to discuss reasons for construction delays at Depot Park. The special meeting was primarily scheduled to approve a moderate income housing grant...

The Kingman County commissioners sat down with Evergy representatives to discuss the contract for the company to complete work on the Flat Ridge IV and V wind farms. Most of the issues the county had with...

The Kansas Power Pool has completed power line upgrades that provide an improved connection for the city of Kingman to the power pool’s grid. The upgrades include four-and-one-half miles of 34,500-volt electric lines and a new...

Kingman County emergency manager Macay Ewy updated the Kingman city commission about the Eagle Acres apartment complex fire at Thursday’s meeting. While the state fire marshal’s office is still investigating, Ewy said he spoke to an...