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The Kingman County Humane Society assisted the Medicine Lodge Police Department this past weekend with an animal rescue in Barber County. The humane society took in 19 dogs and puppies Saturday afternoon. Humane society President CJ...

By Trace Salzbrenner, Staff Writer Last year, Kingman County spent nearly half a million dollars in unplanned expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the United States. That detail was given to the county commissioners...

By Trace Salzbrenner, Staff Writer On a rainy Monday morning, the Kingman County commissioners came together after having a week off for Martin Luther King Jr. day and one of the main topics of discussion was...

MINUTES OF THE KINGMAN COUNTYBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSON January 11th, 2021 The Board of Kingman County Commissioners met in the Commission Room of the County Courthouse, Kingman, Kansas on January 4th, 2021. Those present:Jerry Henning, ChairmanFred...

A woman who served as county superintendent of schools, two top athletes and a top sports team represent the Kingman High School Hall of Fame Class of 2021. The nominees selected are Maud Spurrier Wallace, Andy...

The Kingman County Health Department is partnering with Kingman Community Hospital to get people vaccinated for COVID-19. The health department asks that anyone interested in being vaccinated for COVID-19 visit the link at https://www.kchks.com/getpage.php?name=Covid-19_Info to access...

The Kingman scholars bowl team took first place at a virtual tournament hosted by Fairfield High School last Thursday. The Eagles went undefeated for the day, winning a “ghost round” 80-0, beating Buhler #1 70-50, Osage...

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Kingman Youth Core Ministries continues to move forward with its mentoring program in the schools. Program director Jennifer Albright said the high school mentors see their mentees as much as they can. If...

A meeting that Kingman city manager Greg Graffman and economic development director Leslie Schrag had with a developer stressed an important asset for Kingman — the quality of life in the city. Graffman briefly discussed the...

The Kingman city commission Thursday approved forming a task force to examine options for a new swimming pool or water park. The current pool at Riverside Park is aging and work has been completed the past...