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The Kingman High School scholar’s bowl team finished in a three-way tie for third place at the Regional scholar’s bowl tournament at Wichita Collegiate last Thursday. The Eagles, though, lost a tiebreaker to determine who would...

Chairman Henning called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. January 23, 2023, in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Jerry Henning, Chairman Patrick Elpers, Commissioner  Jack Thimesch, Commissioner...

The Kingman County commissioners Monday approved a letter in support of a bill that state Sen. Mark Steffen has written to reduce income tax rates for rural residents. The letter expresses support for Senate Bill 7,...

The Kingman city commission Thursday approved setting new hours for the public transportation system as the city prepares to switch to new hours for city hall operations. But while the new city hall hours will take...

Kingman EMS has received a grant to purchase new battery-operated extraction tools. The Kingman city commission, at Thursday’s meeting, approved acceptance of the $29,900 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. Kingman EMS director Zach Bieghler...

Mayor Adrian Harrel updated the Kingman city commission Thursday about the possibility of locating housing at the Kingman airport, Clyde Cessna Field. Harrel said what would make this opportunity unique for Kingman is that other airports...

A trial is set to begin Monday for a 48-year-old man who is charged with attempted murder in a 2021 incident in Kingman County. Robert John Escarcega was arrested in the early hours of Saturday, Oct....

The Kingman County commissioners Monday asked representatives of Invenergy to address a few things regarding road usage for a planned wind farm project in southeastern Kingman County. The county met with Sarah Carroll, Sean Braun and...

The Kingman County commissioners Monday asked Kirkham Michael to look further into a potential solution to repair the Ninnescah River Bridge east of Cunningham. Josh Beckham of Kirkham Michael reviewed with the commissioners possible ideas to...

The Kingman High School FBLA chapter will host the District 5 conference Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Kingman FBLA chapter hosted the conference last year, plus additional years before that, because the chapter has had the District...