Kingman County News

Kingman County Commissioner Jack Thimesch expressed frustration with what was discussed during a Kansas Department of Transportation regional meeting last Thursday about the status of the U.S. Highway 54/400 bypass. The bypass has been added to...

The USD 331 Board of Education is close to a sale of the current district office building, but it will not be final until an inspection is completed. Mike Floyd met with the school board during...

The Kingman city commission approved quotes for insurance from EMC Insurance for everything except cybersecurity, in which the city went with a separate policy from Travelers Insurance. The city will pay a total of $455,562 for...

After a conversation with two members of the Kingman Recreation Commission board of directors, the Kingman city commission agreed to have two of its members meet with two KRC representatives to discuss an agreement regarding the...

St Patrick’s Catholic Church is actively striving to establish seven days a week, 24 hours a day of Eucharistic Adoration by June 22, 2025, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which is Latin for “Body of Christ.” ...

Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. March 17, 2025, in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman County Courthouse. Julie Lyon, Chairwoman  Jack Thimesch, Commissioner  Pat Elpers, Commissioner...

The Kingman County commissioners Monday voted unanimously to end the neighborhood revitalization program tax rebates for residential properties, effective May 31, but keep them in place for commercial. However, the commissioners did agree to a couple...

The Kingman County commissioners Monday approved two motions pertaining to the register of deeds office after a pair of executive sessions. The first executive session was for attorney-client privilege, after which the commissioners approved a motion...

Wyatt Purkey, a sixth-grade student at Norwich School, advanced to the fifth round of the Sunflower State Spelling Bee held March 22 at Kansas Wesleyan University. Purkey was one of 91 students across the state who...

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC) announced that the City of Zenda has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the WEC Sharing Success Fund to help update the city’s aging Christmas decorations. The city of Zenda is...