Local Wiki
Anderson County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Mondays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (if holiday, meets following day).
- Meeting location
- Anderson County Courthouse / Annex, 409 S. Oak St. / 100 E. 4th Ave., Garnett, KS 66032.
- County Clerk
- Julie Wettstein · 100 E. 4th Ave., Garnett, KS 66032
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.andersoncountyks.org
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district (voter-approved expansion to 5 districts effective 2026). District 1 (Chairman): Les McGhee. District 2: Alan Mersman. District 3: Michael Blaufuss.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (6)
- Colony
- Garnett (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Greeley
- Kincaid
- Lone Elm
- Westphalia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (2)
- Crest
- Garnett
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (9)
- Anderson County Fire Department
- Bush City Fire Department
- Colony Fire Department
- Garnett Fire Department
- Greeley Fire Department
- Harris Rural Fire Department
- Kincaid/Lone Elm Fire Department
- Welda Fire Department
- Westphalia Fire Department
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)