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Brown County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026
Board of County Commissioners meets
Mondays at 1:00 p.m. (if holiday, meets Tuesday; also meets last business day of each month).
Meeting location
Commission Room, 1st Floor, Brown County Courthouse, 601 Oregon Street, Hiawatha, KS 66434.
County Clerk
Nikki Lee · 601 Oregon St., Suite 202, Hiawatha, KS 66434
Agendas posted at
https://www.brcoks.org/agendacenter
Board of County Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1: Richard Tesoriero. District 2: Lucas Heinen. District 3: William Pollock.

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 (11)

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)
  • Hiawatha
  • South Brown County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (12)
  • Everest & Washington Township Fire Department
  • Fairview - Walnut Fire Department
  • Hiawatha Fire Department
  • Horton Fire Department
  • Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Fire Department
  • Kickapoo Fire Department
  • Morrill Fire Department
  • Powhattan Fire Department
  • Reserve Fire Department
  • Robinson Fire Department
  • Sabetha Fire Department
  • Wetmore

Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)

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