Local Wiki
Lyon County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Thursdays at 9:00 a.m.
- Meeting location
- Commission Chambers, Lyon County Courthouse, 430 Commercial St., Emporia, KS 66801.
- County Clerk
- Amie Jones · 430 Commercial St., Emporia, KS 66801
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.lyoncountyks.gov
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1 (Chairman): Ken Duft. District 2: Doug Peck. District 3 (Vice-Chair): Chris Bartel.
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 (9)
- Admire
- Allen
- Americus
- Bushong
- Emporia (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hartford
- Neosho Rapids
- Olpe
- Reading
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 (3)
- Emporia
- North Lyon County
- Southern Lyon County
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (8)
- Dunlap Fire District 9
- Lyon County Fire District 1
- Lyon County Fire District 2
- Lyon County Fire District 3
- Lyon County Fire District 4
- Lyon County Fire District 5
- Lyon County Fire District 8
- Reading Benefit District 1
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)