Local Wiki
Mitchell County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Every Monday at 8:30 a.m.
- Meeting location
- Commissioner's Room, Mitchell County Courthouse, 111 S. Hersey Ave, Beloit, KS 67420.
- County Clerk
- Heather Weston · 111 S. Hersey, PO Box 190, Beloit, KS 67420
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.mitchellcountykansas.com/commissioners.html
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1: Tom Claussen. District 2 (Chairman): Mike Riemann. District 3 (Vice-Chairman): Cole Eberle.
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 (7)
- Beloit (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Cawker City
- Glen Elder (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hunter
- Scottsville
- Simpson
- Tipton (official website, opens in a new tab)
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)
- Beloit
- Waconda
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (8)
- Barnard Rural Fire Department
- Beloit Fire Department
- Cawker City Volunteer Fire Department
- Denmark - Hunter Rural Fire Department
- Glen Elder Fire Department
- Mitchell County Fire District 1
- Mitchell County Fire District 3
- Tipton Rural Fire Department
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)