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Norton County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026
Board of County Commissioners meets
First three Mondays of each month and the last working day of each month (if Monday holiday, meets Tuesday).
Meeting location
Commission Office, 2nd Floor, Norton County Courthouse, 105 South Kansas Ave, Norton, KS 67654.
County Clerk
Craig Renner · 105 S. Kansas, PO Box 70, Norton, KS 67654
Agendas posted at
https://www.nortoncountyks.gov
Board of County Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1: Richard Thompson. District 2 (Vice-Chairman): H. Marvin Matchett. District 3 (Chairman): Garrett Beydler.

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 (5)
  • Almena
  • Clayton
  • Edmond
  • Lenora
  • Norton

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024

School districts (2)
  • Northern Valley
  • Norton Community Schools

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

Emergency services districts (8)
  • Almena Area Fire District
  • Decatur County Fire District 1
  • Lenora Fire Department
  • Logan Fire District
  • Norton City Volunteer Fire Department
  • Norton Correctional Facility Fire Department
  • Norton County Rural Fire District 2
  • Norton County Rural Fire District 3

Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)

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