Local Wiki
Rice County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Every Monday at 9:00 a.m. (excluding federal holidays).
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Room, Rice County Courthouse, 101 W. Commercial, Lyons, KS 67554.
- County Clerk
- Aurelia Garcia · 101 W. Commercial, Lyons, KS 67554
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.ricecounty.us
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1: Derek McCloud. District 2 (Chair): Clay Thomas. District 3: Terry David.
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)
- Alden
- Bushton
- Chase
- Frederick
- Geneseo
- Little River
- Lyons (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Raymond
- Sterling
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 (4)
- Chase-Raymond
- Little River
- Lyons
- Sterling
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (8)
- Alden Fire Department
- Bushton Volunteer Fire Department
- Chase Fire Department
- Geneseo Fire Department
- Little River Fire Department
- Lyons Fire Department
- Raymond Fire Department
- Sterling Fire Department
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)