Local Wiki
Russell County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- 9:00 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month (or Tuesday if holiday).
- Meeting location
- Commission Room, Basement, Russell County Courthouse, 401 N. Main St., Russell, KS 67665.
- County Clerk
- Kristi Whitman · 401 N. Main, PO Box 113, Russell, KS 67665
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.russellcountykansas.com
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners, expanded to 5 districts. District 1: Steve Reinhardt. District 2: Jason Krug. District 3 (Chairman): Duke Strobel. District 4: Dean Haselhorst. District 5: Alan Kuntzsch.
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 (8)
- Bunker Hill
- Dorrance
- Gorham
- Lucas
- Luray
- Paradise
- Russell (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Waldo
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 (1)
- Russell County
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (9)
- Lincoln Township Fire Department
- Osborne County Rural Fire District 2
- Russell City Fire
- Russell County Fire District #1
- Russell County Fire District #2
- Russell County Fire District #3
- Russell County Fire District #4
- Russell County Fire District #5
- Russell-Grant Township Fire
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)