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Smith County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: Every Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Meeting location: Smith County Courthouse, 218 South Grant Street, Smith Center, KS 66967.
County Clerk: Ashley Maxwell · 218 S. Grant, Suite 5, Smith Center, KS 66967
Agendas posted at: https://www.smithcountyks.com
Board of County Commissioners: Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1: Jim Gwennap. District 2: Brady Peterson. District 3 (Chairman): Kurt Ifland.

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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 (6)

Athol
Cedar
Gaylord
Kensington
Lebanon
Smith Center

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

School districts (2)

Smith Center
Thunder Ridge Schools

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

Emergency services districts (8)

Athol Rural Fire Department
Franklin County, NE Rural Fire Department
Gaylord Fire Department
Lebanon Rural Fire Department
Osborne County Rural Fire Department
Smith Center Fire Department
Smith County Rural Fire District 1
Webster County, NE Rural Fire Department

Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)