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Kansas County
Mitchell County, Kansas
Beloit and Solomon River north Kansas agriculture - from Beloit's role as the commercial and governmental hub of Mitchell County to the Solomon River corridor (the Solomon River runs through Mitchell County's rolling limestone hills and upland plains supporting wheat, corn, and sorghum production that defines north-central Kansas's agricultural character - the county's productive farmland and the Solomon River valley's scenic terrain anchor a classic Kansas agricultural community midway between Salina and the Nebraska border).
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Office: Mitchell County Emergency Management – 114 S. Campbell Avenue, Beloit, KS 67420 | (785) 738-6535; Director David Dohe. Mitchell County Communications & Dispatch handles roughly 15 county and contract agencies from Beloit, with Emergency Medical Dispatch and NCIC-certified staff.
Sheriff: Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office – 1716 N. Hersey Avenue, Beloit, KS 67420 | Mailing: PO Box 338 | (785) 738-3523; Sheriff Anthony Perez.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-24 and US-14 serve Beloit, the county seat, in north-central Kansas along the Solomon River.
Notes: Mitchell County was established February 26, 1867, named for William D. Mitchell, a Kansas soldier killed in the Civil War.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Mitchell County Courthouse – Beloit, KS.
Notes: Mitchell County’s small town of Cawker City is home to a genuinely famous piece of Americana: the World’s Largest Ball of Twine. Local farmer Frank Stoeber began winding leftover sisal baling twine into a ball on Christmas Eve 1953 as he cleaned out his barn; by 1956 it weighed over 4,000 pounds, and in 1961 the Cawker City Commercial Club moved the ever-growing ball into town under a protective shelter. Stoeber continued adding to it until his death in 1974, and the community has kept the tradition alive ever since – most visibly at the annual August “Twine-a-thon,” where visitors and residents add pre-measured lengths of sisal twine to the ball as part of a community festival. By 2025, the ball had grown to roughly 46 feet in circumference and over 27,000 pounds, and it remains one of the most visited roadside oddities in Kansas, drawing guests from around the world who sign their names in a dedicated guestbook.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Mitchell County Veterans Affairs – confirm current contact via mitchellcountykansas.com.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Beloit Public Library (Beloit) – confirm current address/phone via the county library system.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The World’s Largest Ball of Twine in Cawker City is the county’s premier and most famous attraction, alongside the annual August Twine-a-thon festival.
Notes: The genuine, world-record status and enduring community tradition behind the Ball of Twine is one of the most charming and widely recognized roadside attractions covered in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Mitchell County Appraiser’s Office – 111 S. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420 | (785) 738-5061.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
City of Beloit and Mitchell County Pound – contact via Beloit City Hall, (785) 738-3551.
Mitchell County/Solomon Valley animal welfare support also provided informally by Huff House Incorporated, a local charity fund based in Beloit that assists animal welfare organizations.
NOTES: Mitchell County is the third county in the tenth Kansas Round 3 batch, under the A+ sourced standard established for this project. The genuine, world-record status and enduring community tradition behind the Ball of Twine is one of the most charming and widely recognized roadside attractions covered in this project. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Mitchell County
Mitchell County is north-central Kansas’s Solomon River wheat and corn agricultural county – productive grain farming across the rolling limestone uplands defines a county where Beloit provides governmental and commercial services to surrounding farm communities along the US 24 corridor.
Beloit (the county seat, population ~3,700) is Mitchell County’s governmental and commercial hub, a north-central Kansas agricultural town on the Solomon River.
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Mitchell County Appraiser at 111 S. Hersey Avenue, Beloit, KS 67420, phone 785-738-3753.
Courts & Legal
Mitchell County District Court at 111 S. Hersey Avenue, Beloit, KS 67420, phone 785-738-3753, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK (Records, Elections)
111 S. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420
(785) 738-3652
DISTRICT COURT CLERK (Court Records, Marriage Licenses)
111 S. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420
(785) 738-3753
ELECTIONS (County Clerk)
111 S. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420
(785) 738-3652
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Mitchell County District Court (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Mitchell County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Mitchell County District Court, 12th Judicial District 115 South Hersey Avenue, Beloit, KS 67420 Mitchell County is in north-central Kansas, seated in Beloit.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Kansas has NOT adopted the Uniform Probate Code, maintaining its own statutory framework under the Kansas Probate Code (K.S.A. Chapter 59). Kansas offers several tracks depending on estate size and complexity:
Small Estate Affidavit – for estates where the total value of probate property, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $75,000 (raised from $40,000 effective July 1, 2023), available under K.S.A. 59-1507b. This transfers personal property only. If the decedent left a will, it must still be filed with the probate court even though it isn’t being formally probated.
Simplified Administration – under the Kansas Simplified Estates Act (K.S.A. 59-3201 et seq.), the most common route for straightforward estates.
Formal Probate – supervised or unsupervised administration through the District Court for larger or more complex estates.
A will must be filed for probate within 6 months of death, or it may not be admitted, forcing the estate into intestate distribution.
Step 2: filing for formal probate
File a Petition for Probate of Will and Appointment of Executor (if there’s a will) or a Petition for Administration (if intestate) with the Mitchell County District Court.
The court admits the will (if any) and appoints the personal representative.
Notice to creditors is published per court order; creditors have a defined window to file claims.
The personal representative inventories assets, pays valid debts and expenses, and – under unsupervised administration – acts with reduced court check-ins.
Without a surviving spouse or children, Kansas intestate succession law (K.S.A. 59-501 et seq.) determines which blood relatives inherit.
After debts are paid, the personal representative distributes assets and files a final accounting; the court closes the estate upon approval.
What it costs
Court costs may be remitted for small estates under recent statutory changes.
Executor/administrator and attorney fees are generally reasonable-fee based rather than a fixed statutory percentage.
Typical timelines: Small Estate Affidavit can proceed relatively quickly; formal probate commonly takes several months to over a year.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
111 S. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420
(785) 738-2822
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK (Records, Elections)
111 S. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420
(785) 738-3652
ELECTIONS (County Clerk)
111 S. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420
(785) 738-3652
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Mitchell County Health Dept
(785) 738-3761
KS DCF — North Central Region
(785) 243-2300
KS Medicaid (KanCare)
(800) 792-4884
Mitchell County Hospital
mchks.com (Beloit — quality community hospital)
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Beloit Medical Center – 1005 N. Lincoln Avenue, Beloit, KS 67420 | (785) 738-2246. Mitchell County Health Department – confirm current contact via mitchellcountykansas.com.
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County Facts
County Seat: Beloit
Population: 5,900
Area: 703 sq mi
Established: 1867
Tier: 4
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