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City of Little River
The City of Little River publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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Where Little River's records are kept. Court and property records for Little River sit with Rice County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kansas.
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As a small town, Little River relies on Rice County and the State of Kansas for its public records. The cards below are the Kansas state offices, and the Rice County offices are on our Rice County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Little River publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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The City of Little River lists its offices here, the clerk, the board and the departments that keep its records.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Kansas Business Center.
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Request copies of death records from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
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The Kansas Secretary of State's business services search corporations, LLCs and other registered entities and check whether a name is available. Kansas keeps no statewide filing for sole proprietor trade names.
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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Little River, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Little River is an incorporated place in Rice County, a place of 472 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Rice County offices are in Lyons, the county seat. Each Rice County office is listed on our Rice County page.
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Voter registration in Kansas is run by the Kansas Secretary of State, and the county election officer keeps the roll for Little River. You can register online, by mail or in person. Registration books close 21 days before an election.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Kansas come from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics. The fee is $20 for each certified copy (the first $20 is a five year record search fee that includes one copy if the record is found).
Deeds for property in Little River are recorded by the county Register of Deeds, the county appraiser sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Rice County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Little River register with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services, which runs the state business entity search. Businesses should check with the county and city where they operate for local permits and licenses; many trades need state agency licenses.
Kansas criminal history checks are run by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Central Repository. The fee is $20.00 for a name based online search; $30 for a certified name based check; $35 for a fingerprint based Kansas check. Name based search online at www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory (no longer by mail or walk in), or a certified or fingerprint based request to the KBI.