Misc. Responsibilities

Kansas wildlife and parks

To obtain a hunting/fishing license, park permit, or other license/permit that pertains to Ks Wildlife and Parks, call: KS Dept. of Wildlife & Parks #620-672-5911 <or> Visit KDW&P website (see quick links on right) <or> Visit our local Barton County Clerk's office 1400 Main Rm202 Great Bend.

Homestead Refund (tax season)

The Homestead Refund is a rebate program for the property taxes paid by homeowners. The refund is based on a portion of the property tax paid on a Kansas resident’s homestead. The refund is a percentage of your general property tax. The maximum refund is $700.

To qualify you must be a Kansas resident, living in Kansas the entire year. Your total household income must be $34,000 or less.

You must also meet one of the following requirements:

• You were born before Jan. 1, 1960 OR
• You must have been totally and permanently disabled or blind during the entire year, regardless of your age; OR
• You must have had a dependent child living with you all of last year who was born before Jan. 1, 2015, and was under the age of 18 all of 2015. OR
• are a disabled veteran (50% or more disability), or the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran who has not remarried, or the surviving spouse of an active duty military personnel who died in the line of duty and not remarried.

"Household income" - is generally all-taxable and non-taxable income received by all members of the household.

To figure it yourself you can visit the website... ( see quick links on right)

To apply for or replace a Social Security card

To obtain or replace your Social Security card, click on the following form: Social Security Form(click)

You can also visit Social Security’s website... (see quick links on right) 

To obtain or replace a certificate of marriage, birth, death

To obtain or replace a certificate of marriage, birth, or death. please visit Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment (KDHE) website... (see quick links on right)