Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Ellsworth County, Kansas, has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Ellsworth County comes from a judge of the Ellsworth County District Court, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Ellsworth County public records, Ellsworth County arrest records, Ellsworth County inmate search, Ellsworth County criminal records, Ellsworth County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Ellsworth County
In Kansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Ellsworth County that means the Ellsworth County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case. A city with a municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the Clerk of the District Court keeps that file.
For Ellsworth County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ellsworthcounty.org/government/district_court/index.php (page title: Welcome to Ellsworth County, KS), phone 785-472-4052, 210 N Kansas Ave Ellsworth, KS 67439, Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Ellsworth County
The Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ellsworth, Wilson, Kanopolis and Holyrood serve warrants in Ellsworth County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Ellsworth County is whichever one finds the person; a Kansas warrant is valid across Kansas.
Together, the two agencies in Ellsworth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 56 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Ellsworth County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Ellsworth County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, held about 15 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at ellsworthcounty.org/government/sheriff_s_office/index.php, phone 785-472-4416. The Ellsworth County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Ellsworth County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Ellsworth County
Whether a warrant is out from Ellsworth County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 785-472-4052, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Kansas District Court Public Access Portal, the Kansas courts' statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The County Attorney, phone 785-472-4244, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Ellsworth County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Ellsworth County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Ellsworth County that means appearing before the Ellsworth County District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ellsworthcounty.org, phone 785-472-4244.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Ellsworth County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Ellsworth County and Kansas. These wanted and warrant pages from its Ellsworth County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Kansas Most Wanted (kbi.ks.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Ellsworth County?
Not from the Ellsworth County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of the District Court at 785-472-4052.
Who serves warrants in Ellsworth County?
The Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Kansas warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Ellsworth County held?
At the county jail, run by the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Ellsworth County cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the District Court at 785-472-4052.
Is this the official Ellsworth County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.