A Place to Call Home...
Welcome to the City of Arma Kansas
Located conveniently from the cities of Springfield MO, Kansas City KS, and Tulsa OK, Arma offers residents and businesses a friendly, small town environment with a moderate climate within a short drive to Pittsburg State University.
1886 to Now:
1886 Rust is Established
This area of land was laid out in 1886 and established as a small coal miners camp.
Rich Bituminous Coal Reserves
Arma is situated in the center of a rich bituminous coal deposit, which accounts for many of the earlier mines located around this area. This region's mining history (including Arma, Pittsburg, Mulberry, and 50 Camp) can be explored a few minutes south of us at the Miners Hall Museum, in the resilient community of Franklin, KS..
1909 City is Incorporated.
On May 18th 1909 Arma (formally named Rust) was incorporated as a City of the 3rd class.
Our Community's Mission
is to proide services that include public safety, community engagement in order to promote individual and family security.
With Community Vision
exploration of residents' goals, can empower changes to shape the community's future
Services
High-Speed Internet
Internet access is key to Education, Business, and Personal growth. Our community has rock solid choices for these needs including Cox Communications and
CrawKan Internet.
K-12 Education
Northeast USD 246 is located in Crawford County in southeast Kansas. The district serves an area of approximately 106 square miles of rural area including the towns of Arcadia, Arma, Franklin and Mulberry.
Quiet Neighbor Hoods
Everyone needs a place to live and step back from the noise and hustle. Our neighborhoods have Available Rental Housing that are a part of these perfect quiet zones.
Public Health
With the available health care services provided by both Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas and
Girard Medical Center , our community can confidently grow.
Business Listings
Our Community has all the necessary services you need not only to protect your home and property, but to make it even better! From automotive to landscaping, our Community has the skills and experience to make living here an easy choice.
Experience Community Within Our Events
When people join together to celebrate victories, holidays, or even just to pause in our daily lives to cleanup our environment together, the bonds that develop between strangesr, neighbors, and friends, can last a lifetime.
Working together various times of the year, we encourage interactions of building common goals.
Community Events
The Community Garden
Our community garden is a collaborative space that we work together to share the rewards of fresh produce within the community.
Info: Community Garden
Public Pool
This small outdoor public pool has provided relief from the summer's heat for the various generations that learned to swim here.
Info: Public Pool
V-J Homecoming Celebration
Victory over Japan Day marks the end of World War II and Arma welcomed home the return of all 15 soldiers which sparked a celebration that continues to this day.
Info: V-J Homecoming - Schedule
K-State: First Impressions
K-State First Impressions of Arma! This amazing program has been actively involved with over 120+ cities within Kansas, helping communities see themselves through the eyes of a visitor.
Info: K-State
Arma Library
“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people.”
― Andrew Carnegie
Info: Arma Library
Jolly Sunflower 4-H Club
Inspiring the families of our community to achieve thier goals and dreams! Reach out and get involved in life changing skills and social interactions.
Info: Jolly Sunfolower 4-H
Arma's Community Wide Sale
Each year the families in our community celebrate the "letting go of past treasures" in a community wide garage sale event.
Info: Community Wide Sale
Citywide Clean-up
A citywide clean-up is important because it helps to maintain a healthy and pleasant environment for residents, promotes a sense of community pride, and can improve the overall quality of life in the city.
Info: Citywide Clean Up
Parks and Recreation
Arma Main City Park
(251 N 5th St)
The Arma Park is the City's main municipal park. This park has been the hub of annual celebration and events during most of the development of our community. Catering to families, the park provides art, playground equipment, traditional games of bocce and horseshoes, and even restroom facilities.
The Arma BallPark Field
(100 South 1st St)
Fund raising by Arma Recreation and Community support has made this youth baseball field one of the more popular playing fields in the area. Complete with a grandstand, concessions and restroom facilities, this ball field has hosted generations of young players.
Joe Caputo "Hookie" Park
(800 Maple St)
McDonald Baseball Field
(201-299 N Hoisington St)