This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record for an official answer.
Official Gove County Contacts
Gove County does not present a locally operated jail. The sheriff identifies Trego and Thomas counties as contract hosts, so a release inquiry may require both Gove and the physical jail.
Gove County Sheriff’s Office
420 Broad Street
Gove, KS 67736
785-938-2250, labeled as a 24-hour phone
Administration: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Trego County Detention Facility
525 Warren Avenue
WaKeeney, KS 67672
785-743-5721
Fax: 785-743-5323
Thomas County Jail
275 N. Court Avenue
Colby, KS 67701
Jail: 785-460-4570
After hours: 785-460-4460
Gove County District Court
420 Broad Street, PO Box 97
Gove, KS 67736
785-938-2310
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Kansas Department of Corrections records
Nancy Burghart, Public Service Administrator
714 SW Jackson Street, Suite 300
Topeka, KS 66603
785-296-3317
Nancy.Burghart@ks.gov
Choose the route that matches the custody system and the record needed:
- For a released person or county release record, begin with the home page search and records path.
- For post-release supervision, use the parole and probation contacts.
- For a recent interval, follow the 24-hour release process.
- For timing or alerts, review the projected release date and VINELink check.
- For one facility, select its dedicated page from the footer.
- For a sentenced Kansas prisoner, use KDOC KASPER and the KDOC records office.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE route rather than a county jail.