unincorporated community
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in
Ness County, Kansas
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, United States. It lies along K-4, north-northwest of the city of Ness City.
History
Arnold was a station and shipping point on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad
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.
The first post office in Arnold was established in about 1902. It was closed in 2006.
As of 2025, it has a concrete
grain elevator
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with truck scale, United Methodist Church, no other businesses or services, and less than twenty homes.
Education
The community is served by Western Plains USD 106 public school district. The Western Plains High School mascot is Bobcats.
Arnold became a part of the Ransom school district in 1960. The Arnold School closed in 1969. USD 106 formed in 2004 by the consolidation of Ransom USD 302 and Bazine USD 304.