Nearly a decade ago, the State of Kansas elected to consolidate a series of their Workforce Centers across the state. Atchison’s Workforce Center was part of that consolidation with those [...]
With the official vote count tallied and canvassing complete, the city commission will have three newcomers sworn in on Dec. 2. Challenger Lisa Moody held off incumbent Charlie Perdue by seven [...]
The City of Atchison’s REDO (Rehabilitation, Enforcement, Demolition, Occupation) program is making its second home available for rehabilitation at 1412 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas. There [...]
The City Commission earlier this year approved the creation of a Board of Building Code Review. Previous adoptions of electrical and plumbing codes were handled by separate Boards and by [...]
There are many legitimate questions and concerns when it comes to the Commercial Street Mall. This release is an attempt to address those concerns. There is no solution that will please [...]
The City of Atchison will have a new Human Resources Director in mid-December, as 42-year employee Lori Moore has announced her retirement. Moore, who started with the City in 1977 as a finance [...]
There will be at least two new city commissioners when new representatives are sworn in during the Dec. 2 commission meeting. Abby Bartlett and J. David Farris were the runaway top vote getters [...]
The City of Atchison was successfully chosen to receive KDOT grant funding as part of a redesign project that could transform the retail experience in Downtown Atchison. The estimated $2 million [...]