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Fire crews were called to 1629 US Hwy 59 for a report of a  fire. When they arrived, they found insulation around a grain bin on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished, and the cause was [...]

With commissioner Allen Reavis not in attendance, remaining City Commissioners voted unanimously to offer General Obligation (GO) Bonds to refinance existing debt during Monday’s regular meeting, [...]

Traffic on 6th Street at the Commercial Street intersection will be diverted early next week as construction work on the 500-600 Commercial Street Project continues. The closure is expected to [...]

City Commissioners voted unanimously to enact all-way stop signs at the intersections of Commercial Street with Fifth and Sixth Streets during Monday’s regular meeting. The newly installed [...]

City Commissioners voted unanimously to create a Façade Grant Program for property owners in the 500-600 blocks of Commercial Street during Monday’s regular meeting. The program will start with [...]

The City of Atchison’s E-Community Program is pleased to announce a new loan to 1400 Properties, LLC. The $60,000 in E-Community Loan proceeds will be used to undertake a renovation project of [...]

Looking back, 2020 was a year like no other. We were faced with challenges no one could foresee. We accepted this challenge proactively placing several protocols to protect our firefighters while [...]

Atchison is officially a Main Street community. Gov. Laura Kelly, Lt. Gov. David Toland and Kansas Main Street Director Scott Sewell were in Atchison on Tuesday to announce the designation, as [...]

~ Atchison, Baldwin City, and Junction City are the First Additions to the State’s Main Street Program since the Program’s Reintroduction ~ TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced the [...]