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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 [...]

City commissioners approved the hiring of a firm to help produce a new strategic plan for the City of Atchison during this Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting. Shockey Consulting was the [...]

After a seven-month renovation, the Atchison Police Department is preparing to show off its new digs with a ribbon cutting and open house on Friday, Nov. 1. The $1.13 million project includes new [...]

Two City of Atchison administrators were included in the programming during the League of Kansas Municipalities annual conference this past weekend in Overland Park. Assistant City Manager Justin [...]

The City of Atchison has commissioned a housing study by the consulting firm Novogradac in an effort to better understand the Atchison housing market. The study will look at many housing issues, [...]