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City Commissioners voted unanimously to close Morrow Park after facing no public opposition for the second straight meeting on Tuesday. Commissioners discussed the closing during the Feb. 3 [...]

A complete study for the City of Atchison’s housing stock is now available to the public. The study covers information such as demographics, economic analysis, housing supply [...]

The City of Atchison’s E-Community Program is pleased to announce a new loan to Atchison Auto Parts, LLC. Atchison Auto Parts, which is owned by John Brown, is using the E-Community Loan proceeds [...]

Fire Department Maintains Record Response Levels in 2019 The year 2019 was the second busiest year on record, only behind the year before. There was less than a 1% decrease in total incidents [...]

February 3, 2020 – the Atchison City Commission  adopted the LFM Park Master Plan, which envisions more than $600,000 in potential capital improvement projects over the next 10 years.  It [...]

City of Atchison City Manager Becky Berger has been named the 2020 Vice President of the Kansas Association of City Managers. The selection was made at the organization’s annual meeting in [...]

Overall crime was down by 8% in 2019, continuing its trend from the prior year when it was down 19%, as the Atchison Police Department continues to impact local public safety. There were no [...]

Whether or not the City of Atchison will retain Morrow Park as a locally taxpayer-funded and supported recreation area will be one of the items discussed during Monday’s regular commission [...]

In just over three years of operation the Atchison E-Community Program has now processed 22 loans totaling just over $1,000,000 for local small businesses. Since January of 2017, the Atchison [...]