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There are 11 properties currently listed in the 2019 Atchison County Tax Sale that have current code violations and mow assessments that will need to be addressed by prospective owners. The tax [...]

As part of a broader campaign to increase knowledge and excitement for public participation in city government, City Manager Becky Berger will be launching a 5-week Citizens’ Academy. The program [...]

Three Atchison Police officers were promoted to the rank of Lieutenant during a pinning ceremony Monday at City Hall. Travis Eichelberger, Al Kelly and Kory Webb each earned gold bars and will [...]

On April 1st the Atchison City Commission  adopted the Reisner Park Master Plan.  The plan envisions more than $500,000 in potential capital improvement projects over the next 10 years.  It [...]

Group of Four Local Businesses Attends Destination Business Training Over the last two years, 19 Atchison business owners and community leaders have graduated from the Destination BootCamp [...]

The City of Atchison has released the 2018 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), a comprehensive accounting of water quality standards and test results for the 2018 calendar year. The CRR is an [...]

Crime in Atchison was down 19 percent in 2018, to the lowest rate in the city since 1986, with many areas showing improvement year over year. There were 1,382 total criminal cases in 2018, down [...]

A final report from the 54-question 2018 Atchison citizen satisfaction survey is finished and available to the public. Questions were about quality of public services, public safety, code [...]

Following a year’s worth of budgeting, planning, and design work, a major renovation to the City’s Police Department space in City Hall is moving forward with construction. The [...]

The 2nd Street Corridor Project, intended to improve the walking experience between downtown Atchison and Benedictine College, began preliminary construction work earlier today, Monday, March [...]