General News

The Mound Street Stormwater Project, which will address longstanding drainage issues in the 600 and 700 blocks of Mound Street, will proceed with construction as soon as next week (12/9/19 [...]

The City of Atchison is accepting bids through the end of year for the property at 1412 Kansas Ave. The property was a foreclosure that was bank owned and then donated to the city. Now in the [...]

Three new city commissioners were sworn in to begin Monday’s regular meeting, with the mayor and vice mayor also selected for the coming year. The new mayor and vice mayor will look very similar [...]

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 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 [...]