Rumors

The City of Atchison wants builders, developers, investors, contractors, and the public to know that most of Atchison’s smaller and older lots are now suitable for new construction. At [...]

I called City Hall to complain about my utility bill. I admit I got pretty heated, but the employee hung up the phone! I got out of line, but still — is that any way to treat a customer? [...]

Despite stories to the contrary, it’s not true that the city “shut down the cab company.” After becoming aware of some real-life incidences of concern, the city passed an [...]

No. All problems that happen on your side of the line are definitely your responsibility. The City is only responsible for reasonably maintaining the public line up to the point at which it [...]

The South Atchison Trail project is being administered by KDOT due to the 1.17 million of Federal Transportation Alternatives Program grant funding that the project received. The project was [...]

The South Atchison Trail project is being administered by KDOT due to the 1.17 million of Federal Transportation Alternatives Program grant funding that the project received. The project was [...]

The city does not decide which restaurants come to Atchison and which ones do not.  We have not turned down any requests from businesses. If a business wants to open, and the land is zoned for a [...]

Thanks for the question! First, here is a quick video introduction to CSOs, or combined sewer overflows, from Evansville, Indiana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_zjS87YObA With the passage of [...]

This is not true. In the summer of 2015, Atchison County purchased a building at 10443 US 59 to house County EMS. City Officials were contacted by citizens that were concerned about increased EMS [...]