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Vanderweide and Kohler take County Commission seats

By James Howey Atchison Globe The unofficial Primary Election results for Atchison County have come in with Republicans taking local wins. In the County Commission races, Republican Randell L. Vanderweide bested Democrat John Settich for the second district seat by a count of 1,290 votes to 677. Republican Katherine Kohler won the first district seat…

Community

Kiwanis Club holds 2026 Halloween Parade

By James Howey Atchison Globe The 2026 Kiwanis Halloween Parade took place on Saturday with favorable weather and plenty of local citizens excited to partake in and enjoy the holiday festivities. The theme for the parade was Pumpkin Patch Party, and the Grand Marshalls were USD 409 Superintendent Laura Batson and Assistant Superintendent and Director…

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Opinion

Baptism: What the Bible Really Says

by Jason Terpack, M.Div. Cummings Christian Church Is baptism necessary for salvation, or is it merely an outward expression of an inward change? Christians have debated this question for centuries. But rather than beginning with…

Lifestyle

Warren and Dorothy Selland to hold 70th anniversary

Warren and Dorothy Selland of Horton will be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary on September 4, 2025.  Dorothy Higley and Warren Selland were married on September 4, 1955 at the First Christian Church in Atchison,…