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City approves $119,000 Acid Tank Cleanup
By James Howey Atchison Globe On Monday, October 19, the Atchison City Commission approved a project to remove an aging sulfuric acid tank at Atchison’s water treatment plant by a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Mike Slattery as the lone dissenter. The city approved a contract with Kinetic Chemical for $118,749.26, with total budget authority of…
Community
Rainbow Bringing Fiber Internet to 104 More Northeast Kansas Homes and Businesses
Rainbow Communications More homes and businesses in Northeast Kansas will gain access to reliable, high-speed fiber internet. Rainbow Communications has been awarded $614,298 through the Kansas Broadband Acceleration Grant program to expand its fiber network into underserved areas of Brown and Atchison counties. Rainbow will match the state’s funding with an investment of approximately $614,000,…
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Sports
USD 377 approves new track
By James Howey Atchison Globe The USD 377 Board of Education approved a track replacement project at Atchison County Community Schools during the October 14 meeting. Contract negotiations will now begin with Mammoth Sports Construction, which submitted one of three bids for the project. Mammoth’s proposal totaled nearly $1.2 million, including over $1 million for…