Tuesday morning, the Atchison County Commission approved the proposal for the County’s Risk Management and Property/Liability Insurance program. This document is the County’s Request for Proposal.
Around 5:30 p.m. the Sunday Atchison Police Department responded to vehicle crash that would eventually result in the arrest of Maria Papalas, 28, Atchison on several charges including Driving Under the Influence and 1st-degree murder.
Vicki Sue (Spiegel) O’Connor, 67, Overland Park, KS passed July 11, 2024. Born to Richard and Nancy Spiegel, Formoso, KS.
Phyllis Marie Bertels, 91, formerly of Nor- tonville, KS died on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, KS. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at the St.
James E. “Jim” McCubbin, 94, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, August 26, 2024, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri. Funeral services were Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Nicole Schwartz-Eck officiating. Memorial contributions are suggested to Wathena Health Care and Re- habilitation Center or a charity of the donor’s choice and they may be left in the care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Jim was born September 1, 1929, in Lancaster, Kansas the son of Thomas L. and Ida E. Jahne McCubbin. He attended Sunny Hill Rural Route School in Effingham, Kansas then Atchison County Community High School from 1944 thru 1945 in Effingham and then Atchison High School for two years graduating in 1947. He was a 1972 graduate of Southern Police Institute University of Louisville, Kentucky; a 1978 graduate of Missouri Western College in St. Joseph, MO and a 1982 graduate of Homicide Investigation, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA. He and Mary M. Maycroft were united in marriage on June 8, 1952 in Atchison, Kansas. Jim served from March 15, 1952, until December 30, 1965, with the Atchison Police Department as a top-rank detective Lieutenant; and from January 1, 1966, until March 1, 1987, as a special agent for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and from 1987 until March of 2002 in contract investigation in the federal office inv. (OPM Division); and from 1987 until his retirement, he served as a self-employed wedding photographer. Jim served in the United States Air Force from 1950 until his honorable discharge in 1951 as an Airman. Survivors include four daughters, Pamela K. “Pam” Schwartz, Atchison, KS; Virginia L. “Ginny” (Mark) Bailey, Atchison, KS; Julia L. “Julie” (Jeff) Houston, Grain Valley, MO; Darla J. McCarver, Springfield, MO; and two granddaughters, Nicole Schwartz-Eck (Jeremiah) and Maryl Chapman (Roland); and one great-grandson, Cole James Eck. One sister-in-law, Rosie Maycroft, Atchison, KS. He was preceded in deat
Melva Jean Harrison, 85, formerly of Lancaster, KS died on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Atchison Senior Village. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, August 29th, 2024, at Lancaster Church of Faith, with Rev. Seth Montgomery officiating. Burial will follow in the Lancaster Cemetery. A Nightingale service will begin at 6:15 pm on Wednesday, August 28th, 2024, with visitation to follow until 8:00 pm at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, 800 Kansas Ave, Atchison, KS. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Lancaster Church of Faith or the NEKS Hospice and may be sent to the care of the funeral home. Condolences and remembrances may be left online at www.beckerdyer. com.
Benedictine Volleyball opened the regular season on Tuesday with a pair of sweeps over Hannibal-LaGrange University and (RV) Bethel (Kan.) College inside the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium. In the opener over Hannnibal-LaGrange, (RV) Benedictine earned a 3-0 win behind 24 aces and followed up with a 3-0 win over Bethel to close out the Benedictine Triangular.
The newly founded Atchison Jazz and Blues Festival will be holding its first inaugural debut on September 2nd, 4-9 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park.
An historic face from Atchison’s past has finally returned home after over 100 years. The statue of former Kansas Governor, George Washington Glick was brought back to Atchison over the weekend and was placed at the Atchison County Historical Society after a long arduous process to get him back home.
The 45th Annual Joseph B. and Marie Bell Keimig reunion met on June 23rd 2024, at Lancaster City building. The moon potluck dinner was hosted by Joseph and Marie’s granddaughters with 49 family members in attendance.