The sealed bids for two different parcels of Atchison County-owned real estate were opened as part of the county commission business on Tuesday.

A calendar date for the upcoming Atchison County Tax Sale might be closer at hand than farther off in the distant future.

The artful talents of citizens countywide are brightening the Atchison County Courthouse walls.

The Atchison County Road and Bridge Department will switch to the 10-hour day schedule on Monday, April 4.

After some months of reorganization and transitioning the Atchison Senior Village administrators are hosting a public meet and greet to come get acquainted with the leadership team.

More discussions, planning, and needs assessments were the consensus stakeholders reached at the county commission-hosted Town Hall on Tuesday to chart a course for the future of the Atchison County Sports Complex facilities.

Two projects will soon be underway to repair, restore and improve the county roadways.

Atchison County commissioners signed off to release the first distribution of the appropriated funds approved for 2022.

ALMA – An outdated concrete bridge spanning a Stranger Creek tributary southwest of Farmington has been named as one of the 29 bridge projects throughout Kansas that is part of the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program.

It was an unexpected email message sent late Monday afternoon that Commissioner Jack Bower described as refreshing that Chairman Eric Noll read aloud during the Atchison County Commission meeting on Tuesday.

All but one of the Atchison County departments will be receiving carryovers from their respective approved 2021 budgets to use for capital outlay.

Ask 3rd District County Commissioner Casey Quinn about her representative district and she will likely tell you it is her job to represent a portion of constituents wherever they reside within her district whether they reside in Atchison city limits or in a rural part of the county.

The Board of Atchison County Commissioners has a change of leadership and a few other changes for 2022.

EFFINGHAM — The Atchison County Road and Bridge Department officials recently unveiled its updated documents to ensure all loose ends are in check with the modern standards in check with current statutes in hand with the laws of the land.

The dispute between the city of Atchison and the County of Atchison over the 1% sales tax has been going on for decades. We are the only city and county with such a dispute in the entire state.

As county commissioners look forward to the New Year and some projects they expect will come to fruition after the start of 2022 they officially took action Tuesday with the adoption of two new policies to address conflict of interest and code of conduct.

The table for Huron City Council leadership has come full circle for all the respective 4-year terms of elected officials.

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Atchison County Noxious Weed Department is up and running with a brand new director and fully licensed commercial pesticide applicator.