Officially on the job for a week, Public Works Director James “Jay” Harbour, of the Atchison County Road and Bridge Department, already has a plan in the making.
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Officially on the job for a week, Public Works Director James “Jay” Harbour, of the Atchison County Road and Bridge Department, already has a plan in the making.
The non-essential Atchison County departments will not be open for regular business on Monday, Oct. 14, due to an employee training day.
James Harbour has accepted the appointment as the Public Works Director of the Road and Bridge Department for Atchison County, Jamie Madison, the county’s human resource director announced Friday.
The dawning of a new era in Atchison County became closer to its horizon with by way of commissioners’ action Tuesday.
County leaders are hopeful their creation of a new position and forthcoming hire will be on the road to fruition sometime this fall.
Atchison County commissioners will be back in town before the end of the week for the purpose of interviewing candidates to lead the county’s road and bridge department.
In observance of Labor Day, the Atchison County Courthouse will remain closed Monday, Sept. 2 throughout regular business hours. The courthouse will reopen for regular business hours at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Atchison County commissioners have cleared the way to release the second distributions of appropriated funds budgeted for 2019 to some non-profit groups and agencies.
Although the mill levy county leaders are sending in for publication shows more than a half a mill increase, expectations are there might be a decrease in the proposed mill levy yet to come.
County leaders expect to put their pencils to the paper in effort to complete the budget for publication in the newspaper’s weekend edition.
The process toward another tax sale is within the vision of county leaders.
As of Tuesday, July 2, the pay for all citizens who answer the call to perform some civic duty has increased a few dollars more.
Emergency management plans appear to be in good shape with all checks and balances in accordance Kansas orders.
In observance of Fourth of July holiday, all non-emergent and non-essential Atchison County offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4.
A familiar face and longtime employee at the courthouse has been appointed to serve as a department head.
The latest assessed valuation in Atchison County is calculated for the 2020 budget year, and it appears to be on the rise in comparison to previous years.
When the recent tornado northeast of Effingham blew away six-year-old Graycie Sinclair’s trampoline, Steve and Myka Sinclair could not imagine that the ill wind that destroyed Graycie’s trampoline would also bring love, kindness, comfort, and a new trampoline.
World Blood Donor Day is Friday, June 14, and it is also the day the Atchison County Wellness Committee invites eligible donors to join the effort to offset the ongoing emergency blood shortage.
Atchison County Appraiser Melissa Crane is on her way out the door, and meanwhile commissioners are seeking a suitable replacement to fill her shoes.
The Atchison Hospital Auxiliary Board met recently, opening with the Auxiliary prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Sixteen members were present. Our sincere sympathy was extended to Marilyn Albright in the death of her husband, Jack.
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