Atchison County Clerk Michelle Phillips has announced that Atchison County Commission members have canceled the regular workshop and business meeting Tuesday, Oct 19. Commissioners and multiple county department heads will be attending the annual Kansas Association of Counties Conference that day.
Atchison County Clerk Michelle Phillips has announced that Atchison County Commission members have canceled the regular workshop and business meeting Tuesday, Oct 19. Commissioners and multiple county department heads will be attending the annual Kansas Association of Counties Conference that day.
Peeling up some asphalt patches along Morton Road and repair work has been ongoing throughout the recent weeks as part of the tasks at hand the Atchison County Road and Bridge Department are addressing.
Julie Martinez, of Leavenworth, will be taking the lead position at Atchison Senior Village.
Atchison County Commission Board members officially signed off on a management agreement with Anew Healthcare concerning the oversight of Atchison Senior Village the county-run residential care facility.
The NEK Multi-County Health Board has a position open for a “Medical Professional” board member to serve as a representative for Atchison County on this multi-county board. The NEK Multi-County Health Board serves Atchison County, Brown County and Jackson County. The position is an unexpired…
Along the quest to determine leadership for the county-run residential care facility Atchison County Commission is taking steps to ensure management of operations continues.
Atchison County Treasurer Connie Ellerman has issued the following press release regarding some software transitions in the Atchison County Treasurer’s Office that will commence Monday, Aug. 16.
Haley Tinch has resigned from her position as the Atchison Senior Village administrator effective immediately.
As Atchison County Commissioners continue seeking ways to hold the line on county spending they took action Tuesday to reduce the appropriation for the Atchison County Extension Council in 2022.
Jodi Moore has been appointed to serve as the new Human Resource Director for Atchison County.
The Atchison County Commission Board received word late Thursday, the county is recipient of a $150,000 Community Development Block Grant-CV through the Kansas Small Cities Community Block Grant Coronavirus Supplement program.
The assessed valuation of Atchison County continues its steady climb, but some recent legislation clamps down on governments generating revenue from the full value of a mil.
Atchison County had zero cases of Covid-19 for almost a month until this past week with a total of 12 positive cases reported.
The Board of the Atchison County Commissioners convened an executive session on June 24 to interview potential hires for the position of human resource director.
A determination has been made in the ongoing city-sheriff litigation.
The Atchison County Solid Waste Transfer Station and Landfill Site No. 1 along Neosho Road will be closed for three days in June to accommodate some demolition and re-installation of some equipment.
The leadership in some county departments has been undergoing some changes in recent months.
Resolution to settle contention among local governments concerning the revenue generated from the voter-approved countywide 1 cent sales tax remains undecided.
The local government elections are slated for November, which means potential candidates willing to answer their call to civic duty have until noon Tuesday, June 1 to file their candidacy for office at the Atchison County Clerk’s Office location in the Atchison County Courthouse.
(Editor’s note: On Dec. 19, 2020, City Attorney Robert Campbell filed a writ of mandamus in Atchison County District Court compelling Sheriff Jack Laurie to accept all inmates committed to him by police to the Atchison County Jail in support of Kansas Statute 60-801. The civil action relates…
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