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…

(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…

After annnouncement of the opening bid heard once, then twice the former Riverbend International School Inc. with its property taxes arrears owed to the county was sold for about $739,634 to its nearby landowner, St. Benedict’s Abbey.

Atchison County Commissioners unanimously voted to take no further action at his time on the masks.

After more than a year-long interruption due to the coronavirus pandemic, what was intended to be the annual Atchison County Tax Sale has been scheduled and is on track to take place later this month.

As of late afternoon on Monday, the Atchison County Emergency Health orders and mass gathering restrictions have been rescinded.