Atchison News Archives

“But everyone who leaves here has a smile on their face.”

Delfina Segura was getting groceries at a food pantry two years ago when she grabbed a Keeler Women's Center flier, hoping for help in rebuilding her life after an abusive relationship.

Since that time, the 42-year-old Kansas City Kansan has gone to the center for empowerment classes, financial counseling and budgeting classes, and grief counseling to heal from the recent deaths of her mother, father and brother.

And on Friday she got a spa treatment.

Segura's holistic experience is exactly what the center is about, said its director, Sister Carol Ann Petersen. Read more

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Kansas Senator Sam Brownback is set to continue his tour of the state. Brownback plans to meet with leaders in Jefferson, Jackson and Marshall counties, as well as hold a town hall meeting in Nemaha county. via WIBW-TV Topeka

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Janet Wilcox is saying goodbye after five years at Bishop LeBlond. Wilcox has accepted a position at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. via KQTV

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Alan Baker joins MGP Ingredients, Inc. as specialty starch sales representative. via Snack Food/Wholesale Bakery

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A deadly crash in a Wal-Mart parking lot is under investigation tonight in Atchison, Kansas. via KQTV

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“The Hunt for Amelia Earhart". In it, the California author cited seven "first-person”

Mystery still surrounds Amelia Earhart's final flight, but one author has put his theory in print. via KQTV

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Students from three Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, March 26, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. via The University of Kansas

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“I am very comfortable with the timing of this transition from my role as CEO and have the utmost confidence in Tim Newkirk's abilities to lead our company forward”

Atchison, Kan.-based MGP Ingredients has selected its President Tim Newkirk to serve as its new chief executive officer. via Snack Food/Wholesale Bakery

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“Everybody does deserve a second chance, but if he's got three DUIs and is abusing alcohol with a liver transplant, I don't see how he has a chance at the liver that he's got ever holding together”

A small town was abuzz on Wednesday after a man who had undergone two liver transplants pleaded guilty to his third DUI in five years. via KCTV Kansas City

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The chief executive officer of MGP Ingredients Inc. resigned Wednesday, several months ahead of his planned departure at mid-year.President Tim Newkirk, 39, succeeded Ladd Seaberg, 61, who remains as chairman ... via KansasCity.com

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Police in Atchison, KS have arrested a man for allegedly threatening a woman for sexual favors. via KQTV

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It was nice while it lasted.Temperatures in the 70s across the Kansas City area will give way to rain and possibly snow overnight.Rain and intermittent thunderstorms are in the area's forecast tonight, with a ... via KansasCity.com

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