Atchison County treasurer office changes weekday hours starting June 15

Residents who pay property taxes or bring title work to the Atchison County Treasurer’s Office will have 25 fewer minutes to get in the door each weekday starting June 15. The office will shift to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., replacing its earlier 8:30 a.m. to 4:55 p.m. in-person payment window.

That change matters most for people who plan courthouse errands around work schedules. The treasurer’s office at 423 North 5th Street in Atchison collects all real estate and personal property taxes for Atchison County, and county materials also say title work is not accepted after 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Anyone arriving on the old schedule near closing time will need to adjust to the shorter afternoon window.

County directory information lists Paige Schmidt as interim county treasurer, with Teresa Thomas as deputy treasurer. Staff members named in the directory include Liz Williams, Kelley Smith, Lainey Pantle and Audra Berry. The office phone number is 913-804-6050. The courthouse itself remains listed as open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but the treasurer counter will now close earlier than the building.

For residents managing tax deadlines, the timing is especially important. Atchison County says the first half of property taxes is due December 20 and the second half is due May 10. If an in-person trip no longer fits the new hours, the county says payments can still be made through the courthouse drop box, by mail or online through the Kansas property tax system.

The update is a modest change on paper, but for a high-traffic public office it reshapes when residents can complete routine business in person. In practical terms, the county is tightening the window for tax payments and title transactions while keeping other payment options in place for people who cannot make it to the courthouse before 4:30 p.m.