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Atlanta

Mostly Sunny
Temperature: 39.2 °F

Humidity: 55 %
Wind Speed: 10 mph NNW
Pressure: 30.06 "

Dew Point: 24 °F
Gusts: 27 mph NNW
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Mutual aid helps save house, antiques, pets in Winfield
  

  The quick actions of fire crews from the area helped to snuff a house fire and save the valuable antiques inside - not only from fire, but from water.

• Parkerfield wants a spot on courthouse map
  

  The Cowley County Commission heard a trio of requests from the City of Parkerfield at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night in the courthouse.

• Explosion levels house near Atlanta; one dead, one injured
  

  A woman injured in the explosion remains in critical condition at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, a hospital spokesperson said.

• Into the wilds of Kansas
  

  Famed zookeeper Jack Hanna brings his animal friends to Hutchinson on Sunday. Atlanta Journal-Constitution HOWARD POUSNER When he isn't globe-trotting for his TV series "Jack Hanna's Into the Wild," or making ...

• After 114 years, Atlanta church closing its doors
  

  The Atlanta United Methodist Church will hold its final service on Sunday morning.

• Candidates make their case at Dexter event
  

  Here are comments by local candidates at forum held Oct. 4 in Dexter. The event was hosted by ABCDE, Cowley County Farm Bureau and The Gathering Place in Dexter.

• Betts brings campaign to Ark City
  

  State Senator Donald Betts campaigned in downtown Arkansas City Monday and promised to be back in late October for the candidates forum.

• Candidates debate in Atlanta
  

  Even with the Atlanta Labor Day Celebration Barnyard Olympics going on less than a block away, about 45 people turned out for a candidate forum at the Atlanta Community Building on Monday.

• Farm family of the year
  

  Cowley County Farm Bureau presented awards to a number of people for their efforts in sound agriculture practices and support of the industry Aug.

• LEAD Phi Sig Kicks Off in Four Locations
  

  Four cities will host LEAD Phi Sig regional meetings this weekend. Meetings will be held in Atlanta, Kansas City, Cincinnati and Washington, DC.

• Theft subject of July crimestoppers
  

  The Board of Directors of the Cowley County Crime Stoppers Inc. has approved the following for Crime/s of the month for July 2008.

• Farmers begin with high hopes
  

  With the wet fields gradually drying out, the 2008 wheat harvest is in full swing.

• Jerry Taylor's life has been about guiding children. Learn more.
  

  Today's children aren't that different from children 20 or 30 years ago, they just face different circumstances.

• Eastern Cowley area takes on recycling
  

  In an effort to curb the copious amount of recyclables that find graves in ares landfills every year, the ABCDE group is exploring the idea of creating a recycling program for eastern Cowley County.

• Mayor Bashes Pork But - Will Continue To Ask as Long as They're Giving It'
  

  Mayor Bloomberg is no fan of federal pork for infrastructure projects, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want some for New York.

• Police chase ends in mother's yard
  

  A Burden man led Cowley County Sheriff's Department officers on a chase that ended in his arrest in his mother's yard Thursday afternoon.

• Local Architects Design "City of the Future"
  

  Architecture firm BNIM , which includes green-building visionary Bob Berkebile , took home a prize this week from The History Channel as part of the network's "City of the Future" challenge . via The Pitch

• Hitting the target with college quarterbacks
  

  "Obviously, they have to have the physical talent to make all the throws, but decision making, accuracy and athletic ability."

  College scouting director Greg Gabriel projects three or four quarterbacks will be off the board when the Bears select in the second round at No. via Chicago Sun-Times

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City Description

Atlanta is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. The population was 255 at the 2000 census. Atlanta is located at 37°26′7″N, 96°46′7″W (37.435287, -96.768672). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 255 people, 99 households, and 70 families residing in the city. The population density was 507.8 people per square mile (196.9/km²). There were 116 housing units at an average density of 231.0/sq mi (89.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.20% White, 5.49% Native American, and 4.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population. There were 99 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07. In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 5.9%

City Contained By:

• Cowley County
• Kansas

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 1.29499405517 km squared

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