Other papers delivered locally are the Omaha World-Herald , the Norfolk Daily News , and the Holt County Independent . Fire Protection F ire protection is provided in the community by a 30-member volunteer fire department. The fire department provides protection for designated areas outside the community limits and on a mutual aid basis. The fire insurance classification is 7 inside the corporate limits and 8-9 outside the corporate limits. The city of Atkinson employs three full-time policemen.
Regular patrol provides protection to existing industries within the city limits.
The crime rate per 1,000 population in Holt County in 1995 was 11.2 compared to a state crime rate of 45.5 and national rate of 52.8. State Patrol Troop B of the Nebraska State Patrol is headquartered at Norfolk. Three patrolmen serve Atkinson. The average annual circulation is 19,500. The library has begun the first steps toward automation of the collection, computers with CD ROM, and Internet which will be available to the public.