Old Man Winter stopped by to say hello on New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2022, blowing snow across the Midwest. Thankfully, Atchison County lucked out and only received a  Continue Reading »

We missed the heavy snow predicted for last week. However, the frigid cold let us know winter is here. WCF SOF The Rock Port After Prom Committee is holding a  Continue Reading »

There were 29 new cases of COVID-19 reported to the Atchison County Health Department from December 27, 2021, through January 2, 2022. They include: 2 females – ages 0-9 1  Continue Reading »

A free-will donation benefit dinner for Mike Shaw of Tarkio will be held Sunday, January 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Tarkio Community Building. A silent auction will  Continue Reading »

January 10, 1947 • A large hay barn on the F.B. Strickler farm, southeast of Fairfax, was destroyed by fire the afternoon of January 1, but luckily there was no  Continue Reading »

January 10, 1947 • Official records of the Weather Bureau, as reported by the Kansas City Star, listed Tarkio as the coldest spot in the nation last Saturday, January 4,  Continue Reading »

January 10, 1947 • Atchison County’s marriage license business picked up a little in 1946 over that of 1945. Last year, Recorder Albert Kelly issued 49 licenses compared to that  Continue Reading »

Delvin L. Bryant, the son of Albert A. and Esther Mae (Runyan) Lynch, was born September 28, 1941, in Lonestar, Missouri. He attended Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri.  Continue Reading »

Irene Smith, the daughter of Emmett and Nora (Turner) Vance, was born March 5, 1930, in Tarkio, Missouri. Irene attended Tarkio schools. On March 5, 1948, Irene was united in  Continue Reading »

Cynthia “Cindy” J. Walker, age 74, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, loving wife, mom, and grandma, passed away unexpectedly on December 30, 2021. Cindy was born April 28, 1947, in Maryville,  Continue Reading »

Richard Carl Elder, 75, died December 26, 2021, at home in Brunswick, Georgia. Richard was the only child of Carl Frederick and Doris Anne Elder of Mound City, Missouri. A  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port After Prom Committee will hold a soup supper Friday, January 7, 2022, during the basketball game with EA. Chili, potato soup, and vegetable soup will be served  Continue Reading »