January 24, 1947 • A crowd of 4,000 to 5,000 people is rare in Tarkio, but that was the estimated attendance for the Harry J. Murphy closing-out farm sale held  Continue Reading »

January 24, 1947 • Miss Virginia Walkup, who is with the American Embassy in Manila, Philippine Islands, has written about her experiences: “…The Far East is rather interesting…I went on  Continue Reading »

Last weekend’s snowfall and frost coated trees, created a beautiful picture of the landscape. (Blu Dow Facebook photo)

Missouri Governor Mike Parson will kick off the Great Northwest Day at the Capitol event as the keynote speaker during a luncheon at the 20th annual Great Northwest Day at  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Class of 2022 Baccalaureate will be held Sunday, April 10, at 6:00 p.m. at the Tarkio United Methodist Church. A decision on whether to have the  Continue Reading »

Rock Port UMC Blood Drive The Rock Port United Methodist Church will hold a blood drive Monday, January 31, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. The church is located at 211  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison and Rock Port Girls’ and Boys’ Wrestling Teams competed in the Mid-Buchanan Invitational Tournament at Faucett. On the girls’ side, over 30 teams competed Friday, January 7.  Continue Reading »

Axyl Slemp of Tarkio, Missouri, traveled to Houston, Texas, to compete in the All American baseball games December 18, 2021. Axyl’s team went 2-2 in the event. The Tarkio sixth  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: canned canned fruit (15-20 ounce size), cereal, brownie mix, flour (5 pounds), sugar (5 pounds),  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Junior High Scholar Bowl Team hosted a meet Thursday night, January 6, 2022. The Rock Port team was 1-2 for the event, winning against South Holt. They  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Junior High Academic Team traveled to Union Star Thursday night, January 6, 2022, to compete. The Tarkio brain bowlers won all three matches against Nodaway-Holt, Northeast Nodaway, and  Continue Reading »

December winners of the Atchison County Library book drawing for “The Crayons’ Christmas” were Stason Sundermann (pictured) of Tarkio, Cheryl McCall of Rock Port, and Taylor Long of Fairfax. (Atchison  Continue Reading »