January 30, 1948
• A sizeable amount of surplus Army equipment was received with great pleasure recently by the Tarkio College physics department. Among the equipment was a complete radio-telegraph transmitter such as was used on many Navy ships during the war. A new short wave receiver was set up and the students were able to hear stations from as far away as the Belgian Congo.
• Twenty below zero was hard to take by local residents in the past week’s period, but the cold temperature increased to 26 above on January 25. Weather men all over the country have agreed that this has been the coldest winter since 1936. On January 27, the unusual occurrence of a high pressure registration of 30.91 inches was noted at the communications station. Tarkio is 900 feet above sea level.
• Dr. Clyde Canfield, pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado, will be in Tarkio next week to give a series of morning and evening addresses at Rankin Hall on the theme of “Usefulness in Life.”
• Renovations at the Modern Plumbing and Heating Company in Tarkio include wallboard planks in rose taupe or tan with a white ceiling. Chrome trim on the masonite wainscoting is eye-catching and fluorescent lighting is being used throughout the store. The Martis, owners of the company, plan to have the store open daily.
February 1, 1973
• Hy-Vee is advertising its 35th anniversary sale with savings in every aisle: sweet smoked sliced bacon, 99¢ per pound; ice cream, half gallon, 69¢; saltine crackers, one pound box, 19¢; dill pickles, 32 ounce jar, 49¢; and much more!
• Tarkio High School’s 1973 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow is Martha Southard. Selected by score in a written knowledge and attitude exam taken by senior girls, Martha will receive a specially designed award from General Mills and will be eligible for state and national honors.
• Tarkio High School Brain Bowlers are competing in the KXCV Brain Bowl competition. The 15-week contest is to be broadcast by 90.5 FM. Each team will be asked questions pertaining to American history, world history, geography, and American government.
• Governor Christopher Bond visited Tarkio Saturday morning. He was forced by inclement weather to drive to Tarkio from St. Joseph instead of landing at the local airport, thus giving him a firsthand look at the traffic and road conditions on Highway 59 caused by the construction delay on Interstate 29.
January 29, 1998
• Tarkio High School seniors Brian Heits and Michelle Quimby were crowned king and queen during wrestling homecoming ceremonies following the matches Monday, January 26.
• A trash fire got out of control on First Street near Larry’s Repair in Tarkio Tuesday, January 20. The Tarkio Volunteer Fire Department responded to help keep it contained.
• The Tarkio Athletic Booster Club purchased new mats for the THS gymnasium.
• Wayne Winstead, a native of Westboro, Missouri, and a Tarkio College graduate, is one game away from career college coaching win number 300. Wayne is the head coach of the Northwest Missouri State University women’s basketball team in Maryville.
