Rotarians hear update from MoDOT

Matthew Stine, Northwest Area Engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), was the guest speaker at the October 27, 2025, meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club. He noted that Missouri ranks seventh in the nation for the number of roads maintained by the state. There are 10,000 bridges in the state and 79 of them are in Atchison County. He shared with the Rotarians the plans for road work in our area for the next year or two. (Submitted by Anita Sutter)

Rotarians receive grant money for wireless microphones for Rotary Theatre

The Tarkio Rotary Club recently received a $5,000 Rotary District grant to purchase 12 wireless microphones for the Rotary Theatre. They were aided in this purchase by the Mule Barn Theatre Guild and Taylor Trust. Pictured are Tarkio Rotary president Darryl Lowrey, left, and Tarkio Rotary grant writer Dean Sparks, right. (Submitted by Anita Sutter)