May 24, 1951

• Dale Wake, first local veteran of the Korean War to return home, arrived Thursday night of last week and was met in Omaha by his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Farley. Until he called home from Seattle, he did not know that he had twins at home awaiting his return.

• Mrs. Ora Means of Craig and Mrs. Hattie Howard of Munising, Michigan, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Strickler. Seventy-two years ago this summer, Mrs. Howard, née Noble, arrived in Atchison County in a covered wagon from Illinois. After a short stay here, the family located on land where Auburn, Nebraska, now stands.

• The Girl Scout Troop I and Brownie Scouts of Fairfax celebrate their first anniversary Friday, May 25.

• One hundred seventy-one pupils are enrolled in the two vacation Bible schools now being conducted in Fairfax.

• A transport load of Mercury automobiles went into the ditch at the Burlington Railroad crossing on Highway 271 north of Fairfax Tuesday morning. The train crew said it appeared the driver of the transport drove into the ditch to avoid hitting the train.

• Harold M. Dunkle’s death, which occurred in January in Mungyong, Korea, has been confirmed to have been caused by a stray bullet from another soldier. One of the soldiers was in the process of instructing another soldier how to lock a rifle. He pulled the bolt back to show him how it worked; however, as he did so, he also pulled the trigger and accidentally discharged a bullet, which struck Mr. Dunkle, who was standing nearby, in the head.

May 27, 1976

• Ethel Green, a member of the Fairfax High School Class of 1903, was the oldest graduate present at the annual alumni banquet, which was attended by some 400 people. She is returning to Atchison County to make her home after having lived in Phoenix for a number of years.

• The Fairfax Rural Fire Protection District has signed a contract with Towers Fire Truck Co., Inc. of Freeburg, Illinois, for the purchase of a new fire truck. The truck will be a four-wheel drive unit with a special accessories and equipment to use against all kinds of fires, including grass and machinery.

• A perfectly preserved photo of the first brick dwelling in Fairfax was recently loaned from Mrs. SaraMae Manger of Omaha, Nebraska. The home, located one block south of Main and Broadway was started in 1901 and finished in 1902. Mrs. Manger’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Bryan, purchased the home when it was two years old and Mr. Bryan constructed a second structure next to the home to use as his undertaking business. He was also in furniture merchandising in the metal-covered building owned by Pearce’s on South Broadway.

May 24, 2001

• Twenty-one seniors received diplomas at the Fairfax High School Graduation ceremony held Sunday, May 20. Valedictorian was Nic Smith and Kara Kemerling was salutatorian.

• Anna Mae Kemerling will be celebrating her 88th birthday May 31, 2001.

• LeAnn Jennifer Graves is featured in this week’s Senior Spotlight. LeAnn works as a lifeguard in Mound City and helps care for an elderly lady in Tarkio. Her favorite class is School-to-Careers, in which she works at the Bev Jones Law Office in Tarkio.

• The Fairfax Elementary kindergarten students recently enjoyed a trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska.