July 26, 1946
• Gene McCartney has purchased 46 acres of land from Mrs. Jesse Pressnall. The land joins Mr. McCartney’s farm on the east.
• Bilby Bros. Nodaway Valley Championship Rodeo held last weekend proved to be one of the most popular attractions that has been staged in this section of the state. Jack Clement took the honors as the champion all-around cowboy.
• Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fulton have sold the Dotham store and business to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cornell of Kansas City. The sale included the real estate, including the store building and residence, stock of merchandise and business.
• S.J. Peterson has taken part of his dragline equipment to Denison, Iowa, where he has a large contract for the straightening of the Boyer River. It is expected that the work, which includes the cutting of a 19-mile channel for the river, will last the balance of this year and most of next year.
July 27, 1971
• Cindy, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moses, suffered a fracture to her right arm and leg when she fell from the railing of the Big Tarkio River bridge west of Fairfax. Cindy and her sister, Debbie, had walked to the bridge and were playing when Cindy reportedly walked on the railing and lost her balance, falling to the river below.
• Pvt. Janet E. Flanagan recently completed eight weeks of basic training at the Women’s Army Corps Center, Ft. McClellan, Alabama. Pvt. Flanagan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Flanagan of Fairfax.
• Louis Bell of Fairfax and Louis Schollian of Tarkio were among 45 persons from Missouri who left Wednesday, July 28, for a 21-day goodwill mission to Europe. The major objective is to see and inspect typical agricultural operations and to learn about and compare methods and procedures.
• Four Kiwanians executed an interclub meeting Thursday at Fremont, Nebraska, making the 300 mile round trip by air with member Mack Miller at the controls. Along for the ride with Mack were Waldo Thomson, Roger VanderBoom, and Charles Moore.
July 25, 1996
• The hot, humid weather in northwest Missouri helped St. Joseph Light & Power Company set a new peak in electric usage by its 60,000 electric customers. The peak, set at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, was 346 megawatts.
• Over The Back Fence by Nancy Gaines: “A storm hit Fairfax Friday. High winds downed some trees, electricity was off for an hour and cable service was interrupted. Rain measured over 3 inches. The temperature at the bank dropped from 98 to 68.”
• Light poles at the school football field are now in place. There are four steel poles set in concrete and they have two layers of lights with three reflectors in each row and only one light bulb in each reflector. The cost to the school taxpayers was around $30,000.
