February 14, 1947

• Miss Theona McAdams is recovering satisfactorily from a painful injury which she received Tuesday morning when she accidentally gouged her left eye while working near a router in the press room of the Tarkio Avalanche. She received treatment in a doctor’s office in Tarkio and consulted an eye specialist in Maryville.

• Marion Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Freeman of Tarkio, won the middleweight crown from the former boxing champ George Aikens at the Golden Gloves tournament in St. Joseph on Saturday night. He was presented with a gold wrist watch furnished by Gust Karras, director of the Golden Gloves tournament, and Joe Optican, jeweler.

• Jack Harvey of Tarkio has received his amateur radio operator’s license for receiving and sending. The high school senior took his operator’s test on December 20 in Kansas City. He is now a member of the American Radio Relay League and is making a wide “acquaintance” with other “ham” operators. His call number is WOSKA.

February 17, 1972

• The Tarkio Elementary second level students showed their concern for the environment by collecting Hunt’s labels to help replace trees that have burned down in the last few years in our national forests. The students helped plant 74 trees. James McIntosh and Steven Hufner collected the most labels.

• The Hall Produce building at 408 Elm and adjoining lot on the west owned by Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hall were purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Nance Wednesday, February 9. Nance is operating a welding and repair shop at the location.

• Attractive signs recognizing the Class A Championship gained by the Tarkio High School Indians Football Team in 1971 have been put in place on the outskirts of Tarkio. The committee, headed by Harold Boatman, Ned Seymour, and Freddie Kling, reached a total of $1,315.85 for the signs and a scoreboard at the gymnasium, under the sponsorship of Tarkio Community Betterment.

February 13, 1997

• In the Tarkio Police Department reports: Saturday, February 1 – 7:30 a.m. the Tarkio Police Department was notified of three missing juveniles from Tarkio Academy. Officers Guilford and Vanderslice and the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search. At 10:10 a.m., Guilford received information regarding a vehicle stolen from the 1200 block of Elm Street…Monday, February 3 – 11:00 a.m. Tarkio Police Chief McAdams was advised by telephone call from the Ohio State Police that two male juvenile subjects had been arrested in Wilmington, Ohio, and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. That vehicle had been stolen from St. Louis County, Missouri. The subjects were two of the three missing Tarkio Academy juveniles.

• A chase of a stolen M.A.S.T. Ambulance Service ambulance from Lee’s Summit ended in Atchison County on I-29. Two officers deployed a spike strip at the 90 mile-marker and the strip deflated four of the six tires, but the ambulance continued. Another officer deployed a spike strip at the Rock Port exit off of I-29, but that didn’t stop the driver either. At the 118 mile-marker, the driver drove the ambulance into the median and got stuck. He was then arrested. The 18-year-old driver from Cokato, Minnesota, is being held in the Holt County Jail where he faces two charges.

• Parkview Thrift Apparel Shop will begin taking consignment clothing Saturday, February 15. The thrift shop is located at 305 Broad Street, formerly Dr. Niedermeyer’s office. A grand opening will be held March 1.