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Atchison County deputies, with the assistance of the Northwest Missouri Drug Strike Force, executed a search warrant January 14, 2026, in Westboro, Missouri. Controlled substances were discovered in the residence  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a special meeting via email Thursday, January 16, 2026. President Regan Griffin called the special meeting to order via e-mail at  Continue Reading »

It’ll be a busy, fun-filled night in Tarkio Friday, January 23, with the East Atchison basketball teams taking on Osborn/Stewartsville in homecoming action, the annual parachute routine, and crowning of  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library will be hosting two authors in a speaker series at the Tarkio Library and Resource Center this month and next. First up is children’s author Jacob  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Nutrition Center will have bingo every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Tarkio Nutrition Center from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. for an hour packed with  Continue Reading »

The MFA Oil Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to the Atchison County Fair for renovations to the hog barn at the fairgrounds in Rock Port. Pictured are Brian Watkins,  Continue Reading »

Lady Jays win championship The Rock Port girls were crowned champions following their win over Mound City on Saturday in the 94th annual Fairfax Invitational Tournament. Pictured, from left to  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Winter Homecoming king and queen candidates are, from left to right, Kennedy White, Zoe Madron, Noah McCoy, Bresayda Jimenez, and Rainy Nordhausen. King Noah and his  Continue Reading »

East Atchison senior wrestler Bo Peregrine earned his 100th career wrestling win Saturday, January 17, at the Sam Martin Invite. Bo was determined to hit 100 wins before he graduated  Continue Reading »

Trevor Godemann, Katrina (Kat) Delezene, Jim Clodfelter, Alma Clodfelter, and Cozett Nutzman-Knight will be selling insurance as RiverStone Insurance Group on Main Street in Rock Port in the former Clodfelter  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Invitational Basketball Tournament is taking place this week at Fairfax High School. Besides exciting games of basketball, the juniors will be providing “Bulldog Cafe” concessions each night with  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department will have a fish and chicken fry (catfish, carp, and chicken) Saturday, January 17, 2026, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Fairfax Community Room in  Continue Reading »