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Thanks to a partnership with the Fairfax High School ag department, Fairfax FFA Chapter, and Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri, a portion of the hospital’s ground is becoming both a  Continue Reading »

Local farmers have been busy harvesting their crops in Atchison County. Some are already finished and others are done with corn and are switching to harvesting soybeans. This grain wagon  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison Lady Wolves are the 2026 Class 1, District 4 Golf Champions and advance to State. The girls finished their day at the Cameron, Missouri, Veterans Memorial Golf  Continue Reading »

Driven by her grandson, Jase Hughes, Sidney Cooper waves to the crowd from her convertible seat honoring her as Westboro Lord’s Acre Parade Grand Marshal.   There was a great  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison Fall Homecoming Kings and Queens of 2026 are, from left to right, Tarkio High School’s Brody Wennihan and Bailey Wennihan, Fairfax High School’s Chloe Vernon and Mason  Continue Reading »

Halloween decorations now adorn several properties in Atchison County. Drive around and enjoy the spooktacular scenes, including this Beetlejuice view at the intersection of Elm Street and Hwy. 59 in  Continue Reading »

Join the Liberty Theatre villains for a spooktacular event at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port at 1 p.m. Sunday, October 11, 2026. Travel through Liberty Theatre’s enchanted  Continue Reading »

East Atchison Fall Homecoming is Friday, October 9, 2026. Tarkio High School homecoming candidates include, from left to right, Bailey Wennihan, Brody Wennihan, Grace Caudill, Parker Livengood, Jeremy Bomar, and  Continue Reading »

Sam Giddinge and Adam Stanton with the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office field questions and share their experience in law enforcement.   Ethan Piveral, area manager for Ameren Missouri wind farm,  Continue Reading »

A Grand Opening at the new pharmacy location will be held at a later date.   On Monday, October 5, 2026, Stoner Drug opened the doors at its new location  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Parks & Rec hosted its annual Friendship Day event Saturday, October 3, 2026, on Main Street. Paw Prints, Atchison County’s animal rescue fund, had a ping-pong-ball-cup game that raised  Continue Reading »

New businesses recognized at the ACDC annual meeting included McGinness Game & Tackle, LLC (Josh McGinness), Holmes Automotive (Trevor Holmes), Hawthorn Salt Sauna and The Hawthorn Room (Dara and Donovan  Continue Reading »