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The Missouri State High School Athletic Association hosted its state wrestling tournament last week in Columbia. Seven Atchison County athletes competed in the Class 1 event. Two East Atchison athletes,  Continue Reading »

Construction of the new fire station in Westboro, Missouri, is coming right along. Before the walls were erected (above), the heated floor/concrete base was laid (below). (Alan McNaughton photos)    Continue Reading »

Gus Heintz won the 126 lb. weight division of the Class 1, District 4 High School Boys’ Wrestling Tournament and advances to State.   Rock Port’s Dylan Lair placed 2nd  Continue Reading »

This was one of many accidents that occurred in Atchison County during the snowstorm Thursday, February 16. Area law enforcement agencies were busy during the storm, which dropped around nine  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Health Department received a grant to purchase a new vaccine refrigerator for use at the Health Center in Tarkio, Missouri. Pictured are Health Department employees Janene McEnaney,  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education met Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Tarkio High School. The meeting was called to order by president Garrett Wood at 7:04 p.m. Board members  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port FFA Chapter will hold their annual FFA community breakfast Sunday, February 26, in the ag room. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. A free  Continue Reading »

  Lady Wolf Brooklyn Wennihan takes down Mid-Buchanan’s Addison McGarry for the win. (Jon Dykstra photos)   Rock Port’s Emma Teten faces off with an opponent. (Dixie Teten photo)    Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Spelling Bee was held Thursday, February 9, 2023, in the Rock Port R-II Gym. Gracie Walker, left, a Tarkio R-I sixth grader, won the spelling bee, correctly  Continue Reading »

The next mobile food pantry will be held Tuesday, February 21. The food drop will take place in front of Community Services, located at 4th and Main streets in Tarkio,  Continue Reading »

The Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments is sponsoring an E-waste and white goods collection in Rock Port, Fairfax, Tarkio and Burlington Junction, on Saturday, February 18, 2023. The drop  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department will have a fish and chicken fry (carp, catfish, and chicken) Saturday, February 18, 2023, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Fairfax Community Room in  Continue Reading »