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Becky Kuhns, left, retired from the Rock Port Senior Center on December 30. She has been the kitchen manager at the Senior Center for over 10 years. Carmen Ellison, right,  Continue Reading »

Atchison County elected officials were sworn in by Presiding Judge Corey Keith Herron, right, on Friday morning, December 30, 2022, at the Atchison County Courthouse in Rock Port, Missouri. Taking  Continue Reading »

In 2019, Tarkio Renewal (TR) established the Property Improvement Grant program to encourage and assist with visible property improvement in Tarkio.  Since then, TR has assisted with 35 different property  Continue Reading »

Tarkio High School freshman Quin Staten has earned a grant for his SAE project, Q&M Snow and Mowing. Quin is the son of Mark and Lori Staten of Tarkio. Tarkio  Continue Reading »

The 2023 Tarkio High School FFA calendars are now available! These large, desktop calendars include a business directory as well as school and sporting events and locals’ birthdays and anniversaries.  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education meeting was called to order by President Garrett Wood at 7:00 p.m. December 21, 2022, at Tarkio High School. Board members in attendance were:  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Volunteer Fire Department was called out to 301 College Street in Tarkio at 6:46 p.m. on December 31, 2022. The resident’s dryer caught fire while running, causing interior  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Mail will be closed Friday, Dec. 30, for New Year’s. We will be open Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. Happy New Year!

Two days before Christmas, a house fire displaced a Westboro, Missouri, family. Firemen from Westboro, Missouri, got a call at 12:13 p.m. on December 23, 2022, for a house fire.  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I School District recently passed a motion to accept a guaranteed price from Veregy (formerly CTS) of $9.1 million to complete the following renovations to the high school,  Continue Reading »

At 1:43 p.m. on December 21, 2022, the Citizens Bank & Trust branch in Mound City, Missouri, was robbed. The suspect was apprehended the next day. (Photo by Katie Brashears)  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Optimist and Kiwanis Clubs are raising funds to upgrade the youth baseball field, fencing, and bleachers. (There is a fund-dependent timeline.) They have received a grant from Royals  Continue Reading »