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Rogers Pharmacy in Tarkio invites all customers to stop by the pharmacy Thursday, October 13, for its customer appreciation day. As a thank you to their valued customers, employees will  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Community Services, Inc., in partnership with Second Harvest, will hold a mobile pantry food drop in Tarkio, Missouri, Tuesday, October 18, weather permitting. The food drop will begin  Continue Reading »

Mark and Frances Stockstill of Westboro, Missouri, were this year’s Lord’s Acre Festival Parade Grand Marshals.   Stockstills named 82nd Lord’s Acre Festival Parade Grand Marshals By Beverly Clinkingbeard Mark  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education met September 21, 2022. Garrett Wood, president, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Others in attendance were: Jamie Barnett, Brooke Vette, Chris  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Board of Aldermen met Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Amy Thomas presiding. Board members present were Ron Deatz, Lisa Farmer, Kelley Herron and  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Police Department K9 Officer Tyler Dorrel and K9 Hemi earned the Master Tracker award during the HAPDA Police Dog recertification trials in Manhattan, Kansas.   Officer Dorrel and K9  Continue Reading »

ROCK PORT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT The Rock Port Volunteer Fire Department, from left to right, includes: front row – Steve Shineman, Eric Abbott, Trent Shineman (2nd Assistant), Drake Daugherty, Mark  Continue Reading »

Ed Daniels and Jason Riley, former Tarkio, Missouri, residents, performed for a hometown crowd Sunday, October 9, 2022, at the Rotary Theatre on the Tarkio Tech campus. The event was  Continue Reading »

Women on a Mission of the First Christian Church in Rock Port, Missouri, have worked on quilts over the past year. Last week, the group took 43 quilts and 23  Continue Reading »

Farmers and farm workers have been working full-time to harvest, load, and haul crops throughout Atchison County. We have so many dedicated agriculturalists in our area working all hours of  Continue Reading »

One day shy of the 62nd anniversary of the grand opening of Tarkio Pelleting Corp., Ag Partners (formerly Tarkio Pelleting Corp.) unloaded its first truck in the newly built, 3  Continue Reading »

Trucks can now drive through and load, whereas before it was all done outside.   Pictured is the front of the bulk plant. The lower door is the load-out bay.  Continue Reading »