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Prosecuting Attorney seeking community input
Written on August 9, 2022
Submitted by Dan Smith Many things have changed since I first became prosecuting attorney in 2007. Or have they? Certainly, the world-at-large is a different place today than it was Continue Reading »
New equipment for Rock Port and West Atchison Fire Depts.
Written on August 9, 2022
The Rock Port and West Atchison Fire Departments recently made some upgrades to their extrication equipment. With the help of memorial money from Jake McCall’s family and with funds from Continue Reading »
Restore Rock Port near fundraising goal
Written on August 9, 2022
Restore Rock Port is nearing its fundraising goal. Help the organization get to the finish line! Since December 2021, Restore Rock Port has been raising funds to tear down the Continue Reading »
Atchison County Mail saturation issues August and September
Written on August 9, 2022
The second edition of the Atchison County Mail’s 2022 saturation issues will soon be released. The saturation issue is scheduled to run August 25. The third and final saturation issue Continue Reading »
Atchison County COVID-19 update
Written on August 9, 2022
Atchison County’s COVID-19 Community Level is listed as high as of August 1, 2022, according to https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/ The Atchison County Health Department reports that as of July 31, 2022, there Continue Reading »
Area dancers place in World Dance Competition
Written on August 9, 2022
Zoe Madron of Tarkio, Missouri, recently competed at the World Dance Competition in New Jersey. A dozen girls from the Bearcat Boogie Dance Studio in Maryville, Missouri, recently traveled to Continue Reading »
Johnson plays in All-State Showcase
Written on August 9, 2022
Tate Johnson of Fairfax, Missouri, was recently nominated to play in the MO-KAN USSSA All-State Showcase. The one day tournament was held on July 30, 2022. Tate set his own Continue Reading »
Tommi Lee Martin places 8th in U.S. Junior Olympics
Written on August 9, 2022
Tommi Martin placed 8th in the nation with a throw of 131 meters in the Javelin at Junior Olympics in Greensboro, North Carolina. Tommi Lee Martin, a student at Tarkio Continue Reading »
Tarkio summer ball players enjoy pool party
Written on August 4, 2022
Zoey Romines readjusts her goggles before snorkeling and looking for toys in the bottom of the pool during the Tarkio summer ball teams’ pool party July 28, 2022, at the Continue Reading »
Parking lines and crosswalks painted on Tarkio Main Street
Written on August 4, 2022
Lee McFadden with McFadden Construction Corp. of St. Joseph, Missouri, paints the parking spaces and crosswalks on the newly redone Main Street section from the 4th Street to 6th Street Continue Reading »
Tarkio R-I Board of Education meeting
Written on August 4, 2022
The Tarkio R-I Board of Education met July 20, 2022, at Tarkio High School. The meeting was called to order by board president Garrett Wood at 7:00 p.m. Board members Continue Reading »
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