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The Tarkio College Alumni will gather in Tarkio, Missouri, this weekend for the annual Homecoming 2026 festivities. Events will be held Friday through Sunday and include: Friday, September 18 9:00  Continue Reading »

The inaugural Atchison County Community Band will be kicking off the Old Fashioned Saturday Night festivities with “The Star Spangled Banner” this Saturday, September 19, at 5:00 p.m., followed by  Continue Reading »

The three branches (Rock Port, Tarkio, and Fairfax) of the Atchison County Library have a lot of fun things happening! Check out the following schedule of events: Sept. 8 –  Continue Reading »

The Mule Barn Theatre Guild is hosting a Pickleball Tournament Sunday, September 13, 2026, at the Joseph Stevenson Memorial Tennis Courts, located at the intersection of Hwy. 59 and Maple  Continue Reading »

The 42nd annual Old Fashioned Saturday Night is one month away. Betty Stoner is organizing the event again this year. She said, “We still have plenty of room for more  Continue Reading »

Atchison County establishments that sell food and drinks receive health inspections, once, twice, or three times a year depending on the type of foods sold and risk to the public.  Continue Reading »

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Early detection saves lives Dr. Michael Aberger, Community Hospital-Fairfax’s Urologist, urges all men to get routine screenings for prostate cancer. (Submitted photo) By Community Hospital-Fairfax Urologist  Continue Reading »

Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative (AHEC) in Rock Port, Missouri, has added a new payment box in front of the office on Hwy. 136. It’s an easy way to drop off payments  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Elementary School will host the Scholastic Book Fair Monday, September 14, through Friday, September 18, 2026, in the elementary library. This is an event geared to excite children about  Continue Reading »

Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri, is pleased to announce that board-certified General Surgeon Roderick Warren, MD, will join its team of specialists beginning in October, expanding local surgical services for  Continue Reading »

Graves-Chapple Research Center near Corning, Missouri, held an Ag Youth Day for area high schoolers Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Sergeant Shane Hux with the Missouri State Highway Patrol discusses the  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Sheriff’s Office is stepping up big time to keep our communities and residents safe: Rick Farber and Kathryn Johnson On August 31, 2026, the Atchison County Sheriff’s  Continue Reading »