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This year’s Fairfax Fair will be held August 19-21 in the Fairfax City Park. The theme of the 2022 Fairfax Fair is “Deep in the Heart of Fairfax.” Sponsored by  Continue Reading »

Holly Swinehart visits with Fairfax Elementary Secretary Karen Burke as her son Luke registers for his sophomore year and daughter Georgia for her senior year.   Tarkio High School Counselor  Continue Reading »

Kristi Spellman taste tests some Farm2Fork goodies at the Rock Port Farmers Market Saturday, August 6, 2022. Also pictured are Stephanie Pankau and Cindy Sons. Booths were set up inside  Continue Reading »

The 2022 summer swim season is coming to an end. The last day to swim at the Rock Port Swimming Pool is August 14th. The lifeguards and managers appreciate your  Continue Reading »

Gas prices are slowly creeping down so the Tarkio Parks & Recreation Department would like everyone to join them for a cruise night Saturday, August 13, starting at 7:30 p.m.  Continue Reading »

The Battle for Blood (a blood drive competition with Rock Port and Tarkio communities going head-to-head to see who can collect the most blood donations) will continue with Rock Port’s  Continue Reading »

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 »

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 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 »

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’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 »

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 »