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A memorial bench honoring longtime members of Community Hospital-Fairfax Auxiliary is now in place at the hospital. Dolores Hawkins, Patricia Fisher, Eunice Rader  and Janice Walker, who put in many  Continue Reading »

The last two weekends there have been locks cut off of storage units in Tarkio, Rock Port and Fairfax. Last weekend, they broke into three units just north of Hy-Vee  Continue Reading »

A truck struck a gas meter on an empty lot near 408 Park Street in Tarkio Tuesday, April 19, which led to road blocks and residential evacuations until the scene  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison High School Girls’ Track Team includes, from left to right: front row – Grace Oswald, Jozee Eaton, Jayla Irvine, Sophia Martin, Alexis Bywater, and Dalaynie Drummond; and  Continue Reading »

Winners at the Fairfax Easter Egg Hunt were, from left to right – Joel Vance, Henry Smith, Trysta Page, and Harper Smith (with her mom, Amber Smith). (Submitted by Tracy  Continue Reading »

Jesse Lee Henry, above and at top center, was arrested April 9, 2022, by Rock Port Police Chief Shannon Sherwood, left, and Trooper S.S. Base, right. The Atchison County Sheriff’s  Continue Reading »

Jeff Agnew, Blu Dow, and Mark Staten were sworn in at the Tarkio City Council meeting Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Tarkio City Hall. Jeff was sworn in as South  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Health Department wrote and was recently awarded a grant from the Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care to expand efforts to  Continue Reading »

The Class of 2023 will be hosting the Rock Port 2022 Prom “Enchanted Garden” Saturday, April 23, at the Atchison County Memorial Building. The promenade will be from 7:00 to  Continue Reading »

The Allen-Schiffern American Legion Auxiliary Spring Rummage Sale will be held Friday, April 22, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 23, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.   Continue Reading »

Tarkio Tech will be hosting a job fair Thursday, April 21, for 2022 graduates and the public. Eighteen companies from the region have been invited to send representatives and many  Continue Reading »

Hurst Greenery held its open house Saturday, April 16, 2022. Located northeast of Tarkio, the greenhouses provide a huge selection of flowers and plants for your gardens, trellises, yards, or  Continue Reading »