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What turned out to be a very bad day for a Tarkio citizen could have been a lot worse if not for the quick action of some locals, as well  Continue Reading »

Some local farmers have taken to the fields for planting season. The weather has been pretty chaotic so far this spring, but farmers have been given a few nice days  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 16, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the city park. If it is raining or snowing, the event will take place  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Community Services, Inc., in partnership with Second Harvest, is holding mobile pantry food drops again this year, weather permitting. The next one will take place Tuesday, April 19,  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Academic Team hosted and won the District Scholar Bowl competition on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Pictured are team members, from left to right: front row –  Continue Reading »

Maxon Graves finds his first group of eggs to pick up. The second and third graders take off as hard as they can to try and find the gold coin  Continue Reading »

Skyler Alsup gasps when she discovers the goodies inside one of her Easter eggs collected at the Tarkio Easter Egg Hunt. Around 60 children participated in the event, hosted by  Continue Reading »

Atchison County voters cast their ballots in the Municipal Election Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Out of 3,835 registered voters in the county, only 577 (15%) of voters turned out at  Continue Reading »

ABOVE – A benefit dinner and silent auction for Reggie and Julie Koop was held Saturday, April 9, 2022, in the Fairfax Community Room. A huge turnout of people provided  Continue Reading »

Citizens Bank & Trust, originally Citizens Bank of Atchison County, began as a state chartered bank on March 20, 1886, when the Articles of Agreement were filed with the State  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Kiwanis and Optimist Clubs held their Election Day Pancake Feed Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the Fairfax Fire Station. The club members fixed up some delicious lunch and  Continue Reading »