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As Ukraine is under siege by a Russian madman and his henchmen, the citizens there are fleeing for their lives or are held captive by constant shelling and shooting, unable  Continue Reading »

Although nursing caps haven’t been worn in many years, Debbie Lindsay of Tarkio hung up her proverbial cap for the last time March 12, 2022, after 46 years of dedication  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Pep Band traveled to Springfield, Missouri, this past weekend for the MSHSAA State High School Basketball Tournament, where the musicians performed 17 songs. The pep band will perform  Continue Reading »

Community Hospital-Fairfax and Community Healthcare Foundation will celebrate healthcare close to home and discover new possibilities to provide for the health of our community at the Celebrity Waiter Dinner. The  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Music Department will host a pre-contest performance night Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in the Tarkio High School Auditorium at 5:30 p.m. This event is for family and  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Health Department was notified of 12 cases of COVID-19 during the weeks of February 27 through March 13, 2022: 1 female, 3 males – ages 0-9 2  Continue Reading »

On Friday, March 11, 2022, Rock Port High School senior Holden Farmer signed a letter of intent to play basketball with Missouri Valley College in the fall. Pictured with Holden  Continue Reading »

Around 100 little princesses gathered around Mikaela Sons, who was Belle. Mikaela read four fairy tales during story time. Liberty Theatre hosted the Princess Tea Party Saturday, March 12, at  Continue Reading »

The City of Tarkio Board of Aldermen met Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Roll call was done by City Clerk Danielle Madron: aldermen Blu Dow, Scott Poppa, Andy  Continue Reading »

On February 2, 2022, the Rock Port Fire Department was called to a structure fire located on 260th near Langdon, Missouri. When firefighters arrived the roof of a farm house  Continue Reading »

A small burn-pile fire behind the Schupp residence in Tarkio, Missouri, quickly got out of hand, with the flames jumping and spreading over three properties on South 10th Street Wednesday,  Continue Reading »

Governor Mike Parson announced a judicial appointment to the 4th Judicial Circuit March 4, 2022. Brett Hurst, of Fairfax, Missouri, was appointed as Associate Circuit Judge for Atchison County in  Continue Reading »