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Citizens who have filed for public office for the April 2022 Municipal Election include the following: Mark Staten, Mayor, City of Tarkio Tim Morehouse, Mayor, City of Tarkio Jeffrey Agnew,  Continue Reading »

A one-vehicle accident left a man with moderate injuries when the 2004 Ford Ranger he was riding in crashed on Hwy. 59, three miles north of Tarkio, December 21, 2021.  Continue Reading »

Frost on the roadway caused a one-vehicle crash December 23, 2021, at 6:43 a.m. one mile north of Fairfax, Missouri. The accident took place as a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500,  Continue Reading »

The City of Fairfax Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting December 15, 2021. The meeting was called to order by Ryan Kingery, mayor, at 6:33 p.m. Roll was taken.  Continue Reading »

The Watson Fire Department sponsored a Christmas lighting contest for residences within a five-mile radius of the Watson Fire Station. First place honors went to D.J. and Sandy Thompson. Second  Continue Reading »

There were 19 new COVID-19 cases reported to the Atchison County Health Department from December 20-26, 2021. They include: 2 females – ages 0-9 1 male – age 10-19 2  Continue Reading »

Vestas and the Outlaw Wind Project crew had an amazing float complete with Santa and reindeer, as well as a working wind turbine. Pictured are Wyatt Burke, Garrett Alsup, Gray  Continue Reading »

Winds howled for most of the afternoon and night Wednesday, December 15, 2021, across the Midwest, plowing down whatever stood in its way. In Tarkio, at least one resident measured  Continue Reading »

Rock Port’s Main Street has an extra festive look this year. New Christmas banners and lights were donated by the Tourism Board. The city crews (below) installed the lights.

The restoration of historic Rankin Hall is moving forward with the next phase of the project. In the summer of 2020, over 200 damaged slate tiles were removed from the  Continue Reading »

There were 27 cases reported to the Atchison County Health Department December 13-19, 2021. They were: 1 female, 1 male, ages 0-9 2 males, ages 10-19 3 females, ages 20-29  Continue Reading »

In 2019, Tarkio Renewal (TR) established a grant program designed to encourage and assist with visible property improvement in Tarkio, with an overall goal of improving the aesthetic value of  Continue Reading »