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Tarkio Hy-Vee donated 2,550 personal-sized hand sanitizers to the Tarkio R-I School District to help the school stay germ-free during cold and flu season. Pictured are, from left to right,  Continue Reading »

The First Baptist Church Live Nativity and Soup Supper was held Sunday, December 19, 2021. Pictured are, from left to right: front row – Abbie Harms and Alyson Wooten; and  Continue Reading »

Debra Wyatt’s residence was named the Grand Prize Overall winner of the Christmas Home Decorations Contest sponsored by Fairfax’s Xi Lambda Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. The winner of  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education met December 15, 2021. The meeting was called to order by board president Garrett Wood at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom due to inclement weather.  Continue Reading »

The City of Tarkio Board of Aldermen held a special meeting Tuesday, November 30, at Tarkio City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. and was conducted  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board of Education met November 17, 2021. All bills were approved for payment. The school’s fund balance was $1,232,007. Five out of six board members completed  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Parks & Recreation Department held a Christmas Lighting Contest for residents in Tarkio. The home of Austin and Natasha Baruth at 7th and College earned first place and  Continue Reading »

An explosive device was found in Tarkio last week at 1st and College streets. Pictured above is the bomb, as well as the inner workings (below). (Tarkio Police Department photos)  Continue Reading »

With $7,000 collected so far, and amazing organizers and volunteers like Sally Wehmann and Janene McEnaney, above, the bells will continue to toll for The Salvation Army, this time in  Continue Reading »

Santa & Mrs. Claus visit Watson Markie Gaines and Wade Graham visited with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Watson Community Building Saturday, December 11, 2021. Westboro’s Santa turns 98  Continue Reading »

There were 28 new cases of COVID-19 reported to the Atchison County Health Department from December 6-12, 2021. They include: 2 females, 1 male – ages 0-9 1 female, 2  Continue Reading »

Drive through the Tarkio First Baptist Church parking lot from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 19, for the live nativity. Soup and sandwiches will also be handed out during  Continue Reading »