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The Rock Port Blue Jays and the East Atchison Wolves will go head to head in the Class 1, District 4 high school 8-man football quarterfinals Friday, November 5. The  Continue Reading »

Nikki Graves, left, and Teresa Morehouse, right, stand next to the display of pinwheels. The display represents the number of people that C.A.R.E. house has helped throughout the year. Gloria  Continue Reading »

The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Atchison County is 693 as of October 31, 2021. The Atchison County Health Department reported seven cases from October 25-31, 2021. They  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Chamber will be having its annual Christmas Mall Saturday, December 4, at the Atchison County Memorial Building. If you would like to set-up and have a booth  Continue Reading »

East Atchison Lady Wolves vs. Rock Port Lady Jays Tuesday, October 26  •  6:00 p.m. at the TAC in Tarkio Come out and support our Atchison County athletes!

Truck crashes into water west of Rock Port A local man is lucky to be alive after his truck crashed into a body of water on Hwy. 136 two miles  Continue Reading »

Officer Dorrel and K9 Hemi recently passed their yearly certification course. The two are pictured at Friendship Day in Tarkio. Tarkio Police Officer Tyler Dorrel and K9 Hemi attended a  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a regular meeting October 14, 2021. President Jeremy Davis called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the board  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education met October 20, 2021, at Tarkio High School. The meeting was called to order by President Garrett Wood at 7:00 p.m. Board members in  Continue Reading »

C.A.R.E. of Atchison Coun-ty is celebrating 20 years of service in helping domestic violence victims in our county. C.A.R.E has been providing services to victims of domestic violence and sexual  Continue Reading »

Judge Roger M. Prokes, who has served Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth counties since January 1, 2001, has announced his retirement as Presiding/Circuit Judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit  Continue Reading »

Help make Thanksgiving a festive occasion for Atchison County citizens in need! Turkeys, trimmings, or monetary donations are being accepted now through November 18, Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m.  Continue Reading »