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Community Hospital-Fairfax Auxiliary is celebrating 50 years of dedication to Community Hospital-Fairfax. The original start date of the auxiliary was January 1971 when several women from the towns in the  Continue Reading »

National 4-H Week is a yearly celebration by millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni coming together to promote the many positive youth development opportunities offered by 4-H. The theme  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Police Department arrested two Kansas City, Missouri, men September 20, 2021. Isaac Epley, 20, and Athuai Ding, 18, were arrested at 5:35 p.m. According to the probable  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board of Education met September 16, 2021. Present were: Brett Johnson, Jon Graves, Josh Oswald, Mike Lewis, Miles Smith, Sam O’Riley, and Theresa Larson, board members;  Continue Reading »

FAIRFAX VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department, from left to right, includes: front row – Archie Agnew (Fleet Manager), John Brown (2nd Assistant Chief), Rick Kemerling (Treasurer), and  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a regular meeting September 16, 2021. President Jeremy Davis called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the board room.  Continue Reading »

Atchison County COVID-19 cases increased by 11 from September 27 to October 3, 2021: 1 female – age 0-9 1 male – age 30-39 1 female, 1 male – ages  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison Pink-Out volleyball game will be Thursday, October 7. East Atchison is playing Essex, Iowa, at the TAC. A cancer awareness event is planned for that night with  Continue Reading »

Willow Wright and Gigi Vette smile for the camera at the Friendship Day “photo booth.” Around 700 people attended the Tarkio Parks & Recreation Department’s Friendship Day on Main Street  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Board of Aldermen met Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Amy Thomas presiding. Board members present were Ron Deatz, Lisa Farmer, Kelley Herron, and  Continue Reading »

There were 12 new cases of COVID-19 reported to the Atchison County Health Department from September 20-26, 2021: 3 females, 1 male – ages 20-29 1 male – age 40-49  Continue Reading »

The Mule Barn Theatre Guild is excited to announce its upcoming Artist Series, with performances to take place at the Tarkio Rotary Theatre in Thompson Hall on the Tarkio Tech  Continue Reading »