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STEM class raises funds for nursing home

Written on November 18, 2025

The Tarkio 7th Grade STEM class organized a thrift garage sale fundraiser to raise money for the Pleasant View Nursing Home residents’ Christmas wish list. Charlotte Wright, Brinkley Wright, Kennedi  Continue Reading »

Westboro Lions Club hosts meals

Written on November 18, 2025

The Westboro Lions Club held a hunters’ breakfast and meat-a-plenty lunch Wednesday, November 15, 2025, at the Westboro Fire Station in Westboro, Missouri. Lions Gary and Linda Peregrine, Dan Yonker,  Continue Reading »

Harvest Celebration Soup Supper

Written on November 18, 2025

It was a good night to stop by the Atchison County Memorial Building and have a bowl of soup with the Ralph Greer American Legion Post #49. The crowd started  Continue Reading »

Kiwanians host pancake feed

Written on November 18, 2025

The Fairfax Kiwanis Club held its fall Pancake Feed on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at the Fairfax Fire Station. Fresh-off-the-griddle pancakes and ham steaks were enjoyed by many, including Herb  Continue Reading »

Veterans Day assemblies

Written on November 18, 2025

Before the start of the Rock Port Veterans Day assembly several veterans walked the halls of the elementary and high school as students cheered them on.   Atchison County schools  Continue Reading »

Gena Mitchell opens Hair By Gena

Written on November 18, 2025

  Gena Mitchell of Fairfax, Missouri, has opened Hair By Gena at 119 Main Street in Tarkio, inside Hidden Beauty. (Cassie Shaw Photography)   Gena Mitchell of Fairfax, Missouri, has  Continue Reading »

Work continues on new Stoner Drug building

Written on November 18, 2025

Work has commenced on the lot that will contain a new building for Stoner Drug in Rock Port. The property, which sits at the intersection of Opp and Main streets  Continue Reading »

Meyerkorth signs letter of intent

Written on November 18, 2025

Ella Meyerkorth, a senior at Rock Port High School, officially signed to run track at the University of Northern Iowa. Family who attended the occasion, from left to right, were:  Continue Reading »

Rock Port wins back-to-back District 6 Football Championship

Written on November 18, 2025

The Rock Port Blue Jays are the 2025 District 6 champions. Pictured, from left to right, are: front row – Grant Spiegel, Jaxson Smith, Quentin Jackson, Camden McEnaney, Ryder Herron,  Continue Reading »

THS students to hold winter garage sale Sunday, Nov. 16

Written on November 12, 2025

The Tarkio seventh grade STEM class members are hosting a winter garage sale Sunday, November 16, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Tarkio High School gym. All proceeds earned  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Library to host author in Speaker Series presentation

Written on November 12, 2025

The Atchison County Library welcomes everyone to an upcoming author visit in a Speaker Series presentation. Trinette Olin, author of “The Bicentennial Year and the Forgotten Name – The Story  Continue Reading »

Westboro Lions hosting hunters’ breakfast & meat-a-plenty lunch

Written on November 12, 2025

The Westboro Lions Club invites all hunters to a breakfast Saturday, November 15, from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the Westboro Fire Station in Westboro, Missouri. From 10:00 a.m. to  Continue Reading »

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