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The City of Tarkio Board of Aldermen met Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at Tarkio City Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted and roll call was done  Continue Reading »

The 12th Annual Missouri’s Great Northwest Winefest event will be held September 18, 2021, from 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Mound City’s North Griffith Park. The winefest is hosted  Continue Reading »

A commemorative 15-month calendar depicting the life and times from the founding of Tarkio College in 1883 through the school year 2021 at Tarkio Tech is now available for purchase.  Continue Reading »

Save the date Saturday, September 25, for Friendship Day on Main Street in Tarkio from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. A $5 entry fee will include all games, rides, cotton candy,  Continue Reading »

We are currently in an emergency blood shortage! There will be a blood drive held in Atchison County Wednesday, September 22, from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at the Fairfax Community Room (Fire  Continue Reading »

Tarkio College Alumni will celebrate Homecoming Weekend 2021 September 17 – 19. Honor classes will be 1950-51, 1955-56, 1960-61, 1965-66, 1970-71, 1975-76, 1980-81, 1985-86, and 1990-91. The public is invited  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Telephone, Midwest Data Center, and NorthwestCell will hold their annual customer appreciation lunch Wednesday, September 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This year’s lunch will be served  Continue Reading »

This photo of Daegan was taken in Afghanistan by one of his close friends, Gabe Magnison, a Marine also with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. A U.S. Marine with  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Health Department reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 from August 30 through September 6, 2021. They included: 4 females, 1 male – ages 0-9 1 female, 1  Continue Reading »

A ribbon cutting was held for the renaming of the welding center at Tarkio Tech. The facility is now the Dr. Jack Schmidt Welding Center after the late Dr. Jack  Continue Reading »

Father Duc Nguyen is the new priest at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Tarkio. He is also serving the congregations of St. Benedict’s in Burlington Junction, Missouri, and  Continue Reading »

There’s lots to see and do in September, including Tarkio College Alumni Weekend in Tarkio, Old Fashioned Saturday Night in Rock Port, and Great Northwest Wine Fest in Mound City.  Continue Reading »