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Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is holding its eighth annual Keep Missouri Farming Tractor Cruise on July 17, 2021. Tractors will travel through Atchison County on a 38-mile loop.  Continue Reading »

Corten Hastert gets some help from Makenna Farmer as he ends the Parent Child lesson by getting to go off the slide to his mom, Kaitlea. There were 30 swimmers  Continue Reading »

Thank you to everyone who donated to the 4th of July Fireworks Fund. The total donated this year was $2,585. Donations are always welcome, and can still be taken to  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Atchison County for the week of July 5 – 11.  Continue Reading »

Rock Port’s 4th of July Celebration in the Park will be held Sunday, July 4. Currently, the list of activities include: • Dunk tank, egg toss, softball throw, and frog jumping contest,  Continue Reading »

The City of Fairfax Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting June 16, 2021. The meeting was called to order by Ryan Kingery, Mayor, at 6:34 p.m. Also in attendance  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Board of Aldermen met Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Amy Thomas presiding. Board members present were Ron Deatz, Lisa Farmer, Kelly Herron, and  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board of Education held a regular board meeting June 17, 2021. The board identified two items as immediate priorities for the school’s facilities: playground update and  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library Summer Reading 3 & 4 year old group had a great time playing a game of Round Up the Sheep Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at the  Continue Reading »

Kenny McAdams and Jason Burke work on improving the facade to the New York Life/Colflesh Financial office at 5th and Main streets in Tarkio on Friday, June 25, 2021. The  Continue Reading »

There were seven COVID-19 cases reported in Atchison County from June 21-28: 1 female, 1 male – ages 10-19; 1 male – age 30-39; 1 female – age 40-49; 1  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port and Watson Fire Departments, Missouri Highway Patrol, Atchison-Holt Ambulance, and Atchison County Sheriff’s Department were called out to an accident on Route B near Hwy. 275. The  Continue Reading »