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Tarkio R-I staff and students said goodbye to these three with the ending of the 2020-21 school year. Tarkio Elementary teachers Lesley Graves, left, and Lisa Clement, right, and Tarkio  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board of Education held a regular board meeting May 20, 2021, in the school library. Jon Graves called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Other  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Health Department reports one case of COVID-19 was reported in Atchison County May 24-31 (a male, age 70-79), and no cases reported from May 24 to June  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Municipal Pool is now open and getting lots of swimmers on these hot, summer days. The pool will soon be providing adult swim from 12:00 noon to 1:00  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library system will be offering two reading programs for area children this summer and both will carry the theme “Tails & Tales,” emphasizing animal stories or tall  Continue Reading »

There will be a free-will offering garage “sale” on Saturday, June 12, from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at 1107 College Street in Tarkio. Everything is first come, first served. Every item  Continue Reading »

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites the public to get outside and grab a fishing pole on its Free Fishing Days (June 12 and 13). During Free Fishing Days,  Continue Reading »

Volunteers willing to help revive and clean out some of the problem areas of the Tarkio College campus are needed as Tarkio Tech continues the process of sprucing up the  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Scouts from BSA Troop 88 and Cub Scout Pack 88 help set up flags at Tarkio Home Cemetery May 29. Scouts helping, from left to right, were Jeremiah Lester,  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Alumni Banquet was held Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the Tarkio High School gym. Class of 1945 Trudy (Nulty) Reeves Class of 1950 Biff (Collin) Hogue  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Rodeo Make plans to attend the Tarkio Rodeo June 11 and 12, 2021, at the Tarkio Rodeo grounds, Hwy. 136 East in Tarkio. Last year’s event was cancelled due  Continue Reading »

Second Harvest Community Food Bank and the Rock Port Ministerial Alliance have opened their No Hunger Summer feeding site to assist youth in need during the summer. No Hunger Summer  Continue Reading »