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The Atchison County Health Department reported three new cases of COVID-19 from February 9-15,2021. They were:  1 female, age 0-19 1 female, 1 male, ages 50-59 As of February 15,  Continue Reading »

Governor Mike Parson announced Monday, February 15, that all COVID-19 mass vaccination events in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Department of Health and Senior Services, and State Emergency Management  Continue Reading »

Community Hospital-Fairfax has 50 doses of Moderna vaccine available to be administered February 22, 2021, to individuals eligible under the State of Missouri’s Phase 1B-Tier 2 criteria. Individuals interested in  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Volunteer Firemen pictured with the new truck, from left to right, are Cory Stevens, Benny Stark, Archie Agnew, Brett Johnson, Chief Dee Duering, Erica Auwarter, Rick Kemerling, John Brown,  Continue Reading »

Many are looking to summer and starting to plan their annual summer events. With COVID-19 still impacting our communities, what efforts should we be taking to ensure our events are  Continue Reading »

Sue Daugherty, Rock Port, was in a car accident at the end of December that left her with a fractured fibula. She will be out of work for six months  Continue Reading »

The Class 2 District 16 Basketball Tournament begins this Saturday, February 20. Both boys’ teams are on the road Saturday as the East Atchison Wolves play the Princeton Tigers at  Continue Reading »

Rock Port FFA will hold its annual community breakfast Tuesday, February 23, 2021, in the ag shop at the Rock Port R-II School. Breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, and  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Volunteer Fire Dept. Fish & Chicken Fry The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department will hold a drive-through fish and chicken fry Saturday, February 20, 2021. Carp, catfish, chicken, fries, and  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Winter Homecoming King and Queen The Fairfax High School 2021 Winter Homecoming King is Josh Smith and Queen is Nghi Dinh. They were crowned following the East Atchison basketball  Continue Reading »

Although COVID-19 continues to have a presence in Atchison County, cases on a monthly basis are starting to dwindle. There were only two new cases in the county from February  Continue Reading »

Rainy Nordhausen, right, a Tarkio seventh grader, won the Atchison County Spelling Bee Wednesday, February 3, 2021, in Tarkio. Kenneth Kirkpatrick, left, a Fairfax sixth grader, placed second. Both will  Continue Reading »