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Snowy and icy road conditions caused a pile-up on Interstate 29 January 15, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., seven miles north of Rock Port, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway  Continue Reading »

Atchison County youth ages 13 to 18 are invited to take part in a free, live-streaming experience taking place at the Tarkio United Methodist Church, 6th and Broad street in  Continue Reading »

Erica Auwarter takes orders as the line of vehicles starts to form on Saturday, January 16. The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department held their annual fish and chicken fry, drive-through style.  Continue Reading »

The United States Department of Agriculture has funds to extend the Seamless Summer Option for school breakfasts and lunches, hopefully until the end of the 2020-21 school year. This is  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department will hold a drive-through fish and chicken fry Saturday, January 16, 2021. Carp, catfish, or chicken, fries, and cole slaw will be served starting at  Continue Reading »

The 89th annual Fairfax Basketball Tournament is underway. Due to COVID-19 concerns, changes have been made and guidelines put into place. Boys will play Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and girls  Continue Reading »

Burlap & Bows LLC is now located at 200 N. Main in Rock Port, offering a much larger shopping space and expanded supplies. Burlap & Bows has expanded their silk  Continue Reading »

There were 30 new COVID-19 cases reported in Atchison County January 4 – 11, 2021. The breakdown of cases includes: 1 female, 1 male – ages 0-9 3 females, 2  Continue Reading »

Construction on the new club house at Tarkio Golf Course continues. The flooring was laid last year by MO Concrete, who will also do the brickwork. Dow Construction is currently  Continue Reading »

A Watson resident received minor injuries in an accident January 6, 2021, at 2:25 p.m. on U.S. Hwy. 275 north of Firefly Road in Atchison County. The wreck occurred as  Continue Reading »

A Westboro woman was injured January 6, 2021, in a UTV wreck in Atchison County. Carol A. Sundermann, 65, was southbound on Route O, driving a 2016 Polaris UTV .25  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board met December 17, 2020, in the school library. Mike Lewis called the meeting to order at 6:36 p.m. Present were Sam O’Riley, Jon Graves, Chris  Continue Reading »