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The Tarkio Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the central office of the Tarkio R-I School District. The meeting  Continue Reading »

The City of Tarkio Board of Aldermen met Wednesday January 21, 2026, at Tarkio City Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted at 6:00 p.m. City Clerk Danielle Kephart did  Continue Reading »

Over $1,500 raised for CTA scholarships Tarkio CTA held a chili supper Friday, January 23, 2026, in the Tarkio Elementary Gym. Pictured are CTA members, from left to right, Deyton  Continue Reading »

Due to winter weather, the East Atchison Winter Homecoming festivities scheduled for Friday, January 23, were postponed. The basketball games against Stewartsville/Osborn have been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 18, at  Continue Reading »

The City of Fairfax Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting January 22, 2026. The meeting was called to order by Tabitha Wintz, mayor, at 5:30 p.m. Also in attendance  Continue Reading »

Atchison County deputies, with the assistance of the Northwest Missouri Drug Strike Force, executed a search warrant January 14, 2026, in Westboro, Missouri. Controlled substances were discovered in the residence  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a special meeting via email Thursday, January 16, 2026. President Regan Griffin called the special meeting to order via e-mail at  Continue Reading »

It’ll be a busy, fun-filled night in Tarkio Friday, January 23, with the East Atchison basketball teams taking on Osborn/Stewartsville in homecoming action, the annual parachute routine, and crowning of  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library will be hosting two authors in a speaker series at the Tarkio Library and Resource Center this month and next. First up is children’s author Jacob  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Nutrition Center will have bingo every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Tarkio Nutrition Center from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. for an hour packed with  Continue Reading »

The MFA Oil Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to the Atchison County Fair for renovations to the hog barn at the fairgrounds in Rock Port. Pictured are Brian Watkins,  Continue Reading »

Lady Jays win championship The Rock Port girls were crowned champions following their win over Mound City on Saturday in the 94th annual Fairfax Invitational Tournament. Pictured, from left to  Continue Reading »