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The Fairfax Optimist Club is gearing up for this year’s Halloween Trunk-or-Treat In The Park Friday, October 31, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Pictures of all the kids dressed in  Continue Reading »

The Allen-Schiffern American Legion Post and Legion Auxiliary Unit #199 will hold their 59th annual turkey dinner from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 2, at the Tarkio Legion  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Kiwanis Club will hold its annual Election Day Pancake Feed Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The pancake feed will be held at the Fairfax Fire Station Community Room. Free  Continue Reading »

Pleasant View Nursing Home in Rock Port, Missouri, held a Halloween Trunk-or-Treat event Saturday, October 25, 2025. Despite a windy and chilly evening, the grounds were filled with ghosts and  Continue Reading »

St. John’s Lutheran Church near Westboro, Missouri, held a trunk-or-treat event with a Christian theme Sunday, October 26, 2025. Trunks were decorated with Bible verses and sayings about God’s love.  Continue Reading »

A voter registration canvass is performed every other year by the County Clerk’s office, with a voter identification card mailed to each registered voter in the county. If all information  Continue Reading »

Atchison County establishments that sell food and drinks receive health inspections, once, twice, or three times a year de-pending on the type of foods sold and risk to the public.  Continue Reading »

The City of Fairfax Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting October 21, 2025. The meeting was called to order by Tabitha Wintz, mayor, at 5:30 p.m. Roll was taken.  Continue Reading »

Around 200 participate in parade Tarkio Parks & Recreation held its annual Halloween Parade and Trunk-or-Treat Sunday, October 26, 2025, on Main Street in Tarkio. A total of 190 people  Continue Reading »

Board member Gloria Graves was one of the speakers at the 17th annual C.A.R.E. candlelight vigil Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, at the Atchison County Courthouse.   Attendees at C.A.R.E.  Continue Reading »

Corbin Wallace, 16, a junior at Rock Port High School, was the first successful hunter of the 2025 Missouri black bear season. The season opened Saturday, October 18, and runs  Continue Reading »

William Charles Maddox was recently presented with a Quilt of Valor, made by members of the Missouri Freedom Quilters.   The Missouri Freedom Quilters presented a Quilt of Valor to  Continue Reading »