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Santa Claus stopped by the Atchison County Mail office last week to pick up his letters filled with the Christmas wishes of local children. Bryna McEnaney was able to see  Continue Reading »

Since 2013, the Business Improvement (BI) Grant has assisted with 135 different business improvement projects throughout Atchison County. Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) designed this program to encourage growth and  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Friday, December 18, 2020, for the newly opened Jewelry Box, located at 518 S. Main Street, Rock Port. Katie  Continue Reading »

Judy Webster will retire from Oswald Crow Agency at the end of the year. She started with Midland Insurance in the fall of 2001 and worked 12 years with the  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Health Department reports there were seven new cases December 14-21, 2020: 1 female – age 10-19 1 female – age 30-39 1 male – age 60-69 3  Continue Reading »

The Gene and Sue Carder residence was named the Grand Prize Overall winner of the Christmas Home Decorations Contest sponsored by Fairfax’s Xi Lambda Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.  Continue Reading »

The evening sky provided a celestial treat Monday, December 21, as Jupiter and Saturn were in conjunction for what some called the Christmas Star.

Portia Ingram was one of many volunteers ringing the bell for the Atchison County Salvation Army Friday, December 18, in Rock Port. A total of $6,400 was raised Friday and  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board Of Education met December 16, 2020. The board was called to order by President Garrett Wood at 7:00 p.m. Board members in attendance were: Jamie Barnett,  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a regular meeting December 10, 2020. President Jeremy Davis called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria  Continue Reading »

During the holiday weeks of December 21-25 and December 28-January 1, Community Hospital-Fairfax will not be offering COVID-19 testing on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve or New Year’s  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Fire Chief Scott Jones, left, presents fireman Chad Ottmann, right, with a plaque recognizing Chad’s 25 years of service to the Rock Port Fire Department. Chad joined the  Continue Reading »