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Sara Lester waits for the next car in line so she can give them a box of free food provided by Second Harvest and Community Services, Inc. at a free,  Continue Reading »

SPECIAL MEETING The City of Tarkio Board of Aldermen held a special meeting Thursday, December 3, 2020. The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted at 6:00 p.m. Roll call was done  Continue Reading »

The City of Fairfax Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting November 18, 2020. The meeting was called to order by Ryan Kingery, Mayor, at 6:30 p.m. Roll was taken.  Continue Reading »

David and Sharon Fruechtenicht used stocking hats and scarves to decorate their fence posts and other yard art along their property just outside Tarkio. The snow we received last week  Continue Reading »

Heartland Riders Chapter of the Christian Motorcyclists Association gathered at Grace Church in Rock Port December 19, 2020, to pack 40 boxes of goods for Atchison County elderly this Christmas  Continue Reading »

Marvin Cooper and Tom Knierim, members of the Slo Rollers, delivered donations to the Rock Port Food Pantry Tuesday, December 15, 2020. The car club also donated to the Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Health Department reported that there were 15 new cases of COVID-19 in Atchison County from December 7-14, 2020. This is a huge improvement from the same time  Continue Reading »

The MU Graves-Chapple Research Center was just one location along the Missouri River affected by 2019 flooding. (Photos courtesy of Jim Crawford) The MU Graves-Chapple Research Center team repairing damage  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Elementary third graders performed their parachute routine at the East Atchison basketball games against Sidney December 8, 2020, at the Tarkio Activity Center. COVID-19 has cancelled many activities  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio First Baptist Church held its live nativity and soup supper Sunday, December 13, 2020. The drive-through event was enjoyed by 150 people. Pictured are, from left to right:  Continue Reading »

Due to COVID-19, MDC will not host Eagle Days events this year but encourages people to watch eagles on their own. Thousands of bald eagles visit Missouri each winter and  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library is offering a new children’s database of materials to their patrons. Tumble Book Library is designed for easy readers and is accessible through the Library’s Homepage  Continue Reading »