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It’s not every day that the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) recognizes individuals for going above and beyond. Captain Clark Stratton presented John Brown of Fairfax with the MSHP’s Honorary  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Improvement Foundation has announced that installation of the aluminum bleachers at Fairfax R-3 is now complete. The community came together to complete this project in under two months.  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has announced a new “Fall in Love with Reading” challenge. The challenge, for both children and adults throughout Atchison County, will begin October 1 and end  Continue Reading »

Tarkio R-I School District received some good news regarding its school lunch program. The United States Department of Agriculture has funds to extend the Seamless Summer Option for school lunches  Continue Reading »

Community Hospital-Fairfax Family Medicine Clinics in Tarkio, Rock Port and Fairfax have announced that they are now able to join clinics in Oregon, Mound City and Burlington Junction in participation  Continue Reading »

Tyler Dorrel is the new full-time Tarkio Police Officer. He joins Police Chief Tyson Gibbons and Officer Adam Stanton. The Tarkio Police Department has a new officer on its staff.  Continue Reading »

The completion of the Brownville Concert Hall renovation will be celebrated Sunday, September 20, with a day of tours. Safe tours will be conducted every 10 minutes from 2:00 to  Continue Reading »

The trees around Reed and Staci Martin’s home near Watson, Missouri, are filled with Monarch butterflies as they make their migration south to Mexico for the winter. (Photo By Makenna  Continue Reading »

Rock Port’s homecoming queen candidates (front row, left to right) are Makenna Farmer, Rachel Vogler, and Johnny Davis. The king candidates (back row, left to right) are Joey Herron, Trey  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Homecoming Royalty (pictured above, left to right) includes: front row – Jaecey Hill (escort), Gena Mitchell (queen), and Olivia Morris (escort); and back row – Ian Hedlund (king candidate),  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Health Department has reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 since last week. The new cases include two males and one female, ages 20-29; one female, age 30-39;  Continue Reading »

Ted Streckfuss, Omaha District Deputy District Engineer, and Commander Col. Mark Himes explains to Senator Roy Blunt and State Representative Allen Andrews the new design on Atchison County’s levee with  Continue Reading »