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The time has come for the swimming pools in Atchison County to close out their summer seasons. The Tarkio Municipal Pool will close Friday, August 14. The pool will be  Continue Reading »

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

On July 31, 2026, deputies with the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in Fairfax, Missouri. Two subjects were taken into custody. A probable cause statement was filed  Continue Reading »

On July 29, 2026, the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office received a federal arrest warrant for Dustin Hill. Hill was indicted by the United States District Court for the Western District  Continue Reading »

Three generations voted together at the Tarkio polls at the Resource Center Tuesday morning, August 4, 2026, for the Primary Election. Mark Staten (not pictured), cast his ballot alongside his  Continue Reading »

Vehicles collide south of Fairfax A two-vehicle crash occurred on U.S. Hwy. 59 four miles south of Fairfax, Missouri, July 28, 2026, at 9:25 a.m. The accident took place as  Continue Reading »

  Students at Tarkio R-I registered for school this past week. Tarkio junior high and high school students visited the school Tuesday morning, August 11, 2026, to sign up for  Continue Reading »

Twenty-six competitors took part in the Tarkio Parks & Recreation Triathlon Saturday, August 8, 2026. The event included swimming laps at the Tarkio Municipal Pool, biking south of town and  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Community Calendars are being distributed to local businesses in Fairfax this week. The free calendars include local business listings, Fairfax school events, and East Atchison sporting events for  Continue Reading »

The next Second Harvest fresh mobile pantry in Atchison County will be Monday, August 10, 2026, at Rock Port High School, 600 S. Nebraska Street in Rock Port, beginning at  Continue Reading »

Area farmers pitched in October 22, 1982, to help with harvest at the Dinner Belle Farm east of Fairfax, Missouri, for Wayman Park, who died October 15, 1982. Pictured, from  Continue Reading »

The 2026-2027 school year will begin this month, and parents will soon begin the registration process for their children. TARKIO R-I Registration for Tarkio Elementary students will be Thursday, August  Continue Reading »