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The Fairfax R-3 School District Board of Education held  a regular board meeting September 24, 2026, in the school library. Miles Smith, board president, called the meeting to order at  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Kiwanis Club celebrated its 80th anniversary of serving the community at its annual meeting Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the Fairfax Community Room. New officers were also installed  Continue Reading »

Help C.A.R.E. light Atchison County purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October. Call C.A.R.E. at 660-744-9966 to purchase a purple light bulb for $5.00. You can also visit Rogers  Continue Reading »

Liberty Theatre hosted a Halloween Spooktacular Sunday, October 11, 2026, at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port, Missouri. Attendees were able to participate in a number of activities,  Continue Reading »

The Allen-Schiffern American Legion Auxiliary held its fall rummage sale this past weekend at the legion building in Tarkio. The front lawn and the entire space inside was filled with  Continue Reading »

Thanks to a partnership with the Fairfax High School ag department, Fairfax FFA Chapter, and Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri, a portion of the hospital’s ground is becoming both a  Continue Reading »

Local farmers have been busy harvesting their crops in Atchison County. Some are already finished and others are done with corn and are switching to harvesting soybeans. This grain wagon  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison Lady Wolves are the 2026 Class 1, District 4 Golf Champions and advance to State. The girls finished their day at the Cameron, Missouri, Veterans Memorial Golf  Continue Reading »

Driven by her grandson, Jase Hughes, Sidney Cooper waves to the crowd from her convertible seat honoring her as Westboro Lord’s Acre Parade Grand Marshal.   There was a great  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison Fall Homecoming Kings and Queens of 2026 are, from left to right, Tarkio High School’s Brody Wennihan and Bailey Wennihan, Fairfax High School’s Chloe Vernon and Mason  Continue Reading »

Halloween decorations now adorn several properties in Atchison County. Drive around and enjoy the spooktacular scenes, including this Beetlejuice view at the intersection of Elm Street and Hwy. 59 in  Continue Reading »

Join the Liberty Theatre villains for a spooktacular event at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port at 1 p.m. Sunday, October 11, 2026. Travel through Liberty Theatre’s enchanted  Continue Reading »