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The Rock Port Board of Aldermen met Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Richard “JR” Chaney presiding. Board members present were Jeff Geib, Chris Roup, Kimberly Brake,  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School District Board of Education held a regular meeting July 16, 2026, in the school library. Miles Smith, president, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.  Continue Reading »

Rock Port’s free little food pantry, set up by Lisa and Mark Wilczek next to their house at the corner of Market and Charles streets, has been restocked. Besides food  Continue Reading »

Tate Johnson is pictured with his swine entry at the Atchison County Fair Premium Auction, held Friday, July 17, 2026.   Piper McKenney is pictured with her beef entry at  Continue Reading »

Submitted by the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office The Atchison County Sheriff’s Office deputies, with the assistance of the Northwest Missouri Drug Strike Force, executed a search warrant January 14, 2026,  Continue Reading »

TARKIO R-I Tarkio R-I students will head back to school for the 2026-2027 school year on Monday, August 24. Please label all supplies with the student’s name. Below is a  Continue Reading »

Editor, Atchison County Mail Amendment 4 destroys 118 years of Missouri tradition This August, politicians in Jefferson City want to take away your voting power. A promise was written into  Continue Reading »

On Friday evening, the Fairfax store honored the Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department for their service to the community. Firemen who attended were, from left to right, Ky White, Rick Kemerling,  Continue Reading »

Atchison County officials announced July 23 that the county is beginning an exploratory feasibility study to evaluate options for a new county law enforcement facility that would house both the  Continue Reading »

Summer has flown by and it’s time to start thinking about the new school year. TARKIO R-I Registration for Tarkio Elementary students will be Thursday, August 6, from 7:30 a.m.  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Susette Taylor, Atchison County Clerk The primary election will be Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The primary election is the process for choosing a political party’s candidates for the  Continue Reading »

The 88th annual membership meeting of the Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative will be held Thursday, July 23, 2026, at the Rock Port High School Gymnasium. Registration will be from 5:00 to  Continue Reading »