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Easter hunts keep residents smiling during COVID-19 pandemic
Written on April 7, 2020
Scout Smith is all smiles after she received her Easter goodies following the Fairfax Car Easter Egg Hunt. (Ginny Smith photo) Residents in Atchison County are enjoying the Easter activities Continue Reading »
Easter Egg Hunt flashback
Written on April 7, 2020
This Easter flashback is from the 1955 Easter Egg Hunt at Bertram Funeral Home in Rock Port. The funeral home was located where the gravel parking lot is east of Continue Reading »
Mother Nature strikes again
Written on April 7, 2020
Spring weather continues to give us whiplash, going from a beautiful 70 degree day mid-week last week to a bit of freezing rain early Friday morning. Thankfully, the temperature rose Continue Reading »
Stolen truck catches fire, two people in custody
Written on April 7, 2020
A truck stolen in Missouri catches fire in a muddy field north of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, with the fire spreading to a nearby grassy field on Thursday. Two people from the Continue Reading »
COVID-19-Related Cancellations and Closures
Written on April 7, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and more and more people continue to become ill, restrictions have popped up state by state to keep the virus from spreading. Businesses are not Continue Reading »
Tarkio High School update on cancellations and work
Written on April 3, 2020
Here is an update from Tarkio High School Principal Carrie Livengood: Dear Parents and Students: April 2, 2020 I know this is a very difficult time for everyone with lots Continue Reading »
Positive COVID-19 case reported in Atchison County
Written on March 31, 2020
Community Hospital-Fairfax (CH-F) and Atchison-Holt Ambulance District set up a tent at Community Hospital-Fairfax to screen potential COVID-19 patients before they enter the hospital to make it easier to isolate Continue Reading »
Hundreds participate in COVID-19-Free Cruise Nights
Written on March 31, 2020
Several hundred cars cruised Main Streets in Rock Port (above) on Friday, March 27, and in Tarkio (below) Saturday, March 28, to have some fun while social distancing. It was Continue Reading »
There’s a whole lot of egging going on in Fairfax
Written on March 31, 2020
The Easter Bunny and his cohorts (organizers of the Fairfax Missouri….Things I remember Facebook page) have started an “egging” campaign in Fairfax. Little Miss Fairfax 2019 Adelynn Giddinge was the Continue Reading »
37-year-old message in a bottle traveled over 70 miles
Written on March 31, 2020
Tenley Peshek holds a special find discovered by her father, Daron, along the Missouri River. The treasure was a message in a bottle thrown into the river 37 years ago, Continue Reading »
New director of Atchison County Library
Written on March 31, 2020
Bob Simpson will be the new director of the Atchison County Library. The trustees of Atchison County Library are pleased to announce the hiring of Bob Simpson of Tarkio, Missouri, Continue Reading »
COVID-19 School Closures and Updates
Written on March 31, 2020
Tarkio R-I Schools will be closed through Friday, May 1. We will continue to provide meals. The administration was scheduled to meet Tuesday morning, March 31, to work out many Continue Reading »
Tom Van Syoc
