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Two vehicles were stolen in Atchison County the night of March 25 or early morning hours of March 26, 2020. A 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD four-door (similar to the  Continue Reading »

Atchison County-wide Garage Sales are tentatively scheduled to be held Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2. Fairfax will have a clean-up day the same weekend. Dumpsters will be available  Continue Reading »

Governor Mike Parson has signed Executive Order 20-06 to begin mobilizing the Missouri National Guard to assist in the state’s COVID-19 response efforts. This will increase the amount of coordination  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board held their regular board meeting March 19, 2020. Mike Lewis, board president, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Also present were: Chris Smith,  Continue Reading »

JOINT PRESS RELEASE Atchison County Health Department Atchison County Commission Atchison County Emergency Management/911 Dr. Richard Aron Burke 3/25/2020 POSITIVE COVID-19 REPORTED IN ATCHISON COUNTY, MO Atchison County Health Department  Continue Reading »

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 »

Building on Missouri’s efforts to address COVID-19, Governor Mike Parson has directed Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Director Dr. Randall Williams to order statewide social distancing. The  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Fire Department responded to a white corn bin on fire March 19, 2020. The bin is owned by Lyle Brown and located on Hwy. 136 in Rock Port.  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Health Department, Atchison County Commission, Atchison County Emergency Management/911, and Dr. Richard Aron Burke issued the following joint press release March 17, 2020: As of 3/17/2020, Atchison  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Clerk & Election Authority Susette Taylor has announced that the April 7 municipal election has been postponed until June 2 in response to COVID-19. Pursuant to Governor Mike  Continue Reading »

Food Country in Rock Port will be adding another day to its home delivery service for those who are social distancing, self-quarantining and those unable to get out. Home delivery  Continue Reading »

Hy-Vee, Inc. has announced that, in response to customer requests, it will be reserving one hour of shopping time prior to its new opening time each day for customers considered  Continue Reading »