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The Tarkio Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, to coincide with the open house at You With A New View. Located at 402 Main  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library is pleased to welcome Deb Fletcher as their new clerk for the Fairfax branch. Deb is a familiar face in the community after retiring from the  Continue Reading »

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

The City of Tarkio Board of Aldermen met Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Tarkio City Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Boy Scouts Troop #88 at 6:00 p.m.  Continue Reading »

Ventriloquist Todd Oliver and his talking dog, Irving, work the room at the Liberty Theatre.   Joey and his handler, Todd Oliver, entertained the students at Rock Port R-II School  Continue Reading »

Kimmel Orchard in Nebraska City, Nebraska, was owned and operated by Richard and and Laurine (Oetgen) Kimmel. This year marks the orchard’s 100th anniversary. (Kimmel Orchard photos)   Kimmel Orchard  Continue Reading »

The University of Missouri Extension and Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments are hosting a free workshop on social media and digital marketing Thursday, September 11, from 12:00 to 1:00  Continue Reading »

A Place on Main in Tarkio is hosting a “5th Quarter” for junior high and high school kids following the East Atchison/Rock Port varsity football game Friday, September 12, 2025.  Continue Reading »

The next Second Harvest mobile food pantry in Atchison County will be Monday, September 15, at Rock Port High School, 600 S. Nebraska Street in Rock Port, beginning at 10:00  Continue Reading »

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, the moon came up over the corn field in front of the home of W.C. and Shauna Farmer in Rock Port, Missouri. It was a  Continue Reading »

(The following unapproved minutes were submitted by Natasha Baruth, City Clerk) The Rock Port Board of Alderman met Wednesday, August 20, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Richard Chaney presiding. Board  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Rural Fire Protection District has lowered its 2025 tax rate from 40 to 20 cents per 100 dollars valuation. Due to the tax revenue coming into the district  Continue Reading »