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Make plans to attend the Wingnuts Flying Circus Air Show at the Gould Peterson Municipal Airport in Tarkio Saturday, July 12, 2025. Admission is $10 for ages six and up.  Continue Reading »

A driver driving the wrong way on the interstate was killed and three others injured June 28, 2025, in Atchison County. A 2006 Kia Sedona, driven by a 75-year-old female  Continue Reading »

A two-vehicle crash occurred on I-29 10 miles north of Watson, Missouri, in Atchison County Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 3:28 p.m. The crash occurred at the 121 mile-marker as  Continue Reading »

Susette Taylor, Atchison County Clerk & Secretary to the Board of Equalization, has announced that the Board of Equalization will meet at 9:30 a.m. on July 21, 2025. Hearings will  Continue Reading »

Agricultural producers are invited to save the dates for these regional events in which extension specialists and researchers from the University of Missouri share their findings. From August through October,  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library recently wrapped up a fantastic four-day Summer Reading Program filled with fun, learning, and creativity. From June 23 to June 26, children participated in vibrant, hands-on  Continue Reading »

The Pleasant View Nursing Home’s annual fireworks display was held Friday, June 27. Residents and their families enjoyed a meal and entertainment from Ben Johnson (above) as Elvis before the  Continue Reading »

The Ministry Team of Fairfax Methodist Church sponsored a fellowship cook-out Saturday, June 28, 2025. Around 40 people enjoyed delicious barbecued hot dogs and hamburgers in the city park. Pictured  Continue Reading »

Thirty college students from Atchison County were presented with the Esther A. and Bruce S. Gibbs Charitable Trust Scholarship in a ceremony held Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Rock  Continue Reading »

Breanna VanSickle of Rock Port has opened Flying Designs at 308 S. Main Street in Rock Port. She and her husband, Jody, purchased the building that formerly housed Groovy’s.    Continue Reading »

Julie Koop Stanton has opened a hair salon called Ruffled Feathers on the top floor of The Curnutt Center on the Tarkio Tech campus.   Julie’s friend Robin Lewis created  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Health Department held a ribbon cutting and open house Thursday, June 26, at the new health center in Tarkio. Pictured with the ribbon are health department employees  Continue Reading »