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A hand collection owned by Merylan Lowrey of Tarkio is now on display at the Tarkio Resource Center, located at 11th and Walnut streets. The hand collection began in 1949  Continue Reading »

Tarkio High School FFA fundraiser- The Tarkio FFA Chapter will be giving away an American Farmer Edition Ruger 10-22. Only 3,000 were manufactured worldwide. The gun is worth $500. Tickets  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board held a regular board meeting September 15, 2016. Present were: Deanna Beck, Doug Miller, Chris Smith, Josh Oswald, Jon Graves, Matt Heits, and Mike Lewis,  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Masonic Lodge #483 will hold a cook-out Saturday, October 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lodge members will be serving brats, hamburgers, and hot dogs in front of  Continue Reading »

The Board of Aldermen of the City of Fairfax met in regular session September 14, 2016. Present were: Alva Stoner, Mayor; Beth Graves, Kristi Duering, Michael Oswald, and Ryan Kingery,  Continue Reading »

As we ring in the New Year, saying goodbye to 2016 and welcoming 2017, Farmer Publishing will be making a switch in the publication of the three newspapers in Atchison  Continue Reading »

The U.S. Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team celebrates its gold medal finish at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. John Gilbert is pictured on the front row, second from the right. (Photo credit:  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) invites you to attend their 2016 annual meeting on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairfax R-3 School. Everyone is invited to  Continue Reading »

This weekend the “uncorking” of wine bottles for the Missouri’s Great Northwest 7th Annual Wine Fest, scheduled for September 24 in Mound City’s North Griffith Park. They are expecting over  Continue Reading »

The City of Tarkio Board of Aldermen met on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. at Tarkio City Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted. Mayor Darrell Wiley called  Continue Reading »

Community blood drive- Atchison County residents can help donate blood at the Community Blood Center blood drive on Monday, September 26, 2016 from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. The drive  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio FFA is currently holding fundraisers to help pay for National FFA Convention, as well as yearly activities including leadership workshops, community service events, and contests The FFA Chapter  Continue Reading »