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The town of Fairfax received help from all over Atchison County when a storm hit the community Thursday, July 7, 2016. Last week, the Mound City First Christian Church came  Continue Reading »

The Craig Cronies met Thursday at Golden Corral in St. Joseph, Missouri. Martha (Ingram) Barker, St. Joseph, Missouri; Bill Heitman and Darla Sue (Trauernicht) Schmidt, of Craig, Missouri, all members  Continue Reading »

The Bender family farm, near Oregon, Missouri, will be one of many recognized by the Holt County Historical Society at the “First Sunday” program. Family members still own this farm  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board of Education held a regular board meeting July 21, 2016. Present were: Deanna Beck, Doug Miller, Chris Smith, Matt Heits, and Mike Lewis, board members;  Continue Reading »

The Leadership Northwest Missouri (LNWMO) Class of 2016 recently held a graduation ceremony in St. Joseph, Missouri. Jill Kingery and Crystal Woodring represented Atchison County. The leadership development program is  Continue Reading »

The Library in Rock Port hummed with activity during the final week of summer programming. Forty-nine children enjoyed the fun and probably learned some good “stuff” in the process. Jennifer  Continue Reading »

Photo: Left to Right: Kelsi Holthus, OT (Kelsi provided back pack checks to ensure the back pack was safely fitted to each child), Kris Umbarger, CH-F Foundation Fund Developer, Tabitha  Continue Reading »

It takes a certain, special characteristic to enable a person to give his or her time simply to help others. Volunteers are the most important resource a community can have.  Continue Reading »

The meals are delivered solely by various volunteers in the community. Between the month of June and July, the Senior Center had around 72 different routes that were filled. Many  Continue Reading »

Front row: Mark Bennington, Demian Ellis, Troy Cook, Brock Nuckolls and Greg Cook. Middle row: Tad Gebhards, Cory Scamman, Jay Hunter, Garrett Schomburg, Kaven Wood and Bakul Patel. Back row:  Continue Reading »

Please Save Used Shoes & Pop Can Tabs- This summer, please save your good, used footwear and pop can tabs. In August, NHS will continue their shoe collection which will  Continue Reading »

August 4 – Atchison County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, 6:30 p.m. August 5 – 7 Back to school Tax Free weekend. August 3-6 – 2016 Rock Port Elementary Football Camp  Continue Reading »