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Your life-saving donation is needed at the upcoming Community Blood Center and Tarkio Rehabilitation and Health Care blood drive. Thursday, July 21, 2016, donations times are from 3 to 7  Continue Reading »

Pictured is the Tarkio Assembly of God Praise Band during the Atchison County Community Worship Service at the Fair. (Submitted photo) Sing your hearts out to God- Submitted by Pastor  Continue Reading »

On June 1, 2016, Barry Jurgensen, a history teacher at Arlington Public Schools in Nebraska, began walking 500 miles from Nebraska City to Chicago, IL to raise money to fight  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Xi Lambda Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi is making their plea for all Fairfax youth between the ages of birth through high school to be a part of  Continue Reading »

Wednesday, July 20 8-10:30 a.m. Enter Home Arts and Horticulture exhibits 9-10:30 a.m. Enter Ag Mechanics/Field Crop exhibits 10:30 a.m.-Noon Judge Home Arts and Horticulture, Ag Mechanics/Field Crops exhibits 12-6  Continue Reading »

“ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, READ” – Is this year’s theme of the Summer Reading Program at the libraries in Atchison County. Tarkio youngsters, pictured above, have been enjoying reading  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Rotarians – Met on Saturday morning, July 9, 2016, to spray the grass and weeds in the cracks of the street and sidewalks of Main Street in Tarkio. Pictured  Continue Reading »

A Veteran Expo and Town Hall Meeting will be held July 30, 2016, at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port, Missouri. Hosted by local organizations, the event will  Continue Reading »

Fireworks and Faulkner “The past is not dead. It isn’t even past.” William Faulkner The occasional booms and crackles serve to remind me it is Independence Day. The two days  Continue Reading »

A mid-summer tradition is well on its way, taking place the third weekend in July. The Nodaway County Fair Parade, sponsored by the Maryville Chamber Ambassadors, will be held on  Continue Reading »

Annette – And Marshall Kaplan were the guest speakers at the Tarkio Rotary Club meeting July 5, 2016. They shared with the Rotarians their experiences and mission work with the  Continue Reading »

The Community Hospital Auxiliary met June 16, 2016, with 20 members present. The meeting began with all members reciting the Auxiliary Prayer. The minutes and treasurer’s reports were given and  Continue Reading »