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The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department will have a fish and chicken fry (carp, catfish, and chicken) Saturday, February 15, 2025, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Fairfax Community Room in  Continue Reading »

The Good News Church in Tarkio, Missouri, will host its annual Chili/Soup Cook-Off and Dessert Contest this coming Sunday, February 16. The church is located at 201 North 6th Street  Continue Reading »

Boundless Grace in Tarkio is hosting The Prom Project. The ladies who run the Tarkio organization are seeking formal wear donations to give students an opportunity to shop for prom  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio National Honor Society will be hosting a blood drive from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Tarkio Activity Center (TAC), located at 110 N.  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Board of Alderman met Wednesday, January 15, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Amy Thomas presiding. Present were: Kelley Herron, Michael Graves, Jeff Geib, and Kim Brake, aldermen;  Continue Reading »

Terri Jackson checks Jennifer Vogler’s blood pressure at the Rock Port basketball games Tuesday, February 4. Jennifer was one of 77 people who had their blood pressure checked that night.  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison Winter Homecoming Royalty were: Fairfax – Queen Grace Oswald and King Carter Oswald; and Tarkio – King Alex Erickson, Queen Charley Caudill, and crownbearers Gabe Milla and  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Rotary Club is once again participating in the Shoes for Orphan Souls program that collects shoes and socks for needy children worldwide. This year, the local club is  Continue Reading »

On Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the TAC, the Tarkio Elementary third graders performed a parachute routine to the NFL theme song and Tech N9ne’s “Red Kingdom” in celebration of  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the new business, Hope N Reigns, Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Owned and managed by Julie Koop and located in the  Continue Reading »

Fairfax 8th grader Aliyah Pearce, left, won the Atchison County Spelling Bee February 4, 2025, in Fairfax. Tarkio’s Nadine Henning, second from left, placed second, followed by Fairfax’s Brody Landess,  Continue Reading »

Second Harvest mobile food pantries in Atchison County are now taking place at Rock Port High School, 600 S. Nebraska Street. The next mobile food pantry will be Monday, February  Continue Reading »