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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 »

The Fairfax Methodist Church will host a free meal for the Fairfax community Saturday, February 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The menu will include chili, potato soup, grilled  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 »

During the month of January, the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office received 107 calls for service. Twenty-five of these calls for service resulted in a report, ranging from simple misdemeanors to  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Sheriff’s Department was notified of a potential threat reported at the Rock Port High School on January 30, 2025. Atchison County deputies responded to investigate in cooperation  Continue Reading »

Atchison County estab-lishments that sell food and drinks receive health inspections, once, twice, or three times a year depending on the type of foods sold and risk to the public.  Continue Reading »