People & Living

The Atchison County Library has planned some events for kids in July. Children ages preschool and up are invited to cool off and see friends at story time Tuesday, July  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Atchison County for the week of July 14-20. There may  Continue Reading »

Caleb O’Neal of University of Missouri Extension, pictured, and agronomy specialist Rusty Lee will hold a one-day class Tuesday, August 5, to teach about agriculture uses for drones at the  Continue Reading »

Junior high and high school students volunteered alongside Rock Port faculty at the mobile food pantry Monday, July 14.   Starting in September, the mobile food pantry will only be  Continue Reading »

by Cindy Walker Burton It’s so cold I hate this weather. It’s so hot I hate this weather. There’s nothing to do around here. I had to wait a long  Continue Reading »

Landon Scott, left, of Tarkio was a recent winner of a Dairy Diner gift certificate won in the Mule Muffin Mania Contest sponsored by the Tarkio Rotary Club. J.J. McRaven,  Continue Reading »

Kris Umbarger, Director of Community Healthcare Foundation, was the guest speaker of the Tarkio Rotary Club July 8, 2025. Kris shared that Community Hospital-Fairfax has been declared one of the  Continue Reading »

The governing board of the Tarkio Rotary Club was installed by Darryl Lowrey, president, right. Pictured being sworn in are, from left to right: Don White, secretary-treasurer; Johnnie Davis, sergeant-at-arms;  Continue Reading »

Marisa Hedlund presented a program on The Inn on Main in Fairfax. She and her husband, Chris, have opened an Airbnb in Fairfax. The Fairfax Kiwanis Club enjoyed an informative  Continue Reading »

Lora Lea (Gubser) Owen and her husband, Randy, will be inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame August 17 at the Iowa State Fair. Lora Lea grew up in  Continue Reading »

Lindsey and Spencer Barnes of Westboro, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Boyd Olin Barnes. Boyd was born at 4:04 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2025,  Continue Reading »

James and Amber Zumbrunnen of Fairfax, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their twin boys, Jace Owen and Jett Irvin Zumbrunnen. The twins were born on Tuesday, June  Continue Reading »