People & Living

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 June 23-29. There may  Continue Reading »

Captain Shawn P. Skoglund, commanding officer of Troop H, St. Joseph, Missouri, recently announced the assignment of two new troopers to Troop H. The new troopers were members of the  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison Wolves Cross Country Team will be hosting its third annual Run With the Wolves 5K Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Tarkio, Missouri. The event starts in the  Continue Reading »

Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska, has published the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the Spring Term 2025. To qualify for the President’s List, students must maintain a grade point average  Continue Reading »

OATS Transit offers regular transportation services for the rural general public of any age, seniors, and individuals with disabilities. Call 816-279-3131 or 800-831-9219 to schedule a ride or find out  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: tomato juice (46 oz. can), saltine crackers, brownie mix, creamy peanut butter (16 oz.), Tuna Helper,  Continue Reading »

The front lawn of the Tarkio Nutrition Center recently received a beautiful renovation called Marvin’s Garden. Marvin Bulger and his wife, Kay, moved to Tarkio several years back and built  Continue Reading »

The Brownville Education Center for the Arts and Humanities (BECAH) has hired Clarissa Weitzel as its inaugural intern. Weitzel, a recent graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO),  Continue Reading »

First Lutheran Church hosted the Rock Port Community Vacation Bible School June 16-18. Around 40 wranglers, buckaroos, ranch hands, and cowpokes kicked up their heels at Yee-Haw VBS, stampeded through  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Richard Boettner, Rock Port Baptist Church For this week’s article I will summarize some teaching from Scripture that I will be sharing at the Rock Port Baptist  Continue Reading »

In 2013, the Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) created the Business Improvement (BI) Grant to encourage Atchison County businesses as they work to provide products and services to our county.   Continue Reading »

June 29, 1950 • Charles Tudor, 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tudor, who live between Fairfax and Corning, was drowned about 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon when the  Continue Reading »