People & Living

Kourtney and Jarrod Murphy of Rock Port, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Coy Dale Murphy. Coy was born at 7:31 a.m. Tuesday, July 29,  Continue Reading »

Jack Bailey from Rock Port won the Atchison County Library’s Teen Summer Reading Challenge! The library is grateful to Midwest Data Center who gave Jack a pair of Beats earbuds  Continue Reading »

Samantha O’Riley, right, is leaving her position as director of Community Services in Atchison County. Kodi Irizarry, left, will assume the position the first week in August. Community Services sponsored  Continue Reading »

The Leadership Northwest Missouri Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Ginny Vernon and the late Jack Vernon of Fairfax, Missouri, for their joint service to Northwest Missouri.   Atchison County  Continue Reading »

The month of August has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look at some that helped to shape the world in August 1925. • The  Continue Reading »

Joel Sartore is a photographer, speaker, author, teacher, conservationist, National Geographic explorer, and a regular contributor to National Geographic magazine. His hallmarks are a sense of humor and a Midwestern  Continue Reading »

The annual field day at the MU Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center near Corning on August 26 will look at how drones can improve farm efficiency and yields and discuss  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 »

Due to the passage of Senate Bill 28, purchasing a motor vehicle in Missouri will look different down the road – in late 2026 or early 2027. The law will  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 August 4-10. There may  Continue Reading »

The Missouri Department of Conservation will offer a Hunter Education Skills Session Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the University Extension Office in the Velma Houts Fair Building, located at 201  Continue Reading »

The second of the Atchison County Mail’s 2025 saturation issues will be delivered to all Atchison County addresses August 21. The final saturation issue is scheduled to run September 25.  Continue Reading »