People & Living

Hayley Palmer, Rock Port, Missouri, has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) Spring 2025 President’s List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who  Continue Reading »

By Beverly Clinkingbeard According to Mrs. Sue (Scott) Smith who wrote “The Settlement of North Grove,” settlers arrived in northeast Atchison County after the Civil War, about 1870. Too soon,  Continue Reading »

by Cindy Walker Burton Words are like arrows: once released, you can’t take them back. Arrows are weapons that are keenly sharp, potentially deadly and can be fatal – and  Continue Reading »

Robbie Armstrong and Finn Hurst move some equipment to a new location on the Tarkio Tech campus.  (Amy Hughes photos)   Quin Staten trims some low hanging branches on a  Continue Reading »

St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Westboro, Missouri, will be hosting Vacation Bible School Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 3 years  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Sheridan Mires The Allen-Schiffern American Legion Auxiliary Unit 199 met on May 12, 2025, with six members and one guest present. Rummage sale hours were already reported, but  Continue Reading »

First Lutheran Church will host the Rock Port Community Vacation Bible School from June 16 to June 18. Kids’ll kick up their heels at Yee-Haw VBS as they stampede through  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Community Vacation Bible School will be held Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, at the Methodist Church in Fairfax. Breakfast will be served from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m.  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: tomato juice (46 oz.), saltine crackers, cereal, soups (cream of mushroom, chicken noodle, tomato, cream of  Continue Reading »

The Atchison-Holt unit of the Missouri Retired Teachers Association (MRTA) will meet Thursday, June 5, at R/Farms Distillery, located at 16755 Hwy. 59, Mound City. New school staff retirees are  Continue Reading »

Get ready for four days of fun, learning, and creativity – registration for the Summer Reading Program is officially open! The Atchison County Library is thrilled that it’s time for  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Tourism Board will host its third Summer Palooza Wednesday, May 21, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Rock Port Memorial Park. This family friendly event is  Continue Reading »