People & Living

Daisies and other flowers continue to bloom this spring, making any view around Atchison County a colorful one.

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 May 5-11. There also  Continue Reading »

A seven-county scrub seal project will lengthen the lifespan of roadways in Atchison, Holt, Nodaway, Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton and DeKalb counties. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted Vance Brothers, Inc.  Continue Reading »

University of Missouri statewide insect trapping network  has indicated flights of both black cutworm and true armyworm in northwest and other parts of Missouri. Moth flights indicate their presence in  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Technology Institute hosted a blood drive in The Curnutt Center in Tarkio on Thursday, May 1, 2025. A total of 19 Atchison County residents registered to give blood, including  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Tech’s Local Steering Committee sponsored a bowling party to raise funds for Tarkio Tech scholarships.  Gifts and door prizes were won by Cohen Lundquist, Sage Sundermann, Stason Sundermann, Nora  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Rotary Club is grilling delicious food every Saturday (weather permitting) in the parking lot of Hy-Vee in Tarkio from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Be sure to stop  Continue Reading »

Mark Staten, admissions counselor at Tarkio Technology Institute, was the guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club on April 29, 2025. Mr. Staten shared information about  Continue Reading »

The family of Dean “Skeet” Schoonover will be having a card shower for his 90th birthday. Skeet’s birthday is on Thursday, May 15th. If you would like to send a  Continue Reading »

  Please help Bill and Cathie Peregrine celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, May 17, at 2:00 p.m. at the American Legion Building (201 N. 3rd Street) in Tarkio,  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: grape juice (64 oz.), cereal, creamy peanut butter (16 oz.), saltine crackers, soups (cream of mushroom,  Continue Reading »

  Tarkio and Rock Port Girl Scouts earned their first aid badges with the help of the Atchison-Holt Ambulance District. The girls made first aid kits with supplies provided by  Continue Reading »