People & Living

February 3, 1950 • Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Stagecoach Kid” with Tim Holt, “Tarzan Triumphs,” and “Homecoming” with Clark Gable and Lana Turner. • Miss Ella  Continue Reading »

  Move over local television and radio meteorologists. Come February 2, a different weather expert garners all the forecasting glory. Groundhog Day celebrations are an entertaining way to break up  Continue Reading »

The Nodaway Chorale will launch its spring rehearsal season Monday, January 27, at 7:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, Third and Buchanan Streets, Maryville, Missouri. Rehearsals, in preparation for an  Continue Reading »

The private pesticide applicator license issued by the Missouri Department of Agriculture is required for producers wanting to purchase and apply restricted use pesticides. Agricultural producers needing to obtain or  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) board met January 15, 2024, in the ACDC office. Present were: Lori Seymour, Roger Martin, Eryn Stepp, Craig Corken, and W.C. Farmer, board members;  Continue Reading »

Mandy Whipple, Cassie Shaw and Jami DeRosier have opened a new business at 402 Main Street in Tarkio. At the Tarkio Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the  Continue Reading »

By Beverly Clinkingbeard The Atchison County Democrat hadn’t been in publication but a short time when a newspaper’s purpose of informing the public was in effect in Atchison County. The  Continue Reading »

The University of Missouri has released the names of 12,392 undergraduate students who earned a place on the fall 2024 dean’s list. Atchison County students named to the dean’s list  Continue Reading »

The Shenandoah, Iowa, Community School District has hired Chris Chamberlain, Rock Port, to be the Positive Peer Support & Bully Prevention Coordinator. He will be responsible for developing and presenting  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is low on the following items: pancake mix, syrup, saltine crackers, canned pineapple chunks, canned peaches, and Spam. The food pantry will be  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry board met Tuesday, January 14, 2025, with nine members present. Churches represented were: First Christian, Catholic Church, and Good News Church, Tarkio; Christian, Presbyterian, Methodist, Fairfax;  Continue Reading »

Tarkio College was established in 1883 by the Honorable David Rankin. The Tarkio College Alumni Association is excited to be a part of the celebration of Mr. Rankin’s birthday in  Continue Reading »