People & Living

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 »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– Beg, Borrow, Or Steal by Sarah Adams, The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri, To Die For  Continue Reading »

Congratulations to the Rock Port Blue Jays on winning the Fairfax Invitational Tournament and all the athletes named to the All-Tournament Team! WCF SOF Brrr! We are not fans of  Continue Reading »

January 27, 1950 • “Farm Auction” by Jackson Lee Nesbitt is one of a collection of 99 paintings given to the University of Missouri by the Scruggs Vandervoort Barney department  Continue Reading »

January 27, 1950 • Frank C. Peterson and James F. Prather are co-partners in a new Tarkio business which will serve Atchison County farmers. The Peterson Prather Lime and Phosphate  Continue Reading »

January 27, 1950 • Jimmie, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Resler of Rupe’s Grove community, got a badly bruised right arm Wednesday of last week when it became  Continue Reading »

As legislators begin a new session in Jefferson City, citizens from the 19-county region of Northwest Missouri, including multiple communities and representatives from business, education, healthcare, and government, will come  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio National Honor Society will be hosting a blood drive from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Tarkio Activity Center (TAC), located at 110 N.  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 January 13-19. There also  Continue Reading »

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, with the national awareness day on January 11. The month is dedicated to educating the traveling public on human trafficking, what to look  Continue Reading »

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Missouri River Bird Observatory (MRBO), and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) invite both new and  Continue Reading »

Jake Minter, grandson of Fran and Mike Minter of Rock Port, helped lead his Edison football team to its first California Interscholastic Football (CIF) state championship by defeating Fresno Central  Continue Reading »