People & Living

March 9, 1950 • John Walker and family announced the reopening of the Imperial Service Station at Ninth Street and Highway 4 in Tarkio. They have bought the Bigley residential  Continue Reading »

March 10, 1950 • At the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Blondie’s Hero”, “Mysterious Desperado”, “Great Lover” with Bob Hope, and “In The Good Old Summertime” with Van Johnson and  Continue Reading »

Get a jump on the gardening season by starting vegetable and flower seeds indoors now, says University of Missouri Extension field horticulturist Donna Aufdenberg. “Starting seeds indoors doesn’t have to  Continue Reading »

Cindy Walker Burton snapped this photo Thursday of a majestic bald eagle who was surveying the landscape near the Missouri River.

The Atchison County Fair Board’s annual all-you-can-eat fish fry will be held Sunday, March 9, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Velma Houts Fair Building on the fairgrounds  Continue Reading »

Bingo at the Rock Port Senior Center, 505 Country Club Drive, will start up again March 11. Bingo is scheduled the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Games start  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 February 24 to March  Continue Reading »

Two people were injured after a vehicle overturned in Atchison County Friday evening, February 14, at 5:50 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred on northbound U.S.  Continue Reading »

The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have approved the Atchison County Multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan update. The plan will be in effect for  Continue Reading »

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters and anglers that related annual permits expire at the end of February, including 2024 permits for small game, fishing, trout fishing,  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Wayne Flanary, Field Specialist Liming acid soils can increase yields. For example, research from changing the pH from 4.5 to 6.0 increased soybean yields by 15 percent. The  Continue Reading »

Missouri Western has named 354 students to the President’s Honor Roll for the fall semester of 2024. Students who carried 12 or more hours of graded credit and earned a  Continue Reading »