People & Living

North Central Missouri College has named students with outstanding academic achievements to the Academic Honors Lists for the 2024 summer semester. Students named to the President’s List have earned at  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library is reaching out to the community to let everyone know what a great resource we have right here in Rock Port, Tarkio, and Fairfax. Here are  Continue Reading »

Bridget Stillwell and Cody Gladman of Tarkio, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Everlee Ann Gladman. Everlee was born at 10:45 a.m. Friday, August 9,  Continue Reading »

Noah Mays, Atchison-Holt Ambulance District Director, was the guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club on August 8, 2024. The ambulance district is 50 years old  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Baptist Church hosted the Fairfax Community-Wide Vacation Bible School, “Douglas Talks,” July 29 through August 2. It was an exciting week talking about the Bible with Douglas of “Douglas  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Cathy Riggins, Good News Church and Westboro Methodist Church Happy August everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying this sudden break in the heat and getting outside and  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry  The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: chili style beans, pasta (ramen noodles, macaroni, medium egg noodles, spaghetti), canned pasta (beefaroni, SpaghettiOs), grape  Continue Reading »

August 19, 1949 • Showing at the Fair Theatre: “Campus Sleuth” (a comedy) and “Crossed Trails” (a western), “Fort Apache” with John Wayne and Henry Fonda, and “The Search” (a  Continue Reading »

August 19, 1949 • Showing at The Tarkio theatre: “Desert Vigilante” with Michael O’Halloran and Charles Starrett; “Blue Skies” with Bing Crosby; “Colorado Territory” with Joel McCrea and Alexis Smith;  Continue Reading »

August 19, 1949 • Witnessed by a crowd estimated at between 1,500 and 2,000 persons, the Rock Port Cardinals downed the Fairfax team 8-1 on the local field Thursday evening  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Back-to-School Night will take place Monday, August 19, 2024. The elementary open house will be held from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (food provided). The 6th grade orientation  Continue Reading »

Rylee Jenkins earned a gold medal in the discus at the AAU Junior Olympic Games in North Carolina. Congratulations on your first place finish!   Rylee Jenkins, right, a 2024  Continue Reading »