People & Living

July 29, 1949 • Word has been received of the death of Lyman Henry Sommer, 57, who some 25 years ago was one of the publishers of the Tarkio Avalanche.  Continue Reading »

July 29, 1949 • The state highway department announced that the next order of construction of highways in Atchison County is approximately 6.9 miles on Route J, running from what  Continue Reading »

Leadership Northwest Missouri (LNWMO) recently held their 2024 graduation celebration at the Spillman Event Center in Jamesport, Missouri. The evening began with a welcome by Jennifer Jarvis, LNWMO board president  Continue Reading »

The school supply lists for the three Atchison County schools are included in this week’s edition. See pages 6 and 7 for the details. WCF SOF Next week’s Atchison County  Continue Reading »

The 86th annual membership meeting of the Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative will be held Thursday, July 25, 2024, at the Rock Port High School Gymnasium. Registration will be from 5:00 to  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Fair is just around the corner and the more the merrier when it comes to booths of food and games at the park. The Fairfax Optimist Club wants  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is low on the following items: canned fruit cocktail, canned apricots, cherry Jell-O, canned spinach, canned mixed vegetables, Lasagna Hamburger Helper, and Cheeseburger  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry board met Tuesday, July 9, 2024, with 13 members present. Churches represented were: Fairfax – Christian, Methodist, and Presbyterian; Tarkio – Catholic, First Christian, Church of  Continue Reading »

  The Brownville Concert Series welcomes SoulRoot to Brownville, Nebraska. Playing all your favorites from the last six decades, SoulRoot has become one of the most requested Top 40 cover  Continue Reading »

The public is encouraged to review and comment on the Atchison County Multi- jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan update before it is finalized. The plan includes an updated strategy to reduce  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Fair is this week at the Atchison County Fairgrounds and Velma Houts Fair Building in Rock Port. A parade will be held on Saturday on Main Street.  Continue Reading »

July 22, 1949 • Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Li’l Abner,” “Puddin’ Head,” “Two Guys from Texas,” “Village Barn Dance,” and “Hollywood Barn Dance.” • Wilbur Schooler’s  Continue Reading »