People & Living

By Beverly Clinkingbeard They’re fishin’ in Elmo, Missouri, every second Saturday night of the month. Not at Mill Creek, but at the new community building located on the northeast side  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School FFA greenhouse held an open house Saturday, April 25, 2026. However, there is still a very nice selection of plants and baskets left, along with soil  Continue Reading »

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) believes all who served in Vietnam should be honored and remembered for their service. The memory program offers families and friends of those who  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Rotary Club once again collected shoes to donate to orphans in need around the world in the Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls project. This year, Tarkio collected 256  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Richard Boettner, Rock Port Baptist Church I am writing this week as we experience a wonderful spring season, while reflecting on some Bible teaching I have done  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Nutrition Center has announced that the Kids’ Summer Meals program is returning for another season of nutritious, hot lunches – completely free for every child in the community.  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: fruits (15-20 oz. – mixed fruit, peaches, pears, pineapple, mandarin oranges), complete pancake mix, syrup (64  Continue Reading »

Dear Editor of the Atchison County Mail, I enjoyed your informative article on April 16, 2026, about the 25th anniversary of Atchison County 911 Service. However, there was some information  Continue Reading »

May 3, 1951 • In celebration of the birthday of Florence Nightingale and the National Hospital Day, Community Hospital will hold an open house Saturday, May 12. Tours will be  Continue Reading »

May 4, 1951 • Showing at the Tarkio Theatre: “711 Ocean Drive” with Joan Dru and Edmund O’Brien and “American Guerrilla in the Philippines” with Tyrone Power and Micheline Prelle.  Continue Reading »

May 4, 1951 • Rock Port Community Garden Club is planning a timber tour Monday, May 7. The party will go to the home of Mrs. Ben B. Gebhards near  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port baseball game scheduled for Thursday, April 23, at Burlington Junction was postponed to Tuesday, April 28, at 5:00 p.m. The ball game scheduled for Monday, April 27,  Continue Reading »