People & Living

The City of Tarkio is hosting its City-Wide Clean-Up Weekend May 1-3, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day. Items may be placed in the dumpsters located at  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Food Pantry The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is low on the following items: Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper, Chicken Fried Rice Chicken Helper, Tetrazzini Tuna Helper, stuffing  Continue Reading »

By Cynthia Walker Burton When I was a very young girl with natural blonde curls, Easter meant: shopping for a fancy new Easter dress, participating in the town Easter egg  Continue Reading »

Speaker Janie York will present a program, “Remember the Ladies: Stitching Together a Revolution” on April 16, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at Morton-James Public Library Kimmel Gallery, 923 1st Corso  Continue Reading »

April 5, 1951 • Showing at the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “Bucaneer’s Girl” with Yvonne DeCarlo and Robert Douglas, “Stella” with Ann Sheridan and Victor Mature, and “Barricade” with Ruth  Continue Reading »

April 6, 1951 •Showing at the Tarkio Theatre: “Big Timber” with Roddy McDowall, “Bodyhold,” “G.I. Joe” with Robert Mitchum, “I’ll Get By,” “The Fireball” with Mickey Rooney and Pat O’Brien.  Continue Reading »

April 6, 1951 • Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Mr. Music” with Bing Crosby, “Riders of Tomahawk Creek,” “Bodyhold,” and “High Lonesome” with John Barrymore. • Mrs.  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Elementary School is hosting the Scholastic Book Fair through Thursday, April 2, 2026. Besides buying in house, Scholastic also offers an online shopping option. Go to the online  Continue Reading »

The month of March has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look at some that helped to shape the world in March 1926. • The  Continue Reading »

Dennis Martin, former Atchison County Sheriff, led the group in singing the national anthem.   Tarkio Tech President Johnny Davis kept everyone involved, asking for a show of hands of  Continue Reading »

The Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments (NWMO RCOG) invites residents, business owners, and community stakeholders to participate in shaping a major regional initiative focused on strengthening and modernizing our  Continue Reading »

Three polling locations in Atchison County will not have anything on the ballot in the Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 7. The Tarkio, Westboro, and Fairfax polling locations will not  Continue Reading »