People & Living

Aaron Schlueter, Tarkio, was one of more than 10,600 Iowa State University students who have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the spring semester 2024 Dean’s  Continue Reading »

Bressler’s Academy of Martial Arts, a martial arts academy practicing the art of hapkido in Rock Port, Missouri, was honored Saturday, May 11, with visits by high ranking individuals from  Continue Reading »

Atchison County had 14 children participate in Salvation Army camp June 11-14, 2024. Pictured are, from left to right: front row – Adilynn Bates, Oliver Paris, Jonah Long, Kaylee Allen,  Continue Reading »

Brooke Holley, Rock Port, Missouri, was named to The University of Alabama Dean’s List for the spring semester 2024. A total of 13,103 students enrolled during spring semester 2024 at  Continue Reading »

A project was awarded to Herzog Contracting Corp., LLC during the September 2023 Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission meeting, for resurfacing of U.S. Route 59 and Route 159 in Holt  Continue Reading »

The American Academy of Dermatology recommends that parents avoid exposing babies younger than six months to the sun’s rays. Infants should be kept in the shade as much as possible  Continue Reading »

A women’s ministry gathering, the second annual Women of Grace Not Perfection event, sponsored by Blessedx3 Boutique, is scheduled for Sunday, June 23, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. in  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) board met June 12, 2024, at Community Hospital-Fairfax. Present were: Lori Seymour, Bob Alldredge, Craig Corken, Mary Ann Hull, Jeff Meyer, Roger Martin, and  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Tourism Board met June 13, 2024. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Present were Jody VanSickle, Elizabeth Dillman, and Jim Clodfelter. Charlie Clodfelter, Chris  Continue Reading »

Nitrogen losses occur in wet soils by leaching and/or denitrification. Warm soil temperatures in June are conducive for denitrification losses in which soil microbes convert nitrate nitrogen to gas which  Continue Reading »

Our ancestors couldn’t go to the hardware store or shopping mall to buy utensils and other household essentials. Instead, they improvised with items found in nature. The dried fruit of  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 June 17-23. Inclement weather  Continue Reading »