People & Living

The Rock Port and Watson United Methodist Churches will host another family movie night Sunday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall at the Rock Port United Methodist  Continue Reading »

Join in the fun Tuesday, April 23, at the Rock Port Senior Center, 505 Country Club Drive. Bingo is scheduled the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Games start  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 April 8-14. Inclement weather  Continue Reading »

The Missouri Freedom Quilters is a local group of women who dedicate their time and talent to making quilts for local veterans. These patriotic designed Quilts of Valor have a  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– The Divorcees by Rowan Beaird, The Princess Of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian, Three-Inch Teeth by  Continue Reading »

April 15, 1949 • The Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative has made application for a license to operate a short wave radio system with which to make contact with its service trucks.  Continue Reading »

April 15, 1949 •  Showing at The Tarkio Theatre: Johnny Weismuller in “Tarzan & The Mermaids,”  William Bishop and Edgar Buchanan in “Adventures of Silverado,”  Brian Aherne in “The Locket,”   Continue Reading »

April 15, 1949 • At the B. P. Hunter Stores: spring and summer style dresses now $6.95; spring coats now $14.50; and men’s Munsingwear athletic shirts are 75¢ each. •  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The food pantry is currently low on the following items: apple juice (64 oz.), cake mixes (chocolate or white), flour (5 lbs.), beef and chicken broth (14.5  Continue Reading »

Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri, recently selected 354 students for the President’s Honor Roll for the fall semester of 2023. Students who carried 12 or more hours of  Continue Reading »

It’s always good to take time to catch up. Jill Kingery, Kay Graves, Amy Sefrit, Alice Kemerling, and Ann Martin all take a moment to eat some pancakes and visit.  Continue Reading »

Recently, an Atchison County resident shared his memories from growing up in Fairfax and Tarkio. Things were very different back then, but still wonderful: The kids, young and old, had  Continue Reading »