People & Living

Tarkio residents enjoyed a special visit from hundreds of monarch butterflies this weekend. The butterflies hung out in the trees of several residences on the south west side of town,  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is low on the following items: tomato soup, chicken noodle soup, cream of mushroom soup, chili beans, instant potatoes, spaghetti sauce, brownie mix, icing, shampoo,  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry Board met September 12, 2023, with 11 members present. Churches represented at the meeting were Baptist Church, Good News Church, and First Christian Church, Tarkio; Methodist  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Linda Kaye Payton, President of ALA Unit 199 The Allen-Schiffern  American Legion Auxiliary Unit 199 held a meeting on September 11, 2023, with six members attending. The meeting  Continue Reading »

Second Harvest Community Food Bank, serving 19 counties in northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas, is working to update the organization’s strategic plan. The first objective in the process is to  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Anita Sutter Jackie Martin, Cardiac Rehab Nurse at Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri, was the guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club on September  Continue Reading »

Family and friends of St. Oswald’s in-the- Fields Episcopal Church of rural Skidmore, Missouri, return each fall for a special service. This year’s celebration is the 125th Harvest Festival and  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Elementary School is hosting the Scholastic Book Fair now through Friday, September 22, 2023. This is an event geared to excite children about reading and learning. The fair  Continue Reading »

Restore Rock Port is hosting a free city-wide clean-up event September 29-30. Dumpsters will be available to Rock Port residents at the Rock Port City Park from 8:00 a.m. to  Continue Reading »

Annette Deering, Field Specialist in 4-H Youth Development, has worked with Atchison County youth and adult volunteers for 24 years. Annette is proud of not only seeing youth and families  Continue Reading »

September 24, 1948 • Twenty juniors and seniors are enrolled in typing I at Fairfax High School. They have learned the alphabet and can type paragraphs. They are now ready  Continue Reading »

September 24, 1948 • Problems of the world today will be talked of in a lecture by Martin Hall Tuesday night when he will be presented at David Rankin Hall.  Continue Reading »