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People & Living
Managing a septic lagoon during drought
Written on July 11, 2023
Submitted by Jim Crawford, Field Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, MU Extension, Atchison County With the extended dry conditions we are experiencing, I am receiving inquiries regarding septic lagoons for single Continue Reading »
Missouri S&T announces honor list
Written on July 11, 2023
Missouri University of Science and Technology has announced the names of students who made the honor list for the Spring 2023 semester. To be included on the honor list, students Continue Reading »
Grand Champion Breeding Beef
Written on July 11, 2023
Charlie Smith, a Fairfax, Missouri, FFA member, showed the Grand Champion Breeding Beef at the Junior Livestock Show at the Gentry County Fair in Albany, Missouri. (Ginny Smith photo)
Tucker’s Funeral Service
Written on July 11, 2023
Bill Peck and Scott Tucker with the horse-drawn hearse. Through the years the funeral service had several helpers and sometimes called on the family or neighbors of the deceased to Continue Reading »
Food pantry updates
Written on July 11, 2023
The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: fruits (mixed fruit, peaches, pears, pineapple, mandarin oranges – small), grape juice (64 oz.), cereal, brownie mix, beef Continue Reading »
New titles at the Atchison County Library
Written on July 11, 2023
The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende, The First Ladies by Marie Benedict, The 9th Continue Reading »
On The Spiritual Side…Good Enough For Me
Written on July 11, 2023
Submitted by Pastor Bill Hargis, Rock Port and Watson United Methodist Churches Minutes before my first message (I was standing in the pulpit), in my first appointed church, a man Continue Reading »
Cornhole tournament
Written on July 11, 2023
Pleasant View Nursing Home is hosting a cornhole tournament at the Rock Port City Park in Rock Port, Missouri, Friday and Saturday, July 28 and 29. Enter a team of Continue Reading »
Rock Port swimming lessons July 24-27
Written on July 11, 2023
Rock Port swimming lessons will be Monday, July 24, through Thursday, July 27. The lessons are free. Registration forms are available at the Rock Port City Pool. Parent/Child classes will Continue Reading »
Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative to hold annual membership meeting
Written on July 11, 2023
The 85th annual membership meeting of the Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative will be held Thursday, July 27, 2023, at the Rock Port High School Gymnasium. Registration will be from 5:00 to Continue Reading »
Formerly Forum
Written on July 11, 2023
July 16, 1948 • Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hecker received word that the body of their son, Private First Class Delbert T. “Ted” Hecker, has been returned from Europe on Continue Reading »
“Extra! Extra!” A blast from Tarkio’s past
Written on July 11, 2023
July 16, 1948 • Several tractors were in the field at Ranch 11 the past week to harvest a wonderful crop of wheat which yielded an average of 62 and Continue Reading »
Tom Van Syoc
