People & Living

Atchison County Hazard Mitigation Plan public survey is open

Written on March 5, 2024

A planning committee comprised of representatives from Atchison County, the incorporated cities, and the public school districts is currently developing an update to the comprehensive Atchison County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation  Continue Reading »

Four interesting facts about the month of March

Written on March 5, 2024

March marks a turning point for many people each year. Perhaps because winter winds down and officially ends in mid-March, the month is easy to characterize as a turning point  Continue Reading »

Taking a look back in time

Written on March 5, 2024

These pictures, shared by a reader, were taken April 21, 1937. The picture at top was labeled Main Street, Rock Port, and the picture above was labeled 275 Highway.

MDC reminds snaggers that paddlefish season begins March 15

Written on March 5, 2024

Paddlefish are named for their large, paddle-shaped snouts. Paddlefish swim slowly through water with their mouths wide open, collecting tiny crustaceans and insects in their elaborate, closely set gill rakers.  Continue Reading »

Game Night at Atchison County Library

Written on March 5, 2024

Cassie and Oliver Shaw play checkers with a giant set of checkers that is available at the library for patrons to use whenever they visit the Tarkio Branch of the  Continue Reading »

Westboro’s town pump

Written on March 5, 2024

By Beverly Clinkingbeard “It’s just always been there.” That’s the response to the presence of a town pump that is located in the center of Main Street, Westboro, Missouri. The  Continue Reading »

New titles at the Atchison County Library

Written on March 5, 2024

Diva by Daisy Goodwin – New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time  Continue Reading »

Missouri Crop Improvement Association provides services to area growers

Written on March 5, 2024

The Missouri Crop Improvement Association (MCIA) serves as an independent provider of services in seed certification, quality assurance, identity preserved, and source identified. The laboratory provides testing and analysis for  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Rehab celebrates Social Work Month

Written on March 5, 2024

March is Social Work Month and Tarkio Rehabilitation and Health Care is celebrating and thanking social work professionals for all the compassion, care, and comfort they provide to patients and  Continue Reading »

Food Pantry updates

Written on March 5, 2024

Rock Port Food Pantry The Rock Port Food Pantry is low on the following items: strawberry jelly, grape jelly, peanut butter (smooth and crunchy), peaches, and Chicken Helper. Items can  Continue Reading »

Annual Battle of the Books March 22

Written on March 5, 2024

The annual Atchison County Mark Twain Battle of the Books competition is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Tarkio Resource Center (11th and Walnut streets). Registration  Continue Reading »

Community service project

Written on March 5, 2024

Jersi Poppa and Alexis Bywater are doing a community service project for FBLA. The girls are asking for any donations for the Atchison County Heath Center in Tarkio. Donations will  Continue Reading »