People & Living

The annual Memorial Day Tea will be held Sunday, May 24, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the High Creek Church (15824 State Hwy. B, Watson, Missouri). This  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor David Shadinger, Rock Port United Methodist Church “Satisfaction Guaranteed” may be the most successful promise in American advertising. It appears on receipts, websites and product boxes because  Continue Reading »

May 10, 1951 • In accordance with the law, the county court considered proposals from banks who wished to be depositories for the county’s funds for the next two years.  Continue Reading »

May 11, 1951 • Showing at the Tarkio Theatre: “Night Train To Memphis” starring Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys, “Union Station” with Barry Fitzgerald and William Holden, and  Continue Reading »

May 11, 1951 • Jim Hall, originally of Tarkio and now working for the New Mexico Game and Fish Department, was recently featured in a story in the Western Sportsman,  Continue Reading »

Fairfax music students will be performing a concert Wednesday, May 6, for family and friends in the high school gym. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. The Music Boosters  Continue Reading »

Join the Community Blood Center and Tarkio Technology Institute in saving a life with a blood donation Thursday, May 7. From 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., donate blood in the  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Senior Awards Assembly will be held Friday, May 8, at 1:00 p.m. in the THS Gymnasium. Teachers, students, community, and family members are encouraged to attend.  Continue Reading »

The Nodaway County household hazardous waste (HHW) collection site will be open Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The HHW collection site is located at the  Continue Reading »

An open house for the re-created Edna O’Dell paintings, the World War II newspapers, and the David Rankin/Tarkio Museum will be held Tuesday, May 12 at 5:00 p.m. in Thompson  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 27-May 3. There  Continue Reading »

The remembrances of Faye Clark By Beverly Clinkingbeard In 1981, Betsy Chapin was teaching the fifth and sixth graders at Westboro Elementary School in Westboro, Missouri. The pupils were given  Continue Reading »