People & Living

The next Atchison County alumnus we are going to celebrate in the “Where are they now?” series is Hunter Bennett, a 2021 Tarkio High School graduate. Hunter is currently serving  Continue Reading »

Missouri Connections Academy recently presented more than 90 students their high school diplomas as members of the statewide public online school’s 2023 graduating class. The students were recently honored during  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: tomato juice (64 oz.), cereal, cake mixes (chocolate or white), boxed macaroni and cheese, vegetables  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Linda Kaye Payton, President of ALA Unit 199 The Allen-Schiffern American Legion Auxiliary Unit 199 met May 15, 2023, with six members attending at first, then another member  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Brad Dush, Fairfax United Methodist Church Have you ever experienced a tough day? Week? Month? Year? We all have had a tough or challenging event that brought  Continue Reading »

The Brownville Concert Series welcomes back award-winning singer and pianist, Eric Yves Garcia. When red curtains had dropped, when plates had been cleared and nights were still young, a few  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Mail and Tarkio Avalanche will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day. Please submit all news and ads by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, May 25,  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Farmers Market is held every Friday on Broadway Street from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Last week’s vendors included Amelia and Caroline Larson (cookies and pie), C.J. Jackson  Continue Reading »

May 28, 1948 • Sixty-seven members and guests attended the second anniversary of the Fairfax Kiwanis Club at the Presbyterian Church Thursday evening of last week. Judge Ray Weightman of  Continue Reading »

May 28, 1948 • Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ellsworth are building a two-story, seven-room home of Dutch Colonial architecture at the corner of 13th and Chestnut streets in Tarkio. The  Continue Reading »

May 28, 1948 • The annual repair and recoating of Highway No. 4 west of Rock Port is underway. The roadway was scarified last week, and oil will be applied  Continue Reading »

The Langdon School building as it exists today.   By Matthew Barnes This week’s edition of “School Days Gone By” will cover the Langdon School District. The land in the  Continue Reading »