People & Living

The American flag is a symbol of the country’s history, pride and success in overcoming political oppression. Through its many incarnations and variations, the Stars and Stripes has waved over  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay, Swamp Story by Dave Barry, Tom Clancy Flash Point by  Continue Reading »

The Brownville Fine Arts Association will host its annual Governor Furnas Arboretum program Saturday, June 10, at 10:00 a.m. There is no admission charge. Jill Lokke’s presentation focuses on insects  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 June 5-11. All road  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Wayne Flanary Tar spot has been found in northwest Missouri in many counties. It appeared in August of last year but did not impact corn yield. Tar spot  Continue Reading »

OATS Transit’s Northwest Region Office in St. Joseph, Missouri, has announced that they will stop accepting payments on their buses effective July 1, 2023. The areas affected by this change  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 May 29-June 4. All  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Wayne Flanary Most corn fields during emergence looked like a “picket fence.” Spacing and emergence has been excellent in most fields. However, once we reach the V-4 corn  Continue Reading »

Peru State College recently announced its President’s List and Dean’s List for the spring 2023 term. Students representing Nebraska, 15 other states, plus, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Serbia, and Turkey were  Continue Reading »

Members of the FHS Class of 1983 gathered for their 40th reunion. Pictured, from left to right, are: front row – Mary (Noski) Geesey, Lisa (Alldredge) Vayda, Janene (McCartney) McEnaney,  Continue Reading »

Gus and Brooks Hurst were the guest speakers at the Tarkio Rotary Club meeting on May 23, 2023. They shared information about the multipurpose building improvement project at the Gould  Continue Reading »

Emily (Bremer) Heaton, a 2016 graduate of Rock Port High School, graduated from Peru State College in May 2020 with a double major in Biochemistry and Disease & Human Health.  Continue Reading »