People & Living

The Tarkio Presbyterian Church Choir and Bell Choir will present a program of Easter music during the worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023. The church  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Bill Hargis, Rock Port and Watson United Methodist Churches “This is my commandment that you love one another as I have loved you. (John 15:12). My friend,  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is low on the following items: syrup, chili, Hamburger Helper, Chicken Helper, Tuna Helper, laundry soap, dish soap, men’s shampoo, and ladies’ deodorant. Items can  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry Board met Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Tarkio, Missouri, with 13 members present. Churches represented were: Fairfax – Methodist, Presbyterian, and Christian; Tarkio – First Baptist,  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Linda Kaye Payton, president The Allen-Schiffern American Legion Auxiliary Unit 199 held a meeting on March 13, 2023, with eight members attending. President Linda Kaye Payton opened the  Continue Reading »

Brinlyn Morgan Mercer Destiny and Darek Mercer of Fairfax, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Brinlyn Morgan Mercer. Brinlyn was born at 5:30 a.m. on  Continue Reading »

Ashley Keesis (pictured with Carol Doughty Jagger) and Gavin Summers (below), Tarkio Tech students, have received the Dr. Gavin and Eleanor Doughty Scholarship.   Recipients of the Dr. Gavin and  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– Murder at Haven’s Rock by Kelley Armstrong, Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood, The  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has planned in Atchison County for the week of March 20-26, 2023.  Continue Reading »

By Margaret Slayton, Mound City News Reporter A man from Ottawa, Kansas, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, for the armed robbery at Citizens  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has planned in Atchison County for the week of March 13-19, 2023.  Continue Reading »

Late winter is a good time to go birding, as the birds are more visible with foliage off the trees and shrubs. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer  Continue Reading »