People & Living

March 19, 1948 • Luther C. Hedrick passed away March 10 at the age of 83 years, one month, and 19 days. The first 30 years of life were spent  Continue Reading »

March 19, 1948 • Elmer Hicks and family have moved to the Youel farm near Fairfax from Willow Springs, Missouri. Several years ago, they lived on the J.C. Brown farm  Continue Reading »

March 19, 1948 • A youth from Corning, Missouri, who wanted to go from The Ritz into the Hotel Opp lobby shortly before midnight last Saturday evening found his way  Continue Reading »

Take Pride in America Day is a day for people to get outside and contribute their time and energy to making a difference in our state parks and wildlife areas.  Continue Reading »

Kinney’s Cornet Band performed on Rock Port’s Main Street. The J.E. Spurlock Drugs building is now W.C. Farmer Photography Studio. This picture was taken in front of the Atchison County  Continue Reading »

Rep. Jeff Farnan Car buyers would pay their sales tax at the dealership rather than a Department of Revenue (DOR) fee office under a piece of legislation given initial approval  Continue Reading »

As we approach the halfway mark of the legislative session, it’s important to take stock of the progress made thus far and assess what still needs to be accomplished. The  Continue Reading »

A resurfacing project on several routes in Holt, Gentry, Nodaway and Atchison counties is scheduled to resume next week. Herzog Contracting Corp., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, began  Continue Reading »

The 32nd sizzling season of the Brownville Concert Series will feature performers Carole J. Bufford, top left; Ryanhood, top right; Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers, bottom left; and Marissa Mulder,  Continue Reading »

The Irish Grove School building.   Irish Grove Consolidated District No. 5. By Matthew Barnes The Irish Grove consolidated district number 5 was another rural high school district in Atchison  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Lions Club donated $2,000 to the Tarkio Parks & Recreation for their baseball field and Stevenson Park upgrades. Pictured are Lions Craig Martin, Marv Southard, and Steve Klute  Continue Reading »

By Beverly Clinkingbeard Jay Bohling grew up on a farm west of the Missouri River near Auburn, Nebraska. He was one of a family of seven children of Walter and  Continue Reading »