People & Living

April 23, 1948 • Five thousand gallons of gasoline in flames threatened Fairfax early Tuesday morning with the most disastrous fire in its history. A big gasoline transport heading south  Continue Reading »

April 23, 1948 • A portable iron lung arrived in Tarkio Friday night at City Hall and is now ready for use at any time for anyone in Tarkio or  Continue Reading »

April 23, 1948 • The pupils of Miss Colleen Ammons will be holding a dance recital Wednesday, April 28, at the Memorial Building. Part 1 will be the Doll Shop  Continue Reading »

This year’s Tarkio Tech/Tarkio College Cleanup Days will be May 5 and 6. Clean-up will include mostly bush trimming, weed pulling, painting, caulking, and treating for weeds. Required tools and  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Junior/Senior Prom will be held Saturday, April 29, 2023. This year’s theme is “Let’s Groove Tonight – A Night At The Disco.” A promenade will begin  Continue Reading »

The Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments is sponsoring an e-waste and white goods collection in the City of Oregon, City of Mound City, and City of Graham on Saturday,  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Fair Board’s market hog, lamb, and goat weigh-in for 4-H and FFA members will be Saturday, April 29, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the Atchison County  Continue Reading »

Westboro High School alumni are gathering at 12:00 noon Saturday, May 20, 2023, at the old Westboro Fire Station (next year the new fire station will be ready). Dinner is  Continue Reading »

Salvation Army Summer Camp will be June 27-30, 2023, for 8-12 year olds from Fairfax, Rock Port, and Tarkio, Missouri. The camp will be held at Three Trails Camp, Kansas  Continue Reading »

Happy 20th anniversary to Mike and Lisa Farmer on April 19! WCF SOF We are aware that some of the placings, times and distances are wrong in the track results  Continue Reading »

April 16, 1948 • The chest X-ray clinics which were to have been held in Atchison County the first of the week had to be cancelled because the truck bringing  Continue Reading »

April 16, 1948 • The opening event in a series of programs which will reach a climax in Tarkio’s celebration known as “Tarkiesta” will be held in the Community Building  Continue Reading »