People & Living

The Missouri Department of Economic Development has awarded over $94 million dollars for 70 projects across the state through the Community Revitalization Grant Program, funded through the American Rescue Plan  Continue Reading »

Chet Wade Sloop Paige and Jeremy Sloop of Rock Port, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Chet Wade Sloop. Chet was born at 8:04 a.m.  Continue Reading »

By Beverly Clinkingbeard It was 120 years ago in Atchison County that Sheriff George B. Million succeeded in securing a special election to build a jail. A two-thirds vote was  Continue Reading »

Adam McAtee, criminal investigator with the Missouri Highway Patrol, was the guest speaker at the March 28, 2023, meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club. Adam works in the division of  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Food Pantry The Rock Port Food Pantry is low on the following items: Pancake mix (complete ), apricots, pineapple, beef stew, instant potatoes, stuffing, instant rice, Jell-O/pudding mixes,  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio/Westboro Good Friday service will be held Friday, April 7, 2023, at 12:00 noon at the Tarkio United Methodist Church. A sack lunch will be provided for after the  Continue Reading »

There were many items to bid on in the silent auction at the Women in Ag event. (Submitted photo)   Farm2Fork Ranch of Rock Port was set up at the  Continue Reading »

The Easter Bunny will be visiting Pleasant View Nursing Home in Rock Port Friday, April 7, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. to visit with the children and to take pics  Continue Reading »

April 9, 1948 • The Mobile Blood Unit from the Veterans Hospital at Wadsworth, Kansas, arrived in Fairfax Wednesday morning. Seventy-four blood donors were registered and from that number, the  Continue Reading »

April 9, 1948 • Wednesday afternoon, the Tarkio Fire Department received its ninth call since the first of January and its fourth since last Saturday morning. The fire was a  Continue Reading »

April 9, 1948 • Through the Atchison County Council of Churches, efforts are being made to bring each Sunday evening a minister from one of the neighboring churches to provide  Continue Reading »

The next mobile food pantry will be held Tuesday, April 18. The food drop will take place in front of Community Services, located at 4th and Main streets in Tarkio,  Continue Reading »