People & Living

The Tarkio Volunteer Fire Department held a business meeting December 1, 2022, to elect the new officers for 2023. Officers are: Chief – Shane Bredensteiner, 1st Assistant Chief – Allen  Continue Reading »

Kenny and Karen Thompson of Coin, Iowa, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on December 15, 2022. The couple will be celebrating with an open house at the Shenandoah  Continue Reading »

Visitors to the 43rd annual Eagle Days found numerous bald eagles and thousands of waterfowl at the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge near Mound City. This event was hosted by  Continue Reading »

A resurfacing and shoulder improvement project on Atchison County U.S. Route 136 is shutting down for the winter and will resume in early 2023. The Missouri Department of Transportation has  Continue Reading »

Fairfax FFA member Charlie Smith placed third in the speaking contest at the 108th Missouri Farm Bureau Annual Meeting this past weekend.  This is the second year in a row  Continue Reading »

An upcoming hay school from University of Missouri Extension for forage and livestock producers will address topics on improved hay production, management, and feeding. “This is a great time of  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 December 5 – 11.  Continue Reading »

The Christmas season is here! This Saturday, Tarkio and Rock Port will host their holiday events – Tarkio Community Christmas and the Rock Port Christmas Mall. These free events are  Continue Reading »

December 5, 1947 • George L. Carter, pioneer Atchison County farmer, died at his home in Fairfax Friday after a long illness at the age of 92 years, 8 months,  Continue Reading »

December 5, 1947 • Temperatures dropped to 14 degrees at 7:29 a.m. Sunday, November 30, for the minimum reading of the past week’s period. The week’s high was 60 degrees  Continue Reading »

December 5, 1947 • Cadet Lee S. Pemberton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pemberton of Rock Port, was promoted to the rank of sergeant at Wentworth Military Academy in  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Beta Gals are holding their annual diaper drive benefiting Atchison County families in need of diapers and other baby items. The collection runs from November 15 through  Continue Reading »