People & Living

The Tarkio High School spring concert will be held Monday, April 20, at 6:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

The Rock Port United Methodist Church will be hosting a fish fry Sunday, April 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the church, located at 211 W. Opp. Come  Continue Reading »

Stop by the Tarkio Nutrition Center at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, for Coffee with the Sheriff. Shoot the breeze, ask questions, or voice your concerns with Sheriff Riley while  Continue Reading »

Members of the Heartland Riders Chapter of the Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) will be participating in the annual Run for the Son motorcycle ride on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Run  Continue Reading »

Play Mahjong every Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Tarkio Nutrition Center, located at 412 Main Street. Everyone is welcome to learn and play the game or just enjoy the  Continue Reading »

April 19, 1951 • Showing at the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “Tripoli” with Maureen O’Hara and John Payne and “Let’s Dance” with Betty Hutton and Fred Astaire. • Mrs. Wanda  Continue Reading »

April 20, 1951 • Showing at the Tarkio Theatre: “North of the Great Divide” with Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, and Tarkio’s own Al Sloey; “The Breaking Point” with John Garfield  Continue Reading »

April 20, 1951 • Specials at Bogle’s in Rock Port include: HopAlong Cassidy radio, $12.95; Wrangler jeans, $2.49; ladies’ plastic aprons, 59¢; men’s bib overalls, $2.19; heavy Turkish bath towels,  Continue Reading »

Rock Port’s high school baseball game against Nodaway Valley scheduled for Thursday, April 2, was rescheduled for April 23, due to weather. Game time is 5:00 p.m. WCF SOF Tarkio’s  Continue Reading »

Editor, Atchison County Mail It’s a tax scam, folks. The Missouri House passed HJR 173-174, a constitutional amendment swapping state income tax for expanded sales taxes. If passed in the  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Development Corporation board met April 9, 2026, at the Tarkio Resource Center. Present were: Mary Ann Hull, Eryn Stepp, Craig Corken, Jill Davis, Roger Martin, and Jeff  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor David Shadinger, Rock Port United Methodist Church Most people today assume the Bible was written directly to us. After all, we read it in church week after  Continue Reading »