People & Living

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: fruits (15 to 20 oz.), saltine crackers, soups (cream of mushroom, chicken noodle, tomato, cream  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Kailea Nauman, First Christian Church, Rock Port January is a month that we are always looking forward to Spring. It seems like it is the longest month  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has planned in Atchison County for the week of January 23-29, 2023.  Continue Reading »

January 30, 1948 • The entire William C. Creed family ended up in the hospital at the same time this past week. Week before last, Sammy, small son of Mr.  Continue Reading »

January 30, 1948 • A sizeable amount of surplus Army equipment was received with great pleasure recently by the Tarkio College physics department. Among the equipment was a complete radio-telegraph  Continue Reading »

January 30, 1948 • Hardin Cox, who has been serving with the US Army in Japan for almost a year, arrived home early Thursday morning of this week. His service  Continue Reading »

As legislators begin a new session in Jefferson City, citizens representing the 19-county region of Northwest Missouri will come together in Jefferson City to educate legislators on Northwest Missouri counties  Continue Reading »

Native wildflowers and grasses can add beauty to winter gardens and benefit wildlife such as songbirds. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free virtual Native Plants Winter  Continue Reading »

A Neosho, Missouri, woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident in Atchison County late Monday afternoon, January 9, 2023. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the accident occurred on  Continue Reading »

Due to the impending snow, emergency snow routes will be in effect in Rock Port and Tarkio from 12:00 noon Wednesday, January 18, to 12:00 noon Friday, January 20. WCF  Continue Reading »

January 23, 1948 • A customer whose eye was caught by a multitude of calendars displayed on the walls of the Cliff Fentiman barbershop the other day took time to  Continue Reading »

January 23, 1948 • A house on the farm of Mrs. Jim McCollister, two miles northwest of Tarkio, burned to the ground late Saturday afternoon while the occupants, Mr. and  Continue Reading »