People & Living

January 23, 1948 • Excavation work for the Fairfax Hospital started Wednesday when one of the big drag lines of the Peterson Construction company began digging away at the north  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: tomato juice (46 oz. can), cereal, complete pancake mix, syrup (64 oz.), brownie mix, creamy  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Bill Shirley, Linden Christian Church Three trees on a wooded hill were discussing their hopes and dreams. The first tree said, “Someday I hope to be a  Continue Reading »

Trey and Shelby Garst of Watson, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Maren Morgan. Maren was born at 6:09 a.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School FFA Chapter is hosting a fish fry fundraiser Sunday, February 5, at the ag shop at THS. Dine in or order to go from 10:30 a.m.  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School National Honor Society, with Community Blood Center, is hosting a blood drive Wednesday, February 1, 2023, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Tarkio Activity Center  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Anita Sutter Ann Schlueter was the guest speaker at the January 10, 2023, meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club. She shared updates on Community Hospital-Fairfax with the Rotarians.  Continue Reading »

The University of Missouri-Columbia has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester. Atchison County students recognized for their academic achievement were: Fairfax – Mercedes Parshall, senior, Agr-Food &  Continue Reading »

Grace Martin of Tarkio graduated Cum Laude in the health professions from the University of Missouri – Columbia December 17, 2022. In the commencement ceremony, Grace was presented with a  Continue Reading »

Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, has announced the names of students added to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List. Students must complete at least 12 credit hours with a 3.50  Continue Reading »

Representing Northwest Missouri For those who do not know me, my name is Rusty Black, and it is an honor to serve as the new state senator for the 12th  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 January 16-22. All road  Continue Reading »