People & Living

January 16, 1948 • Married on January 11, 1898, Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew observed their golden wedding anniversary last Sunday with an open house at the home of Mr. and  Continue Reading »

January 16, 1948 • Grade school and high school students may now swim in the Tarkio College swimming pool. The pool will be supervised and a charge of 10 cents  Continue Reading »

January 16, 1948 • E.W. Craven of Marysville, Kansas, has purchased the business, stock, and building of the Fairfax Truck & Tractor company from H. Burte Gomel. The business will  Continue Reading »

January 9, 1948 • It’s a very long way from operating a grain elevator in Fairfax to head of the world’s leading grain exchange at a salary of $50,000 per  Continue Reading »

January 9, 1948 • Walter Glenn, Dave McMillan, and Leslie Murphy returned Wednesday after a two-week motor trip through the South. They traveled in Louisiana, Georgia, and Nashville, Tennessee. In  Continue Reading »

January 9, 1948 • Lee Crabtree, having operated the D-X service station at the intersection of North Main Street and Highway 275 for the past 18 or 19 years under  Continue Reading »

Fairfax High School and the East Atchison Wolves are hosting the Fairfax Invitational Basketball Tournament next week. Check out the schedule in last week’s newspaper and make plans to attend.  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Richard Boettner, Rock Port Baptist Church Writing for this section of the newspaper about spiritual matters is a blessing for me, although I hesitate at times since  Continue Reading »

The Community Hospital-Fairfax Auxiliary will hold their annual soup and chili supper Tuesday, January 17. Homemade vegetable soup, chili, and cinnamon rolls will be served from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.  Continue Reading »

The Watson Fire Department sponsored a Christmas lighting contest for residences within a five-mile radius of the Watson Fire Station. First place honors went to Brandi Bailey. Danny and Wenona  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: fruits (15-20 oz. sizes), tomato juice, saltine crackers, cake mixes (white or chocolate), boxed macaroni  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Park Board met Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at Rock Port City Hall. Members present were Jill Lager, Andrea Cook, Clint Dougherty, Tawni Ellis, Jennifer  Continue Reading »