People & Living

Kris Umbarger, left, and Community Hospital-Fairfax Chief Executive Officer Julie Jones, right, were guests of the Tarkio Rotary Club on November 15, 2022. Kris gave the Community Hospital-Fairfax Community Benefit  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance is again sponsoring the Rock Port/Watson Adopt-A-Family program. At the present time, there are 10 family baskets and 13 elder baskets available. The following children  Continue Reading »

A huge group of community members and students from Fairfax R-3 (pictured) gathered in the Fairfax City Park to lower the more than 100 flags that had been put up  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: fruits (15 to 20 oz. size), cereal, complete pancake mix, syrup (64 oz.), beef and  Continue Reading »

Every year, local Girl Scouts enjoy taking part in helping others in the community for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Five of the nineteen girls put together meals for seniors and families  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro God and Man services The Tarkio/Westboro Ministerial Alliance will be hosting God and Man services in December. The dates have been set for December 5-9 beginning at 7:00 a.m.  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Bill Shirley, Linden Christian Church Sandra felt as low as the heels of her Birkenstocks as she pushed against a November gust and the florist shop door.  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Mail will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25, to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families. WCF SOF Fairfax Light Night will be held this Saturday,  Continue Reading »

PHETE award winners and presenters (from left to right) at 2022 SHAPE Nebraska conference were: Kelcie Gaines, Health Education MOY; Jokob Trosper, PK-12 Physical & Health Education MOY; Frank Lynott,  Continue Reading »

November 28, 1947 • With a yield of 92 bushels and 14 pounds per acres on his five-acre plot, Lawrence Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Campbell, was first  Continue Reading »

November 28, 1947 • Miss Mary Reeves, a former resident of Tarkio and Harvard graduate, recently was appointed by the Children’s Bureau in Washington, D.C., to a new position as  Continue Reading »

November 28, 1947 • “A student asked a teacher: ‘Teacher, what do you think of cheating?’ The teacher replied, ‘If you can cheat and live with yourself, that’s your business.’  Continue Reading »