People & Living

Old Fashioned Saturday Night be September 17 on Main Street in Rock Port. The festivities will start at 5:00 p.m. with the “Star Spangled Banner.” Registration for the tractor pull  Continue Reading »

The Allen-Schiffern Legion Auxiliary is preparing for their fall rummage sale at the Tarkio American Legion Building (3rd and Broad streets in Tarkio). The sale will take place Friday, October  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Artisans is hosting a Holiday Makers Market at the Tarkio Community Building on Saturday, November 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  This fun event will provide an  Continue Reading »

September 5, 1947 • Rural schools in Atchison County opened Monday morning. Teachers were more plentiful this year and most school boards had their teachers employed several weeks before the  Continue Reading »

September 5, 1947 • Miss Eloise Wine completed her 20th year as librarian at the Tarkio Public Library September 1. She reports that during that period the number of books  Continue Reading »

September 5, 1947 • Starting on a long journey which is being made by train and plane, Mrs. Clifford Coats of Tarkio (the former Miss Charlene Beck) left Monday evening  Continue Reading »

Check out the Ag Service Directory in this week’s edition. Harvest time is almost here so be sure to see what service providers can be of assistance. Also, remember that  Continue Reading »

The Northwest Workforce Development Board (NWWDB) seeks business input via a business workforce survey. This survey aims to understand better businesses and nonprofits’ current and projected hiring and training needs  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Parks and Recreation Department held a ‘Par’K 3 Golf Tournament and silent auction Saturday, August 27, 2022, at the Tarkio Golf Course. Funds raised at the event will  Continue Reading »

Ministers from the Rock Port Baptist Church, First Christian Church, First Lutheran Church, and United Methodist Church will conduct a community worship service Sunday, September 18, at the Atchison County  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Presbyterian Church is hosting a contemporary worship service Saturday, September 17, at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend the Unbound Praise Service. Coffee and cookies will be  Continue Reading »

Kris Umbarger from Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri, was the guest speaker at the August 23, 2022, meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club. She shared with the Rotarians about the  Continue Reading »