People & Living

Missouri State University awarded 2,878 degrees to students in spring 2022. The commencement ceremonies took place May 20, 2022, at Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield. Tacy Mitchell of Fairfax,  Continue Reading »

Johnny Davis shared with fellow Rotarians news about Tarkio Tech at their August 2, 2022, meeting. He reported that Tarkio Tech will receive a large grant from Herzog to fund  Continue Reading »

Pat Walker of Rock Port will be celebrating her 85th birthday Friday, August 19, 2022. She was born on that day in Louisville, Kentucky. Help Pat celebrate by sending her  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: grape and apple juice (64 oz.), complete pancake mix, syrup (64 oz.), brownie mix, Hamburger  Continue Reading »

Watch for Children It may be hard to believe, but many of our local schools will soon be back in session. All of the hardworking teachers in our districts have  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 August 8-14. All road  Continue Reading »

Gas prices have been historically high in 2022. According to the fuel price comparison site GasBuddy.com, as of June 2022, the least expensive state for regular gas was Georgia, at  Continue Reading »

Discover nature with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia August 11-21. Visit MDC’s Conservation building from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and the  Continue Reading »

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a trooper responded to a crash around 1:30 a.m. on Burke Road a 1/2 mile east of Rock Port, just south of Hwy.  Continue Reading »

Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick has recognized August as #ABLEtoSave Month. Sponsored by the ABLE National Resource Center, #ABLEtoSave Month strives to raise awareness about ABLE programs, including Missouri’s MO  Continue Reading »

Stroma of tar spot covering a leaf with both green tissue and brown senescing tissue. Multiple diseases can occur with tar spot. These black raised dots are the stroma of  Continue Reading »

Chris Yates of Tarkio, Missouri, runs in the Bix7 race in Davenport, Iowa. (Picture by RaceFoto) Dedicated, long distance runners are a rare breed. Finding one dedicated to running in  Continue Reading »