People & Living

King shows top goats in Nodaway County Fair Rate-of-Gain Contest Andruw King, right, of Maryville, Missouri, showed the top three goats in the Nodaway County Fair Goat Rate-of-Gain Contest. Helping him  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Anita Sutter Jeremy Jackson, MoDOT engineer for northwest Missouri, was the guest speaker at the July 26, 2022, meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club. He shared that there  Continue Reading »

Hallie and Logan Pyeatt of Rock Port, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Stella Jane Pyeatt. Stella was born on July 27, 2022, at 9:50  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Richard Boettner, Rock Port Baptist Church What a wonderful summer we have enjoyed in Atchison County! I am writing from Columbia, Missouri, where my wife and I  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Food Pantry The Rock Port Food Pantry is low on the following items: sugar, peanut butter, jelly, crackers, beef stew, cake mixes, icing, brownie mix, and laundry soap.  Continue Reading »

There are several family-fun festivities planned for this weekend in Atchison County, including a magician and Farmers Market in Rock Port and a Patsy Cline special musical performance in Tarkio.  Continue Reading »

August 8, 1947 • Mrs. C. R. Combs has left her post as Forum correspondent for the Oak Grove community. Mr. and Mrs. Combs have purchased property in Tarkio and  Continue Reading »

August 8, 1947 • The Tarkio Fire Department was called to the Walter Diggs residence at 5th and Park Saturday afternoon where a car had caught fire. The car, belonging  Continue Reading »

August 8, 1947 • Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Greenley’s son Rob Roy has been on a cruise from the naval academy at Annapolis, Maryland, the cruise covering European waters  Continue Reading »

The swimming season at Tarkio Municipal Pool is winding down. The last day to swim will be Sunday, August 21. Hours that day will be 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. On  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 1 – 7.  Continue Reading »

The theme of the 2022 Fairfax Fair is “Deep in the Heart of Fairfax.” The fair will be held August 19-21 in the Fairfax City Park. The annual event is  Continue Reading »