People & Living

Atchison County Deputy Rick Sons was the guest speaker at the August 16, 2022, meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club. He told the Rotarians about the scams that are in  Continue Reading »

David Hill, a 1984 graduate of Tarkio High School, was recognized by Gray Television for media sales distinction. Gray Television, a television broad-cast company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is the  Continue Reading »

The American Legion 4th District meeting will be held September 11, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at Pony Express Post #359, 2414 S. 4th Street, St.  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Assembly of God Church is hosting an Encounter Service Sunday, August 28, beginning at 10:45 a.m. Special guest will be Evangelist Michael Holman of Kansas City, Missouri. Stop  Continue Reading »

Tarkio College Alumni will celebrate Homecoming Weekend 2022 September 16 – 18. Honor classes will be 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1992. The schedule of alumni  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Food Pantry The Rock Port Food Pantry is low on the following items: crackers, pancake mix, syrup, spaghetti sauce, cooking oil, mandarin oranges, and trash bags. Items can  Continue Reading »

The final Rock Port Farmers Market will be held Saturday, September 10, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the parking lot south of the Atchison County Memorial Building (417 S.  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Community Services, Inc., in partnership with Second Harvest, is holding mobile pantry food drops again this year, weather permitting. The next one will take place Tuesday, September 20,  Continue Reading »

OATS Transit is open for regular transportation service. Call the OATS Transit office at 816-279-3131 or 800-831-9219 to schedule a ride or find about service in your area. Visit their  Continue Reading »

A bridge rehabilitation project on the Atchison County Route 111 overpass over Interstate 29, just south of Rock Port at Exit 107, has reopened to all traffic. Contractors from Emery  Continue Reading »

A resurfacing project on Atchison County U.S. Route 136 was scheduled to begin Monday, August 22. Phillips Hardy, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), will resurface and  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has planned in Atchison County for the week of August 22-28, 2022.  Continue Reading »