People & Living

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 May 9-15, 2022.  Continue Reading »

The 20th Annual Tarkio Rotary Golf Tournament will be played at the Tarkio Golf Club on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. and tee time is 8:00  Continue Reading »

The family of Evaline Riley invites all to help her celebrate her 95th birthday on May 22 by sending her a card. Birthday greetings may be sent to Evaline at  Continue Reading »

Atchison-Holt 4-H Shooting Sports instructors, from left to right, are Sam Hannah, Jessi Sage, and Shawn Sage. The Atchison-Holt 4-H Shooting Sports program is now officially underway and welcomes three  Continue Reading »

OATS Transit is open for regular transportation service, however face masks are required on the bus due to COVID-19. OATS Transit follows Federal Transit Administration requirements, which means face masks  Continue Reading »

Katiemarie Owen, daughter of Stephen and Debbielyn Owen, South Carolina, and granddaughter of Joella Edwards, Rock Port, graduated from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, May 7, 2022. She received  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Food Pantry The Rock Port Food Pantry is low on the following items: canned chicken (larger cans), Chicken Helper, pancake mix (complete), syrup, cake mixes, and brownie mixes.  Continue Reading »

Seniors will be receiving their diplomas this Sunday at all three Atchison County schools. Congratulations to all graduates and good luck on your future endeavors! WCF SOF The Fairfax and  Continue Reading »

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Community Hospital-Fairfax’s Senior Life Solutions is spreading awareness of the challenges of receiving mental health access in rural areas. While mental illnesses have  Continue Reading »

May 16, 1947 • Fairfax Kiwanians are to celebrate their first anniversary Tuesday evening, May 20, with a banquet at the Presbyeterian Church parlors at which wives of the members  Continue Reading »

May 16, 1947 • A maximum temperature of 88.2 degrees at 3:32 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, provided quite a change from the spring coolness of the week’s minimum temperature of  Continue Reading »

May 16, 1947 • Marilyn LaHue of Langdon has taken the four-year high school course in three. Besides maintaining a high scholastic record, she has willingly participated in many school  Continue Reading »