People & Living

The remembrances of Richard Horstmann By Beverly Clinkingbeard In 1981, Betsy Chapin was teaching the fifth and sixth graders at Westboro Elementary School in Westboro, Missouri. The pupils were given  Continue Reading »

Ashleigh King and Eric Gilpin of Rock Port, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Colton Ruben James Gilpin. Colton was born at 9:12 p.m. Sunday,  Continue Reading »

Mike Cox, right, of Tarkio, Missouri, was recently recognized for being a 50-year member of the Allen-Schiffern American Legion Post #199 in Tarkio. Presenting his certificate was Legion Post #199  Continue Reading »

Throughout the month of February, approximately 2,000 Bibles and Christian literature materials were delivered to St. John’s Lutheran Church near Westboro, Missouri, by many people. The donations were moved to  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Food Pantry  The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is low on the following items: cereal (Raisin Bran, corn flakes, Cheerios), stuffing mix, Chicken Fried Rice Chicken Helper,  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Presbyterian Church Choir and Bell Choir will present a program of Easter music during the worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026. Everyone is  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Richard Boettner, Rock Port Baptist Church The very word change can conjure up very different meanings to different people. As you read this, there is an inevitable  Continue Reading »

March 23, 1951 • Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Border Treasure” with Tim Holt and Richard “Chito” Martin, “Tattooed Stranger” with John Miles and Patricia White, and  Continue Reading »

March 23, 1951 • A dance sponsored by Gene Mather and Joe Leach will be held Friday, March 23, at the Tarkio Community Building. Cooper Orchestra will provide the music,  Continue Reading »

March 22, 1951 • Showing at the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “Francis” – a story of a talking Army mule. • The Fairfax School was broken into sometime Tuesday night  Continue Reading »

Three polling locations in Atchison County will not have anything on the ballot in the Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 7. The Tarkio, Westboro, and Fairfax polling locations will not  Continue Reading »

The deadline to file as a candidate for the August 4, 2026, Primary Election is Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Filing for the following offices will take place  Continue Reading »