People & Living

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) board met October 13, 2021. Present were: Bob Alldredge, Jeff Meyer, Lori Seymour, Eryn Stepp, Craig Corken, W.C. Farmer, and Jill Davis, board members;  Continue Reading »

Local agencies are partnering with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Saturday, October 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event is designed  Continue Reading »

Martha and Shelby McCartney and Jessica, Quayde, and Quentyn Ramsey were the guests of the Tarkio Elementary School at an assembly Friday, October 15, 2021. The Ramseys hosted a softball  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: juice (grape, apple, tomato), flour, sugar, cereal, boxed potatoes, cake mix, and brownie mix. Monetary  Continue Reading »

By Georgia Gilley The Pitch Club met Tuesday, October 12, at the home of Susan Braams. It was an unusual meeting because we could not find enough players for our  Continue Reading »

Atchison County 4-H youth model new shooting vests received as part of a grant from the NRA Foundation. The grant was awarded to help purchase equipment to start a new  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison Girls’ Golf Team visited the Tarkio Rotary Club Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Pictured are team members, from left to right, Emmy Laur, Kelsesa Kirwan, Josie King, Sydnee  Continue Reading »

The 81st annual Lord’s Acre Festival was held October 9 and 10, 2021, in Westboro, Missouri. Results from the events held on Saturday, October 9, follow: PARADE CONTEST Best Float  Continue Reading »

The Community Hospital-Fairfax Auxiliary celebrated its 50th year with an open house at the Fairfax Community Room. Scrapbooks were on display for everyone to look through as they made their  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Donna Clark Fuller, Rock Port and Watson United Methodist Churches “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory  Continue Reading »

Classes will dismiss at 12:18 p.m. at Fairfax R-3 Thursday, October 21, for Parent/Teacher Conferences. No school will be held Friday, October 22, for students as it will be a  Continue Reading »

October 25, 1946 • The fifth and sixth grade classes at Fairfax are very proud of their new seats that were installed last Friday. They also got a new pencil  Continue Reading »