People & Living

The Rock Port FFA, in conjunction with the Rock Port United Methodist Church, hosted a blood drive on Monday August 2, 2021. Angie Vernon is a loyal blood giver.

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) board met July 21, 2021. Board members present were Bob Alldredge, Jeff Meyer, Lori Seymour, Roger Martin, Eryn Stepp, and Craig Corken. Monica Bailey,  Continue Reading »

The second Summer Reading Challenge for Atchison County Library concluded Monday, July 19, 2021, with nine completions! The victorious Atchison County readers were: Isaac Dougherty Audrey Dougherty Raiden Baruth Jack  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Fallen by Linda Castillo, The Women’s March: A Novel Of  Continue Reading »

By Georgia Gilley The Pitch Club met Tuesday, July 23, 2021, at Martha’s B&B with Kay Rosenbohm and Sharon Smith substituting for us. Winner of high score was Kay. Norma  Continue Reading »

Marek Kubesa of Olsson Aviation was the guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. He gave an update on the Gould  Continue Reading »

Kelly Dougherty, a medical student at the University of Missouri-Columbia, was appointed to serve on the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Member Services’ Commission. This commission guides the AAFP’s  Continue Reading »

PVT. Matthew Driskell, a 2021-22 senior at Tarkio High School, enlisted into the Missouri Army National Guard as an 88M Motor Transport Operator. Matthew is the son of Tara and  Continue Reading »

This Kindness Bee was found in the Fairfax City Park last week. This one is #617 of 1,000 Kindness Bees traveling all over since April 2017. It has been to  Continue Reading »

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

Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri,  named 415 students to the President’s Honor Roll for the spring semester of 2021. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded  Continue Reading »

David and Kathy (Shineman) Howell were married August 14, 1971, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Tarkio, Missouri, by Fr. Frank Lackamp. David is a 1969 graduate of Rock Port  Continue Reading »