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 June 28-July 4.  Continue Reading »

The Nodaway County household hazardous waste (HHW) collection site will be open Saturday, July 10, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The collection site is located at the Nodaway County  Continue Reading »

Hundreds of beautiful hollyhocks in various hues are growing wild on the side of Broadway Street in Fairfax. (Photo by Cynthia Walker Burton)

Isaac Dougherty, age 7, was the eighth youth logo contest winner for the City of Rock Port. He received a plaque and a gift basket. All the winning submissions are  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Anita Sutter Trevor Whipple was the guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club on June 23, 2021. Trevor shared with the Rotarians information  about  Continue Reading »

The descendants of Philip and Anna (Roub) Henn gathered for their 73rd annual reunion on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at the Izaak Walton Lodge, rural Shenandoah, Iowa. It was fun  Continue Reading »

Mae Elliott Griffin Regan and Sheila Griffin, Rock Port, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Mae Elliott Griffin. She was born at 7:41 a.m. on Thursday,  Continue Reading »

OATS Transit is open for regular transportation service. Face masks are still required on the bus due to COVID-19. While many areas have done away with their mask ordinance, OATS  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Jan Taylor Community Hospital Auxiliary met June 17, 2021. President Merylan Lowrey called the meeting to order with 14 members and two guests present. The meeting began with  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– Tom Clancy: Target Acquired by Don Bentley; Blush by Jamie Brenner; Arctic Storm Rising by Dale  Continue Reading »

July 5, 1946 • Mrs. Mary Warneke, the community’s oldest woman, observed her 91st birthday Friday, June 28, by having dinner guests at the Warneke home just east of Rock  Continue Reading »

July 5, 1946 • “The Pep Parade” show benefiting veterans and their families was well enjoyed Thursday and Friday nights at the Tarkio High School Auditorium. Winners of the Tiny  Continue Reading »