People & Living

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry Board met Tuesday, March 9, 2021, with 11 members present. Churches represented were: Fairfax – Methodist; Tarkio – Baptist, Church of God, and First Christian; and  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Rotary Club has donated 16 books to the Tarkio Branch of the Atchison County Library. A grant from Rotary District 6040 and the Tarkio Rotary Club was used  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: canned fruit, jelly, Jell-O pudding cups, cooking oil, canned chicken, juice boxes, shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. The  Continue Reading »

By Pat Walker Phraseology – the definition according to ‘The Free Dictionary’ is the way in which words and phrases are used in speech or writing and also; a set  Continue Reading »

The Area 1 LDE contest was held March 9 in Savannah, Missouri. Rock Port FFA member Harlee Pritt, top, received first place Area 1 scrapbook. Rylee Jenkins, above, competed in  Continue Reading »

Tyler Brown of Fairfax, Missouri, took part in a pinning ceremony Thursday, March 11, 2021, earning his badge with the Warrensburg Fire Department. Tyler is a student firefighter while still  Continue Reading »

The Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments and Northwest Missouri State University are teaming up to offer two workshops designed to help local businesses that have been heavily impacted by  Continue Reading »

University of Missouri Extension faculty are gearing up this spring to offer Build Your Board, a 10-session, non-profit board training program. Build Your Board will be offered from 12:00 noon  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Atchison County for the week of March 15-21, 2021. U.S.  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) board met via Zoom March 10, 2021. Present were: Bob Alldredge, W.C. Farmer, Craig Corken, Lori Seymour, Roger Martin, Lydia Hurst, and Eryn Stepp,  Continue Reading »

Four farmers were recently elected to the Missouri Soybean Council board of directors, including new director Darrell Aldrich of Excelsior Springs. As directors, they will represent growers in their area  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Nutrition Center resumed its hot meal deliveries to shut-ins Monday, March 8. Hot meals will be delivered Monday through Friday. Hot meals can also be picked up curbside  Continue Reading »