People & Living

Tarkio High School Superintendent Karma Coleman and the Tarkio Rotary Club scholarship recipients were the guests at the Tarkio Rotary Club meeting on May 18, 2021. Pictured left to right  Continue Reading »

Whitney and Corey Martin of Tarkio, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Cooper Grady. Cooper was born at 10:10 a.m. May 20, 2021, at Community Hospital-Fairfax  Continue Reading »

Rob and Karen Dowis, high school sweethearts from Sheridan, Missouri, and former Tarkio residents, reach a major milestone celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, May 29, 2021. They are  Continue Reading »

Janet and Owen Peters’ families invite you to a retirement open house Sunday, May 30, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fairfax United Methodist Church fellowship hall. This is  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: kraut, crackers, stuffing, flour, cooking oil, beef stew, canned chicken, jelly, laundry soap, dish soap, and dryer sheets.  Continue Reading »

A summer kids’ event called Treasured VBS will be hosted at Fairfax United Methodist Church from June 7-11 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each day and includes lunch. Breakfast  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Donna Clark Fuller, Rock Port and Watson United Methodist Churches “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit…” Acts 2:5 In this week after Pentecost, let’s  Continue Reading »

Dear Editor: “A person does not have to be born in America to become American. Dinesh D’Souza became a citizen in 1991. Though born in India, he rightly considers himself  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library system will be offering two reading programs for area children this summer and will both carry the theme “Tails and Tales” – emphasizing animal stories or  Continue Reading »

May 24, 1946 • Mr. and Mrs. Leo Murphy, who live three miles southeast of Langdon, suffered a heavy loss by fire Saturday afternoon when their garage, a corncrib, a  Continue Reading »

May 31, 1946 • Refinishing of the interior and exterior of the Texaco Motor Service at the junction of Highways 59 and 4 has been completed and new battery charging  Continue Reading »

May 31, 1946 • Dayne Stout, field executive of the Pony Express Council, will present the charter to the newly organized Cub Scout troop of Fairfax Monday. The new troop  Continue Reading »