People & Living

By Cindy Walker Burton I snapped photos of a fox squirrel at the park recently and was compelled to conduct some basic research (animaldiversity.org). The charismatic, cunning fox squirrel is  Continue Reading »

Guest speaker at the Tarkio Rotary Club on September 1, 2026, was Mike Farmer. He shared information about the Green Light Dispensary located at I-29 and Highway 136 that was  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items:  fruits (15-20 oz. – mixed fruit, peaches, pears, pineapple, mandarin oranges), tomato juice (46 oz. can), cake mixes  Continue Reading »

Submitted by David Shadinger, Pastor of Rock Port & Watson United Methodist Churches The local faith community should be one of the most welcoming and safest spaces we know. In  Continue Reading »

Fall colors are starting to pop up around Atchison County. (Cynthia Walker Burton photo) By Cindy Walker Burton My symptoms started the first week of August. I started seeing flashes  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio and area community members are invited to give a life-saving blood donation at the Community Blood Center Blood Drive Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.  Continue Reading »

Temperatures have been sweltering this past week in Atchison County and many places have been in heat advisories. On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, the temperature gauge at Colfax Farmers Mutual  Continue Reading »

Community Hospital-Fairfax invites all female community members to attend the Sweet Dreams are Made of This Women’s Health Seminar on Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Continue Reading »

Midwest Data Center and Rock Port Telephone invite their customers to a drive-through only customer appreciation lunch Friday, September 25, 2026. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., drive by the  Continue Reading »

Local businesses, clubs and organizations are invited to set up booths, games, and activities of all kinds for Rock Port’s Old Fashioned Saturday Night September 19. More game booths are  Continue Reading »

September 14, 1951 • At the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “Across The Badlands” starring Charles Starrett, “The Mating Season” starring Gene Tierney and John Lund, and “Never A Dull Moment”  Continue Reading »

September 14, 1951 • Gambles is holding a Grand Opening with gifts for everyone: Coronado gas range, $104.95; Coronado freezer, $228; Crest “multi-grip” tires, $17.95 each; window glass 8×10, 9¢;  Continue Reading »