People & Living

Letters to Santa can be emailed to dearsanta@rpt.coop or dropped off at the North Pole mailbox at the Atchison County Mail. (Letters are printed as submitted.) From Atchison County Head  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Renewal, local business owners, and volunteers have done a fantastic job of keeping Main Street and other locations around town looking great all year round with huge flower pots  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Volunteer Fire Department Board met December 3, 2020, at the fire station in Tarkio to elect the 2021 officers. They include: Shane Bredensteiner, chief; Keaton Shaw, 1st assistant  Continue Reading »

By Tessa Rolf Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership,  Continue Reading »

Gracelynn Elizabeth Pinzino Gracelynn Elizabeth Pinzino was born November 23, 2020, at 9:13 a.m. at the University of Kansas hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 18 1/2  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor David Wynn, Tarkio Christian Church After a series of 24 Sundays defined simply as “After Pentecost,” most churches around the world are now embarking on a new  Continue Reading »

Thanks to the generosity of the community, this year’s Adopt-A-Child/Elder program, sponsored by the Rock Port Ministerial Alliance, provided gifts for 59 children, and helped fill 22 family and 18  Continue Reading »

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 December 7-13, 2020.  Continue Reading »

A one-vehicle accident injured a Fairfax man December 4, 2020, in Atchison  County. The accident occurred as a 2001 Ford Ranger, driven by Timothy J. Oswald, 39, of Fairfax was  Continue Reading »

December 14, 1945 • Jack Simmons marketed 2,300 pounds of tobacco at Weston, Missouri, Monday. He was accompanied by J.C. Dunkle. • E.C. Whitford has purchased the L.B. Christoffersen residence  Continue Reading »

December 14, 1945 • Abell’s Produce purchased this week from Mrs. I.W. McIlnay the Tarkio Produce and Hatchery business operated for a number of years by the late Mr. McIlnay  Continue Reading »

December 7, 1945 • A smokehouse at the tenant house on the Paul Oswald farm north of Rock Port burned about daylight Wednesday morning. The cause is undetermined. Neighbors responded  Continue Reading »