People & Living

Special Session to Address Violent Crime Continues The Missouri General Assembly is continuing its work in a special session called by the governor to address the growing problem of violent  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 September 7-13, 2020.  Continue Reading »

Have you heard of Small Business Development Centers? Missouri Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) provide one-on-one professional business counseling to Missouri businesses, assisting owners with every stage of growth. From  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Mail would like to apologize for an error published in last week’s newspaper article about A Touch of Glass opening in Rock Port. It stated, “Former Tarkio  Continue Reading »

We welcomed cooler weather this week. We hope everyone is getting a chance to take advantage of it. WCF SOF School is back in session and sports are underway. Please  Continue Reading »

August 31, 1945 • Dr. J.B. Hunkins, veterinarian, who has been living in Watson for quite a while, has located in Rock Port. He has his headquarters in the Bob  Continue Reading »

September 7, 1945 • Classwork at Tarkio College began yesterday and the first chapel of the school year was held with Miss Anna B. Criswell of Assiut, Egypt, as featured  Continue Reading »

September 7, 1945 • During the electrical storm early Wednesday morning of last week, lightning struck a stack of baled hay on the Manley, Inc. Ranch 7 about 12 miles  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: Hamburger Helper, Chicken Helper, Tuna Helper, peas, potatoes, stuffing, peaches, pineapple, beef stew, small canned hams, chicken, Spam,  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Reggie Koop, Watson Baptist Church Hello, greetings from the congregation of the Watson Baptist Church and Pastor Reggie Koop and Julie. We hope this finds you safe  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– Thick As Thieves by Sandra Brown, A Private Cathedral by James Lee Burke, Deadlock by Catherine  Continue Reading »

An old tree that was a hazard to the roof at Rankin Hall has been toppled. The tree project is one of many projects currently taking place at the school  Continue Reading »