People & Living

Voters approve Medicaid Expansion but state leaders voice concern about its impact on the state budget Missouri became the 38th state to approve Medicaid expansion as more than 53 percent of voters  Continue Reading »

Missouri farmers should be on the lookout for soybean gall midge. University of Missouri Extension field crop entomologist Kevin Rice confirms that the insect is present in two Missouri counties.  Continue Reading »

Shelter Insurance Companies has announced that the companies would lower rates for automobile insurance for the majority of policyholders. The rate reduction is due to fewer accidents and lower total  Continue Reading »

Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger relief organization, recently released their annual “Map the Meal Gap” study. The most recent release is based on data from 2018. The findings of  Continue Reading »

The third annual Farm, Family & ME Summit for Women focuses on resilience, financial and farm stress, self-care, and mental well-being. The free virtual event is 9:00 a.m. to 12:00  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 August 10-16, 2020.  Continue Reading »

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced a new annual survey of farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners. The survey will help USDA understand what it is doing well  Continue Reading »

To assist Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) borrowers experiencing financial hardship from the pandemic and other challenges in production agriculture, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is offering a one-time annual  Continue Reading »

Hy-Vee, Inc. has announced that all of its store locations that offer Hy-Vee Aisles Online grocery pickup now accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) as payment at  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– Outsider by Linda Castillo, The Last Flight by Julie Clark, The Guest List by Lucy Foley,  Continue Reading »

Second Harvest Community Food Bank and volunteers will be distributing food through a one-day mobile food drop Tuesday, August 18, starting at 10:00 a.m. at Community Services, 322 Main Street,  Continue Reading »

A local teenager was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash in Atchison County at 2:50 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2020. The wreck occurred one-fourth mile north of Fairfax on Hwy.  Continue Reading »