People & Living

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started making payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program – Plus (WHIP+) to agricultural producers who suffered eligible losses because of drought  Continue Reading »

Sam O’Riley, director, center, is pictured with members of the 139th Airlift Wing. They recently delivered supplies to Community Services in Tarkio. Atchison County Community Services teams up with Second  Continue Reading »

I am writing to object to a caption in your paper a couple of weeks ago. A caption of pictures of athletes said: “ because of social distancing laws.” To  Continue Reading »

Businesses are opening back up and resuming normal hours, but restrictions are still in place, only allowing a certain amount of people at a time. Help our local businesses get  Continue Reading »

May 4, 1945 • Fred Andrews of Tarkio, Atchison County chairman for the Seventh War Loan drive, reports that Atchison County’s quota is $513,000. Citizens are asked to be generous  Continue Reading »

May 11, 1945 • The explosion of a kerosene stove at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dragoo caused considerable damage to the kitchen and first floor living rooms.  Continue Reading »

May 11, 1945 • A romance that started when a Marine picked up the lost picture of a pretty girl while he was on a walk in San Diego, California,  Continue Reading »

Atchison County now has two communities with a Census Response Rate higher than 60%, according to Kim Mildward, Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments. The Census Response Rate for the  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– The Operator by Gretchen Berg, The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian, Long Range by C.J. Box,  Continue Reading »

Tarkio First Christian Church will have regular worship services beginning this Sunday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. with social distancing practices in place.

Morel mushrooms are usually difficult to find as they are camouflaged by grass or dead leaves, but this mushroom had nowhere to hide. Samantha Tanner found the large morel, which  Continue Reading »

Dustin and Jessica Lambertsen, Tarkio, Missouri, proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Rory Caroline Lambertsen. Rory was born March 26, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha  Continue Reading »