People & Living

The Tarkio Nutrition Center has opened again. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Grab and go meals are encouraged as seating is limited inside due to  Continue Reading »

A work weekend has been scheduled for Friday, June 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Tarkio Tech. Any  Continue Reading »

Sunshine helped corn and soybean growth this past week. Several farm calls were requested and many had to do with poorly growing, yellow corn. As you drive around the counties,  Continue Reading »

The 97th annual Iowa’s Championship Rodeo in Sidney, Iowa, is going forward with their rodeo for 2020. This year’s rodeo will be July 28 through August 1 at 8:00 p.m.  Continue Reading »

When I look back at the past 27 years and what we have, I am truly blessed to have you in my life. We have three amazing kids who fortunately  Continue Reading »

Dear Editor, Did anyone bite you at work today? On average, nearly 15 mail carriers per day will say, “Yes.” Postal Service officials report that in 2019, 5,803 letter carriers  Continue Reading »

June 15, 1945 • When J.M. Atkins went to his barn lot Saturday morning to do the milking, he found his best Jersey cow dead. The animal had been killed  Continue Reading »

June 15, 1945 • Canning will start next Monday, June 18, at the community cannery sponsored by the high school and supervised by the vocational agriculture department. • Students attending  Continue Reading »

June 8, 1945 • The Rock Port Extension Club held its April meeting with Mrs. S. F. Wier. Miss Doris Beebe met with the club and a gave a demonstration  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Girl Scouts Charlee and Izabella planted flowers on Main Street. Girl Scouts Adi, Alyce, and Viktorya planted flowers at Torrey Pines. Girl Scouts Avery, Aspyn, Caroline, and Brenna (not  Continue Reading »

Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a payment calculator are  Continue Reading »

Atchison County citizens were challenged earlier this year to complete their census information. Atchison County’s response rate is 60.8% as of May 31, 2020, slightly above that of the State  Continue Reading »