People & Living

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 »

The Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments is conducting a COVID-19 Business Impact Survey to help understand the pandemic’s impacts on area businesses. As the regional economic development agency that  Continue Reading »

After being cooped up for weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic, warmer weather and the need for continued social distancing could find many more motorcycles on our roadways this spring and  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) Board met April 30, 2020, via Zoom. Board members present were Bob Alldredge, Jeff Meyer, Eryn Stepp, Craig Corken, Lori Seymour, W.C. Farmer, Roger  Continue Reading »

Hunters, anglers, and trappers who use the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) free MO Hunting mobile app need to perform an update to continue to get the most current regulations  Continue Reading »

Do you want to know what current pests are attacking crops? Current status of row crops and any problems showing? Agronomic questions being received across the state and northwest Missouri?  Continue Reading »

Early April planted corn is slow to emerge leaving growers asking when will corn emerge? As of Monday, April 27, only 120 growing degrees units (GDUs) have accumulated from the  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Atchison County May 4-10. All road closures for roadwork, incidents,  Continue Reading »