People & Living

Tarkio R-I students will return to school January 3, and Rock Port R-II students will return to school January 7. Fairfax R-3 students will also return to school January 7.  Continue Reading »

December 29, 1944 • This community had a touch of real winter this week, the mercury dropping to five or six below zero Tuesday morning, making it the coldest week  Continue Reading »

December 29, 1944 • Miss Francil Dunfee has been promoted to supervisor of personnel in the office division of the Martin bomber plant near Omaha, Nebraska. Miss Dunfee, who is  Continue Reading »

December 29, 1944 • Greenley’s Market advertised the following specials: cut green beans, 17¢; hominy grits, 10¢; Mother’s cocoa, 1 pound, 14¢; Snosheen cake flour, 32¢; Del Monte coffee, 1  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Andrew Sanders, Fairfax United Methodist Church Here at Christmas time we remember when God came in human form, to create relationship. This relationship should draw us not  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Nutrition Center invited all children to come see Santa Claus and his elf Saturday, December 14, 2019. There were also tasty goodies for all. The Tarkio Nutrition Center  Continue Reading »

The Farmers & Valley Bank was formed by the merger of The Farmers Bank and The Tarkio Valley Bank in 1933. It first operated in the building at the northwest  Continue Reading »

As part of the Great Plains Grower Conference pre-conference activities, a session on industrial hemp will be held Thursday, January 9, at the Fulkerson Center at Missouri Western State University.  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) board met December 11, 2019. Present were: Lori Seymour, Craig Corken, W.C. Farmer, Scott Melvin, Eryn Stepp, and Roger Martin, board members; Monica Bailey,  Continue Reading »

(Letters from Santa are printed as submitted) From Santa’s Mail Box at the Atchison County Mail: Dear Santa, Thank you for all my wonderful gifts last year. I really enjoy my ride-on  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Ministerial Alliance is providing food baskets to individuals and families in need. The baskets will be distributed on Friday, December 20. If you are in need of a  Continue Reading »

The Tuesday Evening Club held its annual Christmas gala December 10, 2019. Enjoying the festivities were: front row – Susan Braams, Marie Adams, Carolyn Jones, Margie O’Riley, and Merylan Lowrey;  Continue Reading »