People & Living

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry Board met Monday, November 11, 2019, with 11 members and one guest present. Churches represented were: Tarkio – St. Paul’s Catholic, First Christian, and Presbyterian; Fairfax  Continue Reading »

Leo Hanmin Yoo Emily and Sam Yoo announce the birth of a baby boy, Leo Hanmin Yoo, born October 15, 2019, at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Leo weighed seven  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Mike Christian, Jr., Tarkio Assembly of God “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.  Continue Reading »

Mike Hawkins, left, with Oswald Crow in Tarkio, presents Atchison County Multi-Purpose Center Director Juli Buhman, right, with a $100 charity grant at the Tarkio Nutrition Center. When Mike Hawkins  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Nutrition Center held a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings Friday, November 15, 2019. Pictured above enjoying the meal are: clockwise from bottom – Bev Sands, John Sands,  Continue Reading »

(Submitted by Jillian Hannah, Farmers City 4-H reporter) On October 30, 2019, Farmers City 4-H held their monthly meeting at MDT Woodworks in Fairfax, Missouri. On Friday, November 15, 2019, Farmers  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax United Methodist Church set a goal of 100 Operation Christmas Child boxes. As of Wednesday, November 13, they only needed 16 to meet their goal. Filled boxes need  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Girl Scouts are pictured above with food donated during their annual Thanksgiving/Christmas Food Drive. The Scouts put bags on doors, then collected the food Saturday, November 16. Fairfax Girl  Continue Reading »

Rankin Hall, on the campus of Tarkio College, was built in 1932 to replace the previous college administration building that had been destroyed by fire in 1930. The building included  Continue Reading »

The Brownville Concert Series is thrilled to bring the 2019 season to a close with its annual Christmas Gala. The concerts feature Tammy McCann, Chicago’s top female jazz vocalist, with  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) board met November 13, 2019. Present were: Lori Seymour, Craig Corken, W.C. Farmer, Bob Alldredge, Eryn Stepp, Jeff Meyer, and Roger Martin, board members;  Continue Reading »

A one-vehicle accident sent an Essex, Iowa, man to the hospital with minor injuries Thursday evening, November 14, 2019, in Atchison County, Missouri. The wreck occurred at 6:25 p.m. one-half  Continue Reading »