People & Living

(Letters from Santa are printed as submitted) From Atchison County Head Start: Dear Santa, Happy Christmas, Santa. I’m going to be good. Ms. Jen and I are writing you a  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port third graders made a trip to Santa’s Mailbox at the Atchison County Mail this week. Shortly after, Santa Claus stopped to check on his mail.

Growers are invited to participate in an in-depth school focused on increasing one’s knowledge in fertilizing crops. The school is a series of nine meetings held last part of January  Continue Reading »

The newly-elected officers of the Missouri Association of Counties (pictured above, left to right) are: Lori Smith, Adair County Treasurer and new MAC Treasurer; Becky Schofield, Dallas County Treasurer and  Continue Reading »

The Brownville Concert Series has announced its 30th incredible season, “Thanks for the Memory.” The Brownville Concert Series offers exceptional musicianship in a small, intimate venue creates an experience unlike  Continue Reading »

Regan Griffin, above, and Doug McMahon, below, were among the volunteers ringing the bell for the Atchison County Salvation Army Friday, December 20, in Rock Port. All collections stay in  Continue Reading »

Recently I sat pondering the coming Christmas and ways I could make it great with gifts and “things” we really cannot afford. My children were at play all around me  Continue Reading »

The Ministerial Alliance is sponsoring a Meals on Wheels adoption program (this will take the place of senior baskets) for Tarkio, Westboro, and Fairfax senior citizens. You can simply donate  Continue Reading »

The late Dale Faulkner, formerly of Tarkio, Missouri, was recently honored by the Atchison County Library. Mr. Faulkner was the Clerk of Atchison County from 1986 to 2002. The library  Continue Reading »

East Atchison boys’ basketball coach Kevin Dodson and players Jake McEnaney and Gus Hurst were the guest speakers at the Tarkio Rotary Club meeting on December 17, 2019. The team  Continue Reading »

Sean Hill and Alexandra Maffei have chosen April 25, 2020, as their wedding date. The ceremony and reception will take place at Eighteen Ninety in Platte City, Missouri. Sean and  Continue Reading »

The OATS Transit has announced the following schedule from Atchison County to: St. Joseph: Dec. 31 OATS Transit will be closed and most regular routes will not be running December  Continue Reading »