People & Living

Bob Koch with the Tarkio Rotary Club hands Tarkio Park Board member Michael Klosek a check. The check to the Park Board is a grant from Rotary District 6040, known  Continue Reading »

By Beverly Clinkingbeard If you’ve passed through Burlington Junction, Missouri, and noticed on the north side of the street a big brick house that is gradually being transformed, well, that’s  Continue Reading »

The Women’s Evening Edition (WEE) of the Fairfax United Methodist Church will have their annual Ham Dinner and Themed Basket Auction Sunday, October 27, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00  Continue Reading »

Staci Coleman spoke to Tarkio Rotarians about her work with Community Services in Atchison County. The food she distributes comes from Second Harvest, but she also can help with rent,  Continue Reading »

The 79th Annual Lord’s Acre Festival was held in Westboro, Missouri, October 12 and 13, 2019. The Westboro United Methodist Church (UMC) hosted many fun-filled activities on Saturday. Results from  Continue Reading »

Samantha Driskell and Caleb Vandevere are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Braxtin Lee Vandevere. Braxtin was born at Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri, at 5:09 p.m.  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the Halloween Parade Thursday, October 31, in Tarkio. Spooks and characters are encouraged to join in the contest. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m.  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Kiwanis Club has been collecting discarded batteries from cars, trucks, tractors, combines, and lawn mowers to resell to a company for several years.  They in turn have used  Continue Reading »

October 20, 1944 • The fifth and sixth grades enjoyed some moving pictures, shown by Jerome True, on Tuesday morning. Some of the pictures concerned the discovery of America and  Continue Reading »

October 20, 1944 • A very active student council has been organized at Tarkio High School under the supervision of Supt. Wallace Croy. The purpose of the council is to  Continue Reading »

October 20, 1944 A representative group of citizens from all sections of Atchison County gathered at The Ritz Thursday evening of last week for a dinner and to talk over  Continue Reading »

The OATS Transit has announced the following schedule from Atchison County to: • Tarkio in-town: October 18 • St Joseph: October 29 The fare outside the county is $4 each  Continue Reading »