People & Living

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 »

Rikki Wilson and Paul Bolin are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Baker Michael Bolin. Baker was born at 7:23 a.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at  Continue Reading »

Melvin and Thelma “T.J.” (Stevens) Miles will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on Monday, December 23. They were married in the Depauw Methodist Church in Depauw, Indiana. The joy  Continue Reading »

Daniel and Melanie Lucas,  along with brother Benjamin and sister Rebekah, would like to announce the engagement of Joshua Daniel to Cori Faith, daughter of Barbara Williams and sister to  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Lions Club recently donated $500 to the Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry. Pictured are Lion Larry Hicks, right, and Food Pantry volunteer Judy Henson, left. The Tarkio Lions Club  Continue Reading »

Christmas is almost here. Do you have all your Christmas shopping done? If not, stop at one of our many local businesses for that last minute gift that just can’t  Continue Reading »

ACDC’s annual scholarship program was created to help outstanding Atchison County high school graduates fund post-secondary education and training programs, especially when that education enables students to live, work and  Continue Reading »

December 22, 1944 • About 75 persons attended the American Legion and Auxiliary Christmas turkey dinner which was held at the school building on Monday evening. • Charles Moore has  Continue Reading »