People & Living

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded two more emergency flood repair contracts: • Route 111 (Holt County) – Contract for debris removal and roadbed and shoulder repair from  Continue Reading »

Missouri residents with damage from the April 29-July 5 storms and flooding who haven’t yet registered for disaster assistance need to do so before the September 9 deadline. Find out  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Park Board met Thursday, August 15, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at Rock Port High School. Members present were Katy Kroeger, Jill Lager, Tisha Jackson, Tawni Ellis, Lisa  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Tourism Board met Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. at Rock Port City Hall. Members present were Jennifer Alvarez, Mike Farmer, Holly Huntley, Tami Lansdown, and  Continue Reading »

The OATS Transit has announced the following schedule from Atchison County to: • Shenandoah: Sept. 3 • St. Joseph: Sept. 19 • Maryville: Sept. 17 • Tarkio in-town: Sept. 6  Continue Reading »

By Kay Gibson Watson celebrated its 150 years from the founding date on Saturday, August 24. It began with a horseshoe pitching contest that Jason and Davie Sloop won. Then  Continue Reading »

The Atchison-Holt Missouri Retired Teachers Association and Public School Personnel (MRTA) Unit will meet Thursday, September 5, at the Tarkio Resource Center. All retired public school personnel are invited, and  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Bill Shirley, Linden Christian Church As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an  Continue Reading »

Congratulations to Elaine Schwindt for being chosen as the 39th Missouri Nursing Home Queen. We are so proud of you! WCF SOF Culpepper & Merriweather Circus will be in Tarkio  Continue Reading »

September 1, 1944 • Robert L. Finch visited Friday and Saturday at the home of his brother, Rev. Chas. A. Finch, and family. Mr. Finch, who until recently was connected  Continue Reading »

September 1, 1944 • Break-ins occurred Monday night at two places of business in Tarkio, but for all his trouble the thief netted only twenty dollars. Evidently satisfied with nothing  Continue Reading »

September 1, 1944 The Tarkio Cafe is now open. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper are the proprietors of the business, located two doors east of the First National Bank. Tarkio College  Continue Reading »