People & Living

We wish all our readers a Happy New Year! May you and your family be blessed! WCF SOF The Atchison County Mail will be closed Thursday, January 1, and Friday,  Continue Reading »

MONDAY MIXED LEAGUE 12/15/25 Team Standings: 1. Hits N Misses 2. Klosek’s Glad Bags 3. Livin’ On A Spare 4. Tumble Bugs 5. Gutter Gang 6. Bowl Movements High Scratch  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Atchison County for the week of December 22-28. Work on  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Jim Crawford, Field Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri Extension With winter finally arriving, we are faced with increased costs to heat our homes. There are some  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Tech welding students held a showcase last week which highlighted their creations. Hanna Ogle is pictured with a semi truck she made and several other fabrications are also pictured.  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Erika Daugherty, director As the holiday season is in full swing, the Tarkio Nutrition Center is overflowing with joy and gratitude. The “Meal Champion” program has kicked off  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Elementary students sang Christmas carols to those in attendance at the Tarkio Nutrition Center Thursday, December 18, 2025.

Coach Erin Patrick, right, and East Atchison high school basketball players Brody Wennihan, left, and Parker Livengood, middle, were the guest speakers at the December 16 meeting of the Tarkio  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port FFA Chapter held a blood drive for the Community Blood Center of St. Joseph, Missouri, on Tuesday, December 16. Don Meyer, left, and Mark McMahon, right, took  Continue Reading »

The public is invited to celebrate the end of a wonderful 2025 and new beginnings in 2026 on New Year’s Eve, December 31, at 11:00 a.m., on the Steamboat Trace  Continue Reading »

Bingo at Tarkio Nutrition Center The Tarkio Nutrition Center will have bingo every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Tarkio Nutrition Center from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.  Continue Reading »

Grace and Colin Joesting of Columbia, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Jack Harvey Joesting. Jack was born September 18, 2025. He weighed 7 pounds  Continue Reading »