People & Living

Chance Hecker inducted into NHS

Written on May 1, 2018

Chance Hecker,15, a freshman at Troy High School, Troy, Kansas, was inducted into the National Honor Society on April 24, 2018, at Troy High School. Chance is the son of  Continue Reading »

Judge Herron Elected President of MAPACJ

Written on May 1, 2018

Atchison County Associate Circuit Judge, Corey K. Herron, attended the 103rd Annual Meeting and Conference of the Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges (MAPACJ) held April 11-13, 2018,  Continue Reading »

David Hill named “Friend of Education”

Written on May 1, 2018

David Hill, middle, was the recipient of the Missouri National Education Association (NEA) Board of Directors Horace Mann “Friend of Education” award in the Journalism-Television category. Each year the Missouri  Continue Reading »

Shoes for Orphan Souls collected

Written on May 1, 2018

Representatives from the Rotary Club District 6040, along with Rotary exchange members from Chile, drove to Tarkio Friday, April 27, 2018, to pick up Tarkio Rotary Club’s shoes, socks, and  Continue Reading »

Formerly Forum

Written on April 24, 2018

April 29, 1993 • On April 6, the young children of Fairfax R-3 School District participated in a Student Identification Program. Preschool through eighth graders were videotaped, photographed, and fingerprinted.  Continue Reading »

“Extra! Extra!” A blast from Tarkio’s past

Written on April 24, 2018

April 29, 1993 • The Tarkio High School Jr./Sr. Prom was held Saturday, April 27, at the Tarkio Community Building. There was a tie in the voting for the prom  Continue Reading »

On The Spiritual Side… The Easter Effect

Written on April 24, 2018

Submitted by Pastor Dave Wynn, First Christian Church, Tarkio, Mo. The scripture account of that first glorious Easter morning is a familiar one from John, as we see Mary Magdalene,  Continue Reading »

Join in observance National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 3, 2018

Written on April 24, 2018

On May 3, 2018, millions of Americans will observe our National Day Of Prayer. It will be a time to reflect on our country and focus on God as did  Continue Reading »

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 199 news

Written on April 24, 2018

Submitted by Linda Kaye Payton, President of Unit 199 On April 9, 2018, American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) met at the Legion building at 5:30 p.m. The meeting was called to  Continue Reading »

MU Extension specialist visits Rotarians

Written on April 24, 2018

University of Missouri  Extension Specialist, Jim Crawford, was the guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club on Tuesday, April 17. Jim spoke about the weather and  Continue Reading »

Wessler receives Honorary State FFA Degree

Written on April 24, 2018

Alan Wessler of Columbia, Missouri, was named an Honorary State FFA Degree recipient at the 90th Missouri FFA Convention. Wessler is vice president of feed operations and animal health at  Continue Reading »

Owen excels at extemporaneous speaking

Written on April 24, 2018

Aaron Owen, a junior at North Bend Central, in North Bend, Neb., took sixth place in extemporaneous speaking in the Class C1 state speech meet at the University of Nebraska   Continue Reading »

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