People & Living

Don and Carolyn (Chambers) McEnaney were married August 24, 1968, at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Tarkio, Missouri. Their daughter, Julie, is hosting a card shower for them.  Continue Reading »

Chad Gray, Atchison County agent for the Missouri De­partment of Conservation, was the guest speaker at the Tuesday, July 31, 2018, Tarkio Rotary Club meeting. He noted that Atchison County  Continue Reading »

Chuck Crain from Presley’s Branson and RFD TV will perform live in concert at the Tarkio Assembly of God Church Sunday, August 12, 2018, at 6 p.m. The church is  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: Hamburger Helper, macaroni & cheese, spinach, kraut, crackers, potatoes, stuffing, syrup, flour, cooking oil, peaches, fruit cocktail, pineapple,  Continue Reading »

Submitted by: Pastor Tom Beutler, Watson & Hamburg Baptist Churches Proverbs 31:9 “Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.” 31:28 “Her children arise  Continue Reading »

Transportation to and from the Tarkio Nutrition Center is not limited to truck or car. The guys that enjoy coffee and donuts in the mornings enjoy a bit of carefree  Continue Reading »

August 12, 1993 • Over the Backfence by Nancy Gaines: “Great things are happening in the 4th grade this school year. The teacher, Mrs. Sweatman, had a dream of winning  Continue Reading »

August 12, 1993 • Ed and Robin Tanner, along with their three children, Robert, Rebekah, and Rachel, recently moved to Tarkio where Ed is the new pastor at the First  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Fair is this weekend. Be sure to check out a schedule of events in this week’s edition. WCF SOF Students will return to school next week. Be sure  Continue Reading »

August 13, 1943 According to the office of County Clerk Loren W. Coe, the 1943 enumeration of boys and girls of school age in Atchison county shows 2,828 children. This  Continue Reading »

Submitted By Katy Baker When I was crowned “Miss Fairfax 2017” I was very excited and couldn’t wait to get started working towards a scholarship by learning more about Fairfax!  Continue Reading »

By Janice Taylor The Community Hospital-Fairfax Auxiliary was treated to a very special Appreciation Luncheon on July 19, 2018. Robin Salfrank, the group’s mentor, had decorated the conference room beautifully  Continue Reading »