People & Living

East Atchison volleyball and football teams are joining forces with the Schoolhouse Rock Team to raise funds for Atchison County residents currently battling cancer. A pink-out volleyball event will be  Continue Reading »

Join the Atchison County Library for family fun, story time, crafts, and snacks at the Third Thursdays event at the Tarkio Library at 10:00 a.m. Thursdays, October 16, November 20,  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Nutrition Center staff has announced that the center will be marking its 50th anniversary of serving delicious meals to the wonderful town of Tarkio! It has been an incredible  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Senior Center invites the public to come enjoy some delicious fish Sunday, October 25, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 505 S. Country Club Drive in  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library hosted its first fall “Third Thursdays” event at the Tarkio Library September 18. Miss Jennifer read “Giggle Giggle Quack” by Doreen Cronin for story time and  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 September 22-28. There may  Continue Reading »

The Legion Auxiliary fall rummage sale will be October 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and October 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Tarkio Legion Building  Continue Reading »

Helping Hands for Jesus will hold its fall rummage sale Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, October 8, 9, and 10, at the Rock Port United Methodist Church, 211 W. Opp. The  Continue Reading »

Payten Shrader of Rock Port, Missouri, with Curbside Cravings by Payt is pictured during the third annual Ladies’ Day at R/Farm Distillery in Mound City on Saturday, September 20. (Kristin  Continue Reading »

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites the public to finish their hunter education certification in northwest Missouri this October. This training session is the final step to becoming hunter  Continue Reading »

Thanks to a rescue fund called Paw Prints and very generous donations pouring in from all over the U.S., Atchison County and area pets and strays finally have a chance  Continue Reading »

by Cindy Walker Burton Time had obviously not been kind to her. She was old, worn, and not very attractive. You know the kind. Rough around the edges. Kind of  Continue Reading »