People & Living

Atchison County Sheriff Dennis Martin was the guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. He shared with Rotarians that there will  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Kay Gibson The Watson Quilters haven’t met for several weeks now. We intend to this coming Thursday, but if it’s still frigid, some of us may chicken out!   Continue Reading »

Teen Support Group- C.A.R.E. of Atchison County will be offering a support group for teen girls ages 13-18 focusing on: • Body Image • Self-esteem • Teen Dating • Coping  Continue Reading »

Easley retires after 23 years as school nurse- Karen Easley has been the Rock Port R-II school nurse for 23 years. Over the years it has become evident how much  Continue Reading »

January 1, 1943 The fixtures for the new local post office in the Nickerson building arrived the first of the week and are being installed at this time. The change  Continue Reading »

December 31, 1992 • The Tarkio High School Boys’ Basketball Team is ranked 5th in the state of Missouri in Class 1-A rankings. • For the first time in years,  Continue Reading »

December 31, 1992 Over the Backfence by Nancy Gaines: “We have always been a lover of music and these past weeks with Christmas in the air, we have been hearing  Continue Reading »

Tarkio, Fairfax, and Rock Port students are enjoying a break from their studies and time spent with family over the holidays. The students will return to classes at all three  Continue Reading »

Tom Beutler Watson and Hamburg Baptist Churches Numbers 29: 1-6. “And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation. Ye shall  Continue Reading »

Dr. Diane Bartholomew, vice president of academic affairs for Missouri Valley College, has announced the Fall 2017 Dean’s List. The requirements for the Dean’s List are a 3.3 or higher  Continue Reading »

The family of Kenneth and Karen Hunter Thompson is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 45th wedding anniversary. They were married December 15, 1972 ,at Hamburg, Iowa,  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry will resume regular opening dates beginning in January. The food pantry will be open on Tuesdays, January 16 and 23, as well as Thursdays, January 18 and  Continue Reading »