People & Living

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry  The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: grape juice (64 oz.), cereal, brownie mix, beef and chicken broth (14.5 oz. can), flour (5  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Brad Dush, Fairfax Methodist Church Another parable that Jesus told, found in Matthew 13:44, is the story of the Hidden Treasure. If you have not read it  Continue Reading »

The Kids’ Summer Meals program will begin May 20. The Tarkio Nutrition Center will serve another season of nutritious, hot lunches – completely free for every child in the community.  Continue Reading »

May 17, 1951 • The sale of the buildings of the former grade schools of Daleview Consolidated School District drew a large crowd and totaled $3,006 in earnings. The buildings  Continue Reading »

May 18, 1951 • Showing at the Tarkio Theatre: “Tarzan and the Slave Girl,” “China Sky” with Randolph Scott, Ruth Warrick, and Ellen Drew, “Call Me Mister” with Betty Grable,  Continue Reading »

May 18, 1951 • In order to provide quarters large enough to house the Rock Port fire department’s big truck and the rural fire association’s truck, the local volunteer fire  Continue Reading »

Take a trip down memory lane and visit Tarkio Tech’s open house Tuesday, May 12, at 5:00 p.m. in the Curnutt Center. Recently, reproductions of Edna O’Dell’s paintings that once  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 May 4-10. There may  Continue Reading »

A one-vehicle crash on April 20, 2026, injured two Rock Port, Missouri, men. The wreck occurred at 12:12 p.m. on Route U, three miles south of Langdon, Missouri, when a  Continue Reading »

A brilliant sunny yellow iris caught the eye of Cindy Walker Burton last Sunday afternoon. Irises were named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow symbolizing wisdom, faith, and courage.  Continue Reading »

Question: Why did the chicken cross the road? Answer: To play a round of golf. This chicken wanted to try for a birdie. Let’s hope it didn’t cluck under pressure.  Continue Reading »

Northwest Missouri State University has announced students named to the Academic or President’s honor rolls at the end of the 2026 spring semester. To be included on the Academic Honor  Continue Reading »