People & Living

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 August 24-30. MoDOT asks  Continue Reading »

A two-vehicle crash occurred on Hwy. 136 seven miles east of Tarkio, Missouri, on Thursday, September 3, 2026. At 10:50  a.m., a 1992 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by a 29-year-old male  Continue Reading »

By Wayne Flanary, CPAg and CCA Field Specialist in Agronomy, MU Extension We often receive grower concerns that Johnsongrass is regrowing after being sprayed. Growers are concerned the lack of  Continue Reading »

Gus Hurst, front left, was named to the Missouri Grassroots Fellowship 2026-27 class. (Submitted photo)   The Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) is proud to share the 2026-27 class of the  Continue Reading »

Leadership Northwest Missouri is now accepting applications for its 2027 class, offering emerging and established leaders the opportunity to connect, grow and gain a deeper understanding of the region they  Continue Reading »

More than 60 singers will gather to begin making music together again and they’re inviting more voices to join them when the Nodaway Chorale begins rehearsals for its annual Holiday  Continue Reading »

By Cindy Walker Burton I snapped photos of a fox squirrel at the park recently and was compelled to conduct some basic research (animaldiversity.org). The charismatic, cunning fox squirrel is  Continue Reading »

Guest speaker at the Tarkio Rotary Club on September 1, 2026, was Mike Farmer. He shared information about the Green Light Dispensary located at I-29 and Highway 136 that was  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items:  fruits (15-20 oz. – mixed fruit, peaches, pears, pineapple, mandarin oranges), tomato juice (46 oz. can), cake mixes  Continue Reading »

Submitted by David Shadinger, Pastor of Rock Port & Watson United Methodist Churches The local faith community should be one of the most welcoming and safest spaces we know. In  Continue Reading »

Fall colors are starting to pop up around Atchison County. (Cynthia Walker Burton photo) By Cindy Walker Burton My symptoms started the first week of August. I started seeing flashes  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio and area community members are invited to give a life-saving blood donation at the Community Blood Center Blood Drive Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.  Continue Reading »