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Atchison County basketball players receive All-District honors

Written on March 21, 2023

Class 2, District 16 All-District honorees Natalie Hedlund was selected to the Class 2 District 16 All-District team and was named District Co-Player of the Year.   Claire Martin was  Continue Reading »

New Arrivals

Written on April 5, 2022

Addison Claire Bell Angela and Justin Bell of Tarkio, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Addison Claire Bell. Addison was born at 1:40 a.m. on  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Farmers Market

Written on August 11, 2021

Fairfax Farmers Market will be every Friday through August, 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Broad Street in Fairfax. Stop by for some delicious tomatoes, potatoes, sweet corn, peppers, green  Continue Reading »

Bikers from Texas

Written on July 20, 2021

By Beverly Clinkingbeard These days there are interesting things to discover on the web, and that’s what sisters, Amy and Jenny, from League City, Texas, did. They like to ride  Continue Reading »

Letter to the Editor

Written on March 16, 2021

I grew up in Atchison County, right alongside the Missouri River. I remember the flood of 1993 and the flood of 2011. The devastating flood of 2019 was worse than  Continue Reading »

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available March 8 at Community Hospital-Fairfax

Written on March 2, 2021

Vaccination clinics continue in Atchison County Linda Viets gets her first Moderna vaccination from Andrea Cook, R.N., at the Atchison County Health Department COVID-19 vaccination clinic Thursday, February 25, 2021,  Continue Reading »

RP Football Falls to SH/NH Spartans

Written on October 22, 2019

  Rock Port traveled to Graham, Missouri, to take on the South Holt/Nodaway-Holt Spartans for the eighth game of the season. This was a hard-fought battle for the Blue Jays,  Continue Reading »

Fairfax R-3 School celebrates Fire Prevention Week

Written on October 22, 2019

The Fairfax Fire Department observed Fire Prevention Week by giving the students at Fairfax R-3 School rides on the fire truck. Pictured above, left to right, are kindergarteners Trevelyan Bolin,  Continue Reading »

River Rock Lane Standings

Written on October 22, 2019

MONDAY MIXED LEAGUE 10/7/19 Team Standings: 1. 300 WannaBes 2. Hits-N-Misses 3. Dreamers 4. Clubbing for XXX 5. B Owners 6. Alley Gators High Scratch Game (Team) – Clubbing for  Continue Reading »

Fairfax FCCLA and FHA chapters sponsor blood drive

Written on October 22, 2019

The Fairfax FCCLA and FHA chapters sponsored a blood drive with the Community Blood Center. There were 57 donors and 50 units of blood were collected. Members appreciate all of  Continue Reading »

Rock Port High School Piano Class Perform

Written on October 22, 2019

  Students in the Rock Port High School Piano Class held their first recital Wednesday, October 16. Kalyn Mertens, Joey Herron, Scarlett Kish, Lauren Kelly, Sara Newbanks, Gabe Minter, and  Continue Reading »

Rock Port/Watson Adopt-A-Family

Written on October 22, 2019

Registration for the Rock Port/Watson Adopt-A-Family program has begun and will continue through November 28. Registration will take place at Community Services in Tarkio (322 Main, phone 660-736-4646), or at  Continue Reading »