January 29, 1943
Hotel Opp was taxed to capacity and had to hustle a lot of extra beds last Saturday evening when a troop of 76 soldiers and two officers decided to make Rock Port headquarters for the night. When the group arrived, some fifty of them got their suppers at the Central Cafe and the remainder at The Ritz. The two officers expressed their satisfaction at the treatment they were accorded here and stated they had been told by other members of the army, who had previously enjoyed the town’s hospitality, that this was a good place to stop. On Monday night a convoy of other soldiers with ten heavy army trucks pulled into town and remained here for the night.
February 1, 1968
Judges of the county court of Atchison County have purchased two pieces of equipment for $31,208 this week for the county highway department and the sheriff’s office. A new Shield-Bantam 15 ton capacity heavy duty crane was purchased for $23,208 for the highway department on a lease rental basis with delivery expected in 30 to 45 days. The court traded in a 1960 crane with a capacity of 12 tons for $12,208 credit. Cooke Sales and Service, Chillicothe, was the selling company. The judges also purchased a new radio for the sheriff’s office for $800 from Motorola, Kansas City. They traded in a 14 year old set for $75.
January 28, 1993
January 11-16 was the Savannah Savages’ High School Basketball Tournament. The Rock Port Jays boys placed fourth. The girls won their first and second games but lost their third game to place them second in the tournament. The girls’ stats for the tournament had Patty Gubser with 20 points and 36 rebounds; Jill Meyerkorth had 49 points and 17 rebounds; Mandy Runkles had 36 points, 11 steals and 15 assists; Amy Lair had 9 points and 16 rebounds; and Amy Arthaud had 11 points. The boys’ stats for the tournament had Mark Bennington for 8 rebounds and 4 steals; Curt Christians had 16 points and 24 rebounds; Phillip Eilers had 33 points and 23 rebounds; Cory Scamman had 43 points, 18 assists and 12 steals; and Tad Gebhards had 36 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists.