October 22, 1948
• Rock Port defeated Tarkio on the gridiron 27-7. The Indians suffered the loss of their first string halfback when Roy McIntosh was taken off the field with a broken leg in the first quarter.
• Work has started this week on the repair of Grange Hall. This is one of the oldest public buildings in Atchison County, having been built in 1874. It has been estimated that the cost of repair will be $3,000.
• Raymond Horton, who operates the Henry Roje farm in Benton Township, got his hand caught in a corn picker. Some of the fingers were broken and the bones in the wrist were affected.
• A flower show which was sponsored by the Rock Port Community Garden Club at the Memorial Building last Saturday provided a surprise to persons who incorrectly assumed that few blossoms would be available this time of year. More than 350 persons registered during the event.
• Three Atchison County servicemen stationed in Korea met up recently. Kenneth Long, Jr., who is stationed at Ascon, Korea, met with Dale Renshaw, who is stationed at Seoul, and Donald Wells.
October 18, 1973
• The Rock Port High School junior class bed queen Betty Husted and her horsemen Mark Baker, Dale Potter, Allen Bowers, Don Murdock, and Robert Wolf won the homemade bed race Friday at the homecoming parade. The course was six blocks on William Street down to Main Street.
• Mrs. Mary McEnaney, a native of the Westboro community who makes her home at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Rock Port, celebrated her 102nd birthday Sunday, October 14, with her family.
• Atchison County roads, bridges, and fields in low-lying areas suffered heavy damage last week from the onslaught of heavy rains and the resulting floods. One bridge alone, 1 1/2 mile north of Fairfax on the Tarkio River, will cost approximately $60,000 to replace.
• A 35% drop in city taxes will be a welcome sight to Rock Port taxpayers as Mrs. Paul Hutsell, city collector, mailed out the 1973 tax forms this week.
October 15, 1998
• The Rock Port High School National Honor Society chapter has recognized Ryan Hance and Amy Zimmerman as Good Citizens of the first quarter.
• The new 1998 collectible Christmas ornament featuring the Atchison County Memorial Building is now for sale at Country Creek Mall, Cabin Fever, Bank Midwest, and other area chamber merchants.
• The Stub Taylor building was demolished Saturday, October 10, 1998. The Rock Port Telephone Company purchased the property to make room for storage of equipment.
• The groundbreaking ceremony at Rock Port City Hall for an addition and face lift for the building was held Thursday, October 8. Mayor Paul Buck and Alderman Gary Bogenreif, along with city and municipal utility employees, gathered for the ceremony.
• Rock Port R-II students participated in many activities in celebration of National Fire Prevention Week. The students practiced evacuating the building and everyone was out in 61 seconds. They also took part in a fire prevention assembly, rode on fire trucks, and created their own personal escape plans for their homes.
