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Make plans to attend the Atchison County Fair Board’s annual all-you-can-eat fish fry Sunday, March 1, at the Velma Houts Fair Building on the fairgrounds in Rock Port. Serving will  Continue Reading »

Community Hospital-Fairfax Auxiliary members invite everyone to their annual chili/soup supper Thursday, March 5, 2026, in the Fairfax R-3 School Cafeteria in Fairfax, Missouri. From 4:30 to 7:00 p.m., dine  Continue Reading »

MoDOT has been working at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 136 and Route J west of Rock Port, Missouri. (JR Chaney photos) Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Maintenance has been  Continue Reading »

Twelve youth participated in the Atchison County Spelling Bee Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Rock Port R-3 School. Lela Wright of Fairfax won the competition, correctly spelling refinery and haphazard  Continue Reading »

East Atchison held its Winter Homecoming Thursday, February 19, 2026, at the Tarkio Activity Center. It was a fun-filled night of basketball and special activities performed by students and student  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the central office of the Tarkio R-I School District. The  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School District Board of Education held a regular meeting February 17, 2026, in the school library. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Miles  Continue Reading »

Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a regular meeting Tuesday, February 10, 2026. President Regan Griffin called the regular meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. in the board  Continue Reading »

The City of Fairfax Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting Friday, February 20, 2026. The meeting was called to order by Tabitha Wintz, mayor, at 5:30 p.m. Also in  Continue Reading »

Rock Port seniors who participated in basketball, cheer, and dance, and their parents were recognized Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Tayden Cook, son of Troy and Andrea Cook   Kinleigh Daugherty,  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port FFA Chapter invites the community to a Pork Loin Dinner Saturday, February 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Velma Houts Fair Building in Rock  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library will be hosting two authors in a speaker series at the Tarkio Library and Resource Center this month and next. First up is Ted Harbin, co-author  Continue Reading »