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The 2026 Miss Fairfax contestants, from left to right, are: Avery Fast, daughter of Amy and David Fast; Carley Graham, daughter of Michelle and Phil Graham; and Brenna Kingery, daughter  Continue Reading »

Dr. Tyler Sten is a St. Joseph native and proud graduate of Bishop LeBlond High School. Outside of his work as a foot and ankle surgeon, his favorite role is  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held its 2026-2027 tax rate hearing Thursday, August 13, 2026. President Regan Griffin called the tax rate hearing to order at 6:45  Continue Reading »

Guests look on as the drainage tile demonstration prepares to begin in a field just east of Craig Grain Supply. Liles Enterprises, LLC, hosted a drainage tile demonstration for any  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port City Park and Pool held an End of the Season Glow Night on Friday, August 14, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. With admission, each swimmer was given  Continue Reading »

Free summer meals have been available for all kids and teens through the Kids’ Summer Meals program. The program will be ending this week due to the new school year  Continue Reading »

The RPHS 70’s & 80’s Reunion “End of Summer Bash” will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port. A social gathering  Continue Reading »

  The pickleball players of Atchison County encourage everyone to come join the fun on Mondays at the tennis/pickleball courts in Tarkio. The group meets every Monday at the courts,  Continue Reading »

The Ottmann Electric crew gets the Stoner Drug sign hung on the new store front.   After rebuilding and mounting the sign to a frame, Ottmann Electric drills holes and  Continue Reading »

Veterans Corner displays memorabilia from Atchison County veterans across the years, including World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War.   The display area in the Atchison County  Continue Reading »

The 60th annual Fairfax Fair will be held Friday through Sunday, August 21-23, 2026, in the Fairfax City Park. The annual event is sponsored by the Fairfax Optimist Club. This  Continue Reading »

The University of Missouri Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center will showcase research and technological improvements at its field day Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The event is free and open to  Continue Reading »