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Tarkio College Alumni will celebrate Homecoming Weekend 2021 September 17 – 19. Honor classes will be 1950-51, 1955-56, 1960-61, 1965-66, 1970-71, 1975-76, 1980-81, 1985-86, and 1990-91. The schedule of alumni  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Marching Pride, grades 7-12, are holding a trash bag fundraiser through Bags for Bucks. All rolls are $13 each and you can choose from the following colors/sizes (please note  Continue Reading »

The 12th annual T.M. Wharton Blue Jay Classic Golf Tournament will be held Sunday, September 5, 2021, at the Rock Port Golf & Country Club. Tee-off is at 10:00 a.m.  Continue Reading »

Old Fashioned Saturday Night will be September 18. At this time, Little Tuggers Tractor Pull and Duncan’s Carriage Rides are set up to come. The festivities will start at 5:00  Continue Reading »

Community Hospital-Fairfax hosted its annual CommuniTEE Golf Benefit Friday and Saturday, August 27 and 28, 2021, in Rock Port, Missouri. Two hundred twenty-five golfers and volunteers took to the course  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Board of Aldermen met Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at 6:03 p.m., following the 2021 tax rate hearing, with Mayor Amy Thomas presiding. Board members present were Ron  Continue Reading »

Cheryl and John Brown of Fairfax were chosen as the 2021 Fairfax Fair Parade Grand Marshals. Both have been long-time supporters of the community and its events. John and Cheryl  Continue Reading »

Piper Morris, left, was named 2021 Jr. Miss Fairfax. Olivia Morris, right, was named 2021 Miss Fairfax. Kendal Straub, middle, was the Miss Fairfax Runner-Up. All were crowned at the  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a tax rate hearing and regular meeting August 12, 2021. President Jeremy Davis called the tax rate hearing to order at  Continue Reading »

Sixteen cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Atchison County Health Department for August 16 – 23, 2021. They included: 2 females and 1 male – ages 0-9 1 female  Continue Reading »

The sun was setting under the storm clouds on the way home from the football jamboree in Tarkio Friday evening, just before the storms rolled in, and gave Atchison County  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Police Department is working with surrounding agencies to locate the suspect in a string of vehicle break-ins. They are asking for the community’s help. If you have  Continue Reading »