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Rock Port R-II School Board meeting held
Written on August 6, 2019
The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a regular meeting July 18, 2019. President Jeremy Davis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Other members present were Continue Reading »
Atchison County students to return to school for 2019-20 year
Written on August 6, 2019
Summer break is coming to an end and students in Atchison County will be returning to school in the next two weeks for the 2019-20 school year. FAIRFAX R-3 Fairfax Continue Reading »
Blood drive in Rock Port
Written on August 6, 2019
Melanie Lucas shows that giving blood in a breeze as she smiles during her donation on Monday, August 5. The Community Blood Center held a blood drive at the Rock Continue Reading »
Changes in child care laws coming to Missouri this month
Written on August 6, 2019
Last month, Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill 397 which modifies current laws to protect children in child care settings. The Missouri General Assembly passed this bill during the last Continue Reading »
House fire in Tarkio
Written on August 6, 2019
Rescue personnel responded to a fire at 201 Elm Street in Tarkio Thursday, August 1, 2019. The fire started in the bedroom and it is suspected that the cause was Continue Reading »
Fairfax Band selling bags
Written on August 6, 2019
Fairfax Marching Pride is selling Bags for Bucks and will be taking orders through August 15. Each roll will sell for $12 and can be ordered in the following sizes: Continue Reading »
28th Annual CommuniTEE Golf Benefit Classic
Written on August 6, 2019
Join in the 28th Annual CommuniTEE Golf Benefit Classic August 23-24, 2019, at Mound City Golf Course. Brats, hot dogs, and raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the Continue Reading »
Soybeans burning at Gavilon
Written on July 30, 2019
Approximately 650,000 bushels of soybeans, stored at Gavilon near Phelps City, Missouri, got wet due to flood waters and rotted. That resulted in spontaneous combustion and a fire which has Continue Reading »
Working on Watson Levee breach
Written on July 30, 2019
It was like watching an orchestra – each with their own job but all of them going at the same time. I could count at least eight bulldozers and four Continue Reading »
Ameren terminates Atchison County wind project
Written on July 30, 2019
Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, announced July 25, 2019, that it has mutually agreed with EDF Renewables, Inc. to terminate the development of an up-to 157 megawatt (MW) Continue Reading »
Fire departments benefit from VFA Grant, Matching Funds Grant Program
Written on July 30, 2019
1st Assistant Chief Chad Ottmann, left, and 2nd Assistant Chief Dan Athen, right, are presented two conservation grants for both the Rock Port Volunteer Fire Department and West Atchison Fire Continue Reading »
Rock Port man seriously injured in Freightliner crash
Written on July 30, 2019
A local man was seriously injured in a Freightliner crash on Route N on July 24, 2019. The accident occurred north of 260th Road on Route N, six miles east Continue Reading »
Tom Van Syoc
