Written on March 6, 2018
Ethan Sickels has been employed as the new superintendent for the Rock Port R-II School District. Mr. Sickels has been the High School Principal for the district since August 2017. Continue Reading »

Written on March 6, 2018
New playground equipment for the Fairfax City Park is being planned by Fairfax Improvement Foundation, with completion expected by mid-summer. Fairfax Improvement Foundation (FIF) is excited to announce new playground Continue Reading »

Written on March 6, 2018
Nearly 500 Jr. high and high school students from area schools filled the Rock Port R-II gym to attend an anti-bullying and sexting awareness assembly on Friday, March 2, 2018. Continue Reading »
Written on March 6, 2018
Make plans now to attend the annual Spring Arts and Crafts Show that will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 17-18 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Continue Reading »
Written on March 6, 2018
The Rock Port school chapter of the NHS will once again be sponsoring a collection of good, used footwear for the “Soles 4 Souls” organization. Please send any sized shoes, Continue Reading »
Written on March 6, 2018
Tickets for the Women in Agriculture event, Connect/Thrive/Grow, scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. at the Velma Houts Fair Building in Rock Port are still available at Continue Reading »
Written on March 6, 2018
Please send your can tabs to the school. They will be taken to Ronald McDonald Charities in Columbia (Thank you, Grossman family) where they will be redeemed for funds to Continue Reading »
Written on March 6, 2018
The Tarkio Board of Public Works has been notified that some residents’ bills did not make it to their mailboxes. All bills are due on the 13th of each month, Continue Reading »
Written on March 6, 2018
Hy-Vee, Inc. is reinstating the weekly inserts in selected publications, to include the Atchison County Mail. See insert for current sales. WCF SOF The Rock Port Optimist Club has sent Continue Reading »
Written on March 6, 2018
The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: hamburger/chicken/tuna helpers, macaroni & cheese, peas, spinach, carrots, tomatoes, pancake mix, syrup, cooking oil, mandarin oranges, pineapple, beef Continue Reading »
Written on March 6, 2018
Celebrate spring with St. Paul Catholic Church at its annual Spring Dinner Sunday, March 18, 2018. The meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tarkio Elementary. Continue Reading »

Written on March 6, 2018
Cooking up the fish and chicken at the all-you-can-eat event were, left to right, Cody Joesting, Dalton Riley and Ross Hastert. There were 300 meals served to supporters of the Continue Reading »