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Yes, the Westboro Wildcats will be gathering for a reunion in May. The Westboro High School Alumni Banquet will take place Saturday, May 17, at 12:00 noon at the new  Continue Reading »

Fairfax High School graduation will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 18. The ceremony will take place in the high school gym. Rock Port High School graduation will be  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Tourism Board will host its third Summer Palooza Wednesday, May 21, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Rock Port Memorial Park. This family friendly event is  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 24, 2025, at the Tarkio High School Gymnasium. Social hour will begin at 5:00 p.m., followed by pictures at  Continue Reading »

A community-wide annual celebration from the 1940s is being reborn this spring in Tarkio. The Tarkiesta celebration will be held on Sunday, May 25. The theme will be centered on  Continue Reading »

Atchison County establishments that sell food and drinks receive health inspections, once, twice, or three times a year depending on the type of foods sold and risk to the public.  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Sheriff Andy Riley hosted “Coffee With the Sheriff” Thursday, May 8, at the Nutrition Center in Tarkio. This gave residents a chance to ask questions, express concerns, or  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Atchison County for the week of May 12-18. There also  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Farmers Market is taking place every Friday this summer from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Main Street. Pictured above is Harold Moore helping a customer with his  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for The Gym on Friday, May 9, 2025. Jared and Kari Meyerkorth, owners of The Gym (formerly Stoltz’s fitness) have  Continue Reading »

  The Rock Port High School girls’ and boys’ track teams won the Class 1 District 8 Track Meet Saturday, May 10, in Grant City, Missouri. The girls scored 147  Continue Reading »

Tayden Cook, top, placed third in the Class 1 District 4 Golf Meet with a 76 and River Dow, above, placed sixth with an 81. Both golfers will now compete  Continue Reading »