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The Fairfax R-3 Board of Education held a regular meeting March 16, 2026, in the school library. The meeting was called to order at 6:04 p.m. by President Miles Smith.  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Board of Aldermen met Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Richard “JR” Chaney presiding. The board members present were Jeff Geib, Chris Roup, Kimberly  Continue Reading »

Atchison County estab-lish-ments 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 »

Tulsa Rose Boutique of Rock Port had clothing and other apparel and accessories for sale at the Country Club on Saturday.   The Chaney family was among the shoppers who  Continue Reading »

Cook The Books team wins Atchison County Battle of the Books The Cook The Books team won the 2026 Atchison County Battle of the Books Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at  Continue Reading »

A Republican candidate with deep family roots in Atchison County has filed for Congress to succeed Sam Graves. Nathan Hall Willett is the grandson of James Hall (1955) and Jane  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Super 8 was named the Best of Super 8 for the third consecutive year. Pictured celebrating the honor are Kelly Phillips, Joy Young, Michele Barnhart, Amber Herbst,  Continue Reading »

Nancy Greeley who is our Northwest Missouri representative at DESE.   Duane Martin of EdCounsel shared data from the National Rural Education Association.   John Rhinehart talked about school funding  Continue Reading »

U.S. Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) from Tarkio has announced that he will retire from Congress at the end of this session. Graves released the following statement: “When I first ran  Continue Reading »

The Garst family didn’t let a little cold and wind stop them from gathering together for a photo op with the Easter Bunny and a morning spent hunting Easter eggs  Continue Reading »

Brinley Guyer races off to fill her Care Bears Easter egg basket.   Claire Oswald, top, and Ella Smith, above, hunted for eggs and Easter goodies at the Fairfax Easter  Continue Reading »

Teams of fourth through sixth graders from all three school districts in Atchison County will vie for title of champion and the most knowledgeable of the 12 Mark Twain Award  Continue Reading »