People & Living

Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri, will host a blood drive Friday, July 24, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the hospital conference room. To schedule your appointment, call  Continue Reading »

Stop by Tarkio Hy-Vee Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for some food and fun. Bounce houses for the kiddos will be set up and there  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Parks & Recreation Board is hosting another Chews & Cruise Night! Get that classic car or motorcycle or golf cart washed off and plan to cruise up and  Continue Reading »

The Nodaway County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection site will be open Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The HHW collection site is located at the  Continue Reading »

The RPHS 70’s & 80’s Reunion “End of Summer Bash” will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port. A social gathering  Continue Reading »

New Horizons of Rock Port held its annual greased pig catching contest following the Atchison County Fair Parade on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at the Atchison County Fairgrounds. This year’s  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 July 20-26. There may  Continue Reading »

Steven and Lori Holt, Sidney, Iowa, have been selected to be the 2026 Sidney Iowa Rodeo Grand Marshals. (Submitted photo)   Steven and Lori Holt, Sidney, Iowa, have been selected  Continue Reading »

Jerre (Johnson) Robertson, left, and Joni (Johnson) Graff, right, stand by an updated plaque of “Veterans of the American Revolution Who Once Resided in Clay County” during a rededication ceremony  Continue Reading »

Jackie Miller of Rock Port, Missouri, will be celebrating her 80th birthday Sunday, August 2, 2026. Help Jackie celebrate this milestone birthday by sending cards and happy birthday wishes to:  Continue Reading »

By Cindy Walker Burton Oh those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. Summer typically evokes images of vacations and visits, sunglasses and sunburns, swimming and sandals, boating and beaching, baseball  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Sheriff Andy Riley, right, and administrative assistant Amy Ferguson, left, were recent guests of the Tarkio Rotary Club. Sheriff Riley has six deputies working with him. The sheriff’s  Continue Reading »