People & Living

OATS Transit offers regular transportation services to rural residents of any age. Call 816-279-3131 or 800-831-9219 to schedule a ride or find out about services in your area. You can  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry Board met Tuesday, September 9, 2025, with nine in attendance. Churches represented were Fairfax – Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian; Tarkio – Baptist, Catholic, Christian and Presbyterian;  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is low on the following items: canned spinach, Spam, small cooked hams, canned mandarin oranges, creamy peanut butter, and canned pineapple. Staple items  Continue Reading »

Mark your calendars and grab your favorite flannel shirt – the 58th annual AppleJack Festival is back and bigger than ever, serving up two weekends of orchard adventures, small-town charm,  Continue Reading »

Heather Giddinge of Fairfax, Missouri, is asking for donations to send care packages to servicemen and women. Monetary donations or items for the packages themselves will be collected through October  Continue Reading »

Hundreds of Northwest Missourians will be on the public sidewalks in St. Joseph with their signs and chants at the “Save the Midwest – the U.S. – the World: Peaceful  Continue Reading »

Leadership Northwest Missouri continues to offer opportunities to lead, connect and grow within the Northwest Missouri region. They are looking for the right men and women to fill its 2026  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Tourism Board met August 5, 2025. Present were: Philip Angle, Alyssa Angle, Ashtyn Beatty, Jim Clodfelter, and Alexa VanSickle, board members; Mayor JR Chaney; and Kim Brake,  Continue Reading »

Join the Atchison County Library for family fun, story time, crafts, and snacks at the Third Thursdays event at the Tarkio Library at 10:00 a.m. Thursdays, September 18, October 16,  Continue Reading »

Brownville’s Main Street Art & Studio Tour will be held Saturday, September 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Brownville, Nebraska. Studios participating  include Glass@601, New Earth Clay, George  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Legion Post #284 will hold a cook-out fundraiser Saturday, September 20, in front of Fairfax City Hall at 201 E. Main Street. Legion members will serve hamburgers, brats, hot  Continue Reading »

I rudely interrupted this Eastern Gray Squirrel’s mouthful of walnut dinner at the Rock Port park on a gorgeous Tuesday afternoon. He tolerated my presence and dutifully posed for a  Continue Reading »