People & Living

Bingo at the Rock Port Senior Center, 505 Country Club Drive, is scheduled the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Games start at 10:00 a.m. so you will have  Continue Reading »

The next Second Harvest mobile food pantry in Atchison County will be Monday, April 14, at Rock Port High School, 600 S. Nebraska Street in Rock Port, beginning at 10:00  Continue Reading »

The Community Hospital-Fairfax Auxiliary will be having their spring bake sale  Thursday, April 17, from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The bake sale will be in the conference room at  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library will be holding two public meetings on the construction of a new library and community center. The meetings will give residents the opportunity to meet the  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Presbyterian Church Choir and Bell Choir will present a program of Easter music during the worship service at 11:00 a.m. on Palm Sunday, April 13. The church is  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Richard Boettner, Rock Port Baptist Church For this week’s article I will summarize some teaching from Scripture about Jesus’ death on the Cross, and how His sacrifice  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: tomato juice (46 oz.), saltine crackers, complete pancake mix, syrup (64 oz.), fruits (15-20 oz. –  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Maria Reed, Administrator Join us in saying “Goodbye Winter and Hello Spring!” We had several closures through the last couple of months. We appreciate everyone’s understanding in this  Continue Reading »

Derek and Shelby Hawkins of Kansas City, Missouri, are proud to announce the birth of their second daughter, Faye June. Faye was born on Monday, March 10, 2025, at 3:18  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Linda Kaye Payton, President of ALA Unit 199 The Allen-Schiffern American Legion Auxiliary Unit 199 held a meeting March 10, 2025, with four members present. Each member gave  Continue Reading »

The University of Missouri soil test lab handles from 35,000 to 40,000 samples per year from producers, homeowners and industry. The lab also conducts soil, plant, water, manure, compost, environmental  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 March 31- April 6.  Continue Reading »