People & Living

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is now accepting entries for its annual photo contest. Winning entries will be featured on the department’s website and social media platforms. The deadline  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Technology Institute is hosting a Job Fair Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. There will be 56 employers from the area available to speak to attendees  Continue Reading »

Dear Citizens of Atchison and Holt Counties, The Atchison-Holt Ambulance District has been in place since a public vote in 1974. There has not been an elevation in the tax  Continue Reading »

OATS Transit offers regular transportation services for the rural general public of any age, seniors, and individuals with disabilities. Call 816-279-3131 or 800-831-9219 to schedule a ride or find out  Continue Reading »

April 6, 1950 • Showing at the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “Station West” with Dick Powell and Jane Greer, “Family Honeymoon” with Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, and “Johnny Belinda”  Continue Reading »

April 6, 1950 • Showing at The Tarkio Theatre: “Ride ’Em Cowboy” with Abbott and Costello, “Daughter of The West” with Phillip Reed, “Chicago Deadline” with Alan Ladd, “Key To  Continue Reading »

April 7, 1950 • Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Frontier Outpost,” “Mary Ryan Detective,” “Mrs. Mike” with Dick Powell and Evelyn Keyes, and “The Great Dan Patch.”  Continue Reading »

The pocket schedules for Rock Port and East Atchison spring sports are now available at local businesses. These free schedules include track, baseball, and boys’ golf events for junior high  Continue Reading »

The University of Missouri Extension will hold 16 class sessions on Tai Chi for arthritis and fall prevention. Attendees will learn a series of gentle, pain-free movements to improve balance,  Continue Reading »

Help the Atchison County Library in Rock Port unload some of its used books at the library’s first huge book sale! The sale will be held at the library, located  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the high school gym. Honor class pictures will be taken at 1:30  Continue Reading »

by Cindy Walker Burton Just when you’ve think you have not been influenced or affected by your mother’s words, she is envoked through your daily dialogue. Quite unexpectedly, her pithy  Continue Reading »