People & Living

Jamie Powers, left, accepted a Quilt of Valor on behalf of her brother, Joshua Cook. Joshua and Brooks Bolinger, right, received Quilts of Valor, made by members of the Missouri  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Health Department, along with the Tarkio Health and Wellness Committee, is hosting a Mental Health Party Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Community Building in Tarkio from 9:00  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 »

The First Christian Church, Rock Port, Missouri, will host its second annual women’s conference Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31. All women are invited to this free event, “Mountain  Continue Reading »

There are reports of corn injury from anhydrous ammonia burning roots. During cool, dry spring conditions, there is typically injury in some fields. Sometimes this can be from shallow ammonia  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) board met May 14, 2025, at Community Hospital-Fairfax. Present were: Lori Seymour, Mary Ann Hull, Eryn Stepp, W.C. Farmer, Craig Corken, and Bob Alldredge,  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Atchison County for the week of May 19-25. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Postal Carriers held their annual food drive on May 10, 2025, to help restock the local food pantry. As you can see they received great support from  Continue Reading »

Want some free fun that gets family and friends outside in nature? Get hooked on fishing with the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Free Fishing Days June 7 and 8.  Continue Reading »

Hayley Palmer, Rock Port, Missouri, has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) Spring 2025 President’s List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who  Continue Reading »

By Beverly Clinkingbeard According to Mrs. Sue (Scott) Smith who wrote “The Settlement of North Grove,” settlers arrived in northeast Atchison County after the Civil War, about 1870. Too soon,  Continue Reading »

by Cindy Walker Burton Words are like arrows: once released, you can’t take them back. Arrows are weapons that are keenly sharp, potentially deadly and can be fatal – and  Continue Reading »