People & Living

Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H Safety Officer Shane Hux was the guest speaker at the Tarkio Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. There is a new law  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Food Pantry The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is low on the following items: canned peas, canned sliced carrots, beef stew, canned peaches, and pork and beans.  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 »

Come enjoy two hours of beautiful music as Donovan Jones plays for you some of the greatest tunes of the Great American Songbook. The free-will donation concert will be held  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Junior High basketball season begins Tuesday, October 29, with games beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the high school in Burlington Junction. WCF SOF Good luck to the  Continue Reading »

Pella in Shenandoah, Iowa, recently recognized Dara Whipple, middle, a teacher at Tarkio High School, as October’s Staff Member of the Month. Pella chooses an area educator each month and  Continue Reading »

November 4, 1949 • The Halloween festivities in town were a big hit. The school band led the costumed kids from the city park to the government corn bins west  Continue Reading »

November 4, 1949 • Clyde Lewis of Tarkio is a new mechanic at the Craven Implement Co. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and their children have moved to a tenant house  Continue Reading »

November 4, 1949 • A fire at the George Knepper farm northwest of Tarkio destroyed a 4,000-bushel crib of corn and a corn elevator as well as doing some damage  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Park Board met October 9, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by President Sheena Roup at 6:22 p.m. Members present were Crystal Goins,  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Tourism Board met October 10, 2024. Present were Jody VanSickle, Jim Clodfelter, Alyssa Beck, Philip Angle, Elizabeth Dillman, and Karen Brown. Guests present were Dennis Sherlock and  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Volunteer Fire Department went to Rock Port Elementary School to talk to the kids about the importance of fire safety on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Following a  Continue Reading »