People & Living

The Rock Port Tourism Board met Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at Rock Port City Hall. Members present were Jody VanSickle, Karen Brown, Ashtyn Beatty, Jim Clodfelter, Elizabeth  Continue Reading »

Rock Port alumni are invited to several events which include the following: Friday, August 30, 2024 The Rock Port Booster Club will hold a tailgate party at Blue Jay Stadium.  Continue Reading »

Old Fashioned Saturday Night will be September 21 this year. The annual event is held on Main Street in Rock Port. Little Tuggers Tractor Pull and Duncan’s Carriage Rides are  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Artisans is hosting its third annual Holiday Makers Market Saturday, November 2, at the Fairfax Fire Station Community Room from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This fun event  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Food Pantry The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is low on the following items: canned mandarin oranges, boxed mashed potato flakes, canned chili beans, and canned peas.  Continue Reading »

Meet Your Teacher Night at Rock Port R-II will be held Monday, August 26. Elementary students may set up their supplies from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Middle school orientation will  Continue Reading »

August 26, 1949 • Dr. Jack Scamman has opened his veterinary practice in the Bentley Building in Rock Port. He is a graduate of Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine.  Continue Reading »

August 26, 1949 • Regular scheduled weather broadcasts are now being made from the local U.S. Airways Communications Station. The local weather reports, given every half hour directly from the  Continue Reading »

August 26, 1949 • Monday morning at nine o’clock the Fairfax public schools will open for the new year. A large enrollment is expected. Numerous improvements have been made to  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Richard Boettner, Rock Port Baptist Church In writing this week for “On the Spiritual Side” I want to pass on some teaching that has been a blessing  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Linda Kaye Payton, President The Allen-Schiffern  American Legion Auxiliary Unit 199 held a meeting on August 12, 2024, with seven members attending. Roll call was answered with members  Continue Reading »

During recent renovations at St. John’s Lutheran Church near Westboro, Missouri, Bibles written in German were found hidden in a storage area of the altar. Church parishioners made their own  Continue Reading »