People & Living

Food Pantry update

Written on September 18, 2024

Rock Port Food Pantry The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is low on the following items: pasta, traditional pasta sauce, toilet paper, honey, ketchup, pickles, fruit juice, evaporated milk,  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Baptist Church hosting 15th annual Women’s Luncheon

Written on September 18, 2024

Regan and Sheila Griffin and their daughters live in Rock Port, Missouri. Sheila will be the guest speaker at the Women’s Luncheon.   Macy Williams will be the worship leader  Continue Reading »

Grand Ole Opry veteran Daryl Mosley coming to Fairfax

Written on September 18, 2024

The community is invited to attend a concert by singer, songwriter, and storyteller Daryl Mosley on Saturday, October 5, at Fairfax Methodist Church. The concert will begin at 6:00 p.m.  Continue Reading »

Formerly Forum

Written on September 18, 2024

September 23, 1949 • Funeral services were held for Arthur L. Hackett, a resident of Fairfax since boyhood. At one time, Athur operated the Fairfax grain elevator. He also owned  Continue Reading »

“Extra! Extra!” A blast from Tarkio’s past

Written on September 18, 2024

September 23, 1949 • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graff and Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Sheppard, all of Tarkio, narrowly escaped possible serious injuries Sunday afternoon in a crash of the  Continue Reading »

Old Time Notes – Atchison County Mail

Written on September 18, 2024

September 23, 1949 • S. A. Eastwood, a young man from Omaha, has taken charge of the new service station which was erected this past summer at the intersection of  Continue Reading »

Chats

Written on September 18, 2024

Condolences to Do It Best employees on their loss of Pete the Pirate cockatiel bird, who has greeted customers for 18 of his 20 years. A new cockatiel, Joey, came  Continue Reading »

Third Thursdays at Atchison County Library

Written on September 10, 2024

Third Thursdays will resume September 19 at the Atchison County Library – Tarkio branch. Class time, for children ages infant to four years old, will be at 10:00 a.m. Join  Continue Reading »

15th annual Winefest

Written on September 10, 2024

Missouri’s Great Northwest Winefest will be held at Griffith Park in Mound City, Missouri, Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Now in its 15th year, the  Continue Reading »

Chats

Written on September 10, 2024

The Rock Port R-II School District will hold an open house Thursday, September 12, in the new addition. Visitors are welcome any time after 5:00 p.m. during the volleyball game  Continue Reading »

Old Time Notes – Atchison County Mail

Written on September 10, 2024

September 16, 1949 • Rock Port’s Main Street had all the appearance of a Fourth of July celebration Thursday of last week, when the annual meeting of the Atchison-Holt Electric  Continue Reading »

“Extra! Extra!” A blast from Tarkio’s past

Written on September 10, 2024

September 16, 1949 • Introducing Fred W. Patrick, a meat cutter with several years’ experience who will be a full-time employee for the meat department at Tarkio Locker Company. “Get  Continue Reading »