People & Living

August 13, 1948 • The Fourth District Convention of the American Legion Department of Missouri was held in Rock Port last Sunday with the largest number of attendance. Over 500  Continue Reading »

August 13, 1948 • New telephone directories are going out to patrons of the Atchison County Telephone Company. • Entertainment of all kinds is guaranteed to be of enormous interest  Continue Reading »

August 13, 1948 • The greatest adventure thriller of all time, “Stanley & Livingstone,” returns by popular demand to the Fair Theatre Friday and Saturday. The film, with Spencer Tracy,  Continue Reading »

Rev. Will Roberts and his wife, Cynthia, recently moved to Fairfax, Missouri, where Rev. Roberts is the new pastor at the Fairfax Presbyterian Church. (Fairfax Presbyterian Church photo)   The  Continue Reading »

Sophia Riley, left, built and donated this dog house to the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office for a new K9. Also pictured is Captain Hann from the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office.  Continue Reading »

Pictured above are Community Services staff members: Lisa Peterson, Worth County Outreach Director; Amy Smith, Gentry County Outreach Director; Cathy Rybolt, Special Projects, Nodaway County; Sam O’Riley, Atchison County Outreach  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Food Pantry The Rock Port Food Pantry is low on the following items: small canned hams, complete pancake mix, syrup, deodorant, and toothbrushes. Items can be taken to  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has planned in Atchison County for the week of August 7-13, 2023.  Continue Reading »

Nita Whitney of Auburn, Nebraska, has her art displayed at the Morton-James Public Library in Nebraska City, Nebraska, through August 29. (Submitted photos)   The “Just Nita” art exhibit runs  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Prairie Conservation Area in northeast Atchison County is one of the few known high quality prairies remaining in the glaciated plains of north Missouri. It features a very diverse  Continue Reading »

Katey Kroeger watched as Chase Chamberlain worked with his son, Dash. Swimming lessons were held July 24-27.   Rachel Jenkins worked with the upper level swimmers as they learned the  Continue Reading »

MDC is in the early phases of restoring native wildflowers and warm-season grasses to a portion of the Bilby Ranch Conservation Area in Nodaway County.   Phil Boyer, MDC wildlife  Continue Reading »