People & Living

George Laur served in the Army Air Corps during WW2. Here is the fledgling pilot ready to try out his skills at Ballinger air field. Ballinger was a small town  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: crackers, flour, cooking oil, pineapple, and jelly. Items can be taken to the Rock Port United Methodist Church  Continue Reading »

Missouri Western State University conferred a total of 455 undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates in the spring 2021 semester. Graduates came from 17 states and seven foreign countries. Kolbe  Continue Reading »

Nathaniel Wehmeyer is the new band teacher at Tarkio R-I. He was the guest speaker at Tarkio Rotary August 17. The program for Rotary August 17 was provided by Tarkio’s  Continue Reading »

Mareen Boyle, M.D., OB-GYN, began seeing patients in the Community Hospital-Fairfax (CH-F) Specialty Physician Clinic in August of 2021. Dr. Boyle offers gynecological services monthly at CH-F. Dr. Boyle is  Continue Reading »

On August 17, 2021, Eric J. Gilpin (age 18) of Fairfax, Missouri, was arrested on a warrant issued by the Consolidated Circuit Court of Atchison County, Missouri, pursuant a probable  Continue Reading »

August 30, 1946 • At a meeting of the Fairfax board of aldermen Monday night, it was voted to cancel the order for street oiling this year. The Land Construction  Continue Reading »

August 30, 1946 • A new Heartometer, one of the newest types of heart diagnostic units, has been installed at the office of Dr. C.L. Barnard. The machine was purchased  Continue Reading »

August 30, 1946 • John Hunt, city mail carrier, set a new record two weeks ago on the 33-par course by shooting two rounds in 60, or six under par.  Continue Reading »

The Brownville Fine Arts Association’s 2021 Artist Series will feature the works of Robert Hanna, architect and artist, in “The Artist Creates” September 2 – 20. Enjoy the works of  Continue Reading »

New hunters have multiple ways to earn certificates needed for hunting permits MDC is offering free hunter education skills classes during August and September in the Kansas City and northwest  Continue Reading »

Karl Forehand has written his third book since moving to Rock Port several years ago. His most recent book is called Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity. It is  Continue Reading »