People & Living

Tarkio Rotary Club celebrates 85th anniversary The Tarkio Rotary Club celebrated its 85th anniversary on December 6, 2025. Guest speaker for the evening was Larry Lunsford, left, a Kansas City  Continue Reading »

OATS Transit offers regular transportation services to rural residents of any age. Call 816-279-3131 or 800-831-9219 to schedule a ride or find out about services in your area. You can  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor David Shadinger, Rock Port & Watson United Methodist Churches Jesus used stories people could relate to and settings they could understand. At the same time, it was  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Jeanette Barcus, Certified Natural Health Consultant Get a jump-start on your holiday cheer and see it last the whole season through with these seven tips to keep your  Continue Reading »

December 22, 1950 • Showing at the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “Brothers in the Saddle” with Tim Holt, “Dancing in the Dark” with Wm. Powell and Betsy Drake, and “Sword  Continue Reading »

December 22, 1950 • Showing at the Tarkio Theatre: “Holiday Inn” starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, “Tarzan Triumphs” with Johnny Weissmuller, “The Black Hand,” Walt Disney’s “Cinderella,” and “Red  Continue Reading »

December 22, 1950 • Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Storm Over Wyoming” with Tim Holt and his saddle pal Chito and “Fancy Pants” with Bob Hope and  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Tech’s Welding Showcase is taking place through Wednesday, December 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in The Curnutt Center on the Tarkio Tech campus. A percentage of each  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) created an annual scholarship program to help graduating Atchison County high school seniors fund post-secondary education and training programs, especially those that can help students  Continue Reading »

Rock Port first grade students made a trip downtown last week to mail their letters to Santa Claus. Nora Spiegel, above, carefully places her letter in Santa’s Mailbox. Letters to  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Tech students were recently presented with scholarships. Recipients included (clockwise from top left) – Caden Butt, Hunter Redden, Karson Briner, Kody Bird, Tim Benson, Mason Booker, Tim Oswald, and Wyatt  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Senior Center will celebrate the holidays in December. “A Very “Punny” Christmas” give-away started December 1 and will continue through the 24th at the center. One patron  Continue Reading »