People & Living

The Rock Port Beta Gals hosted their annual Palm Sunday Dinner on March 28, 2021, at the Atchison County Memorial Building. It was a free will donation with proceeds being  Continue Reading »

Peru State College recently announced the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the Fall 2020 semester. Students representing Nebraska, 23 other states, Puerto Rico, six foreign countries were on the lists.  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: canned fruit, jelly, Jell-O pudding cups, cooking oil, canned chicken, juice boxes, shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. The  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Girl Scouts are hosting a Hopping into Spring Shoe Drive for Atchison County. There is a need for shoes in Atchison County as not all community members can  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Girl Scouts made Easter gifts for all of the residents and staff at Tarkio Rehabilitation and Health Care. The girls made bunnies out of washcloths with a little  Continue Reading »

Phillip and Meta Hull are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary April 12. They were married on that day at St. John’s Lutheran Church near Westboro, Missouri. The couple’s four daughters  Continue Reading »

Lea and Ryan Sutter of Rock Port, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Florence Wilder Sutter. Florence was born at 3:25 p.m. on March 23,  Continue Reading »

Easter season services in Atchison County will include the following: HOLY WEDNESDAY MARCH 31 • Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Mound City: Holy Wednesday Vespers, 7:00 p.m. MAUNDY THURSDAY APRIL 1  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Reggie Koop, Watson Baptist Church The key scripture I want to look at is Luke 22: 1, 7-20. These verses describe the events of Jesus and the  Continue Reading »

April 5, 1946 • J.T. Whitford has filed a damage suit against the Townsend Wholesale Grocery Co. of Maryville, Missouri, for damages totalling $5,534, which he alleges resulted from a  Continue Reading »

April 5, 1946 • In Tarkio, the airplane industry appears to be faring well in catering to an increasingly air-minded public. From the local Coe and Son Aviation Corporation, new  Continue Reading »

March 29, 1946 • Two car loads of basketball enthusiasts from Rock Port saw part of the games in the intercollegiate tournament at Kansas City last Friday evening and got  Continue Reading »