People & Living

Nearly 5,000 Kansas State University students have earned semester honors for their academic performance in the fall 2020 semester. Students earning a grade point average for the semester of 3.75  Continue Reading »

OATS Transit is open for regular transportation service. Face masks are required on the bus due to COVID-19. OATS Transit is available to the rural general public of any age,  Continue Reading »

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program, is now called SNAP Outreach. The SNAP office in Atchison County is currently closed to the public  Continue Reading »

Memphis Brooks Martin Jordyn Jakub and Tanner Martin of Rock Port, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Memphis Brooks Martin. Memphis was born at 8:01  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: spinach, crackers, rice, pancake mix, syrup, peaches, pineapple, chicken, spam, jelly, fruit juice (no apple), cleaning items, and  Continue Reading »

Anthony Jones, Rock Port, Missouri, graduated from Peru State College in December of 2020 with a degree in Graphic Design. He was also recognized on the Dean’s list for that  Continue Reading »

Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for  Continue Reading »

Private pesticide applicator training and ag updates will be conducted using Zoom this year. The training will be conducted in two groups with multiple counties. The first is scheduled for  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the Northwest Missouri region for the week of February 1  Continue Reading »

Missouri’s spring turkey hunting season is right around the corner and it is time to start applying for managed hunts. The spring turkey hunting youth portion will be April 10  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Kyle Dick, Atchison County Conservation Agent The Missouri Conservation Commission gave initial approval at its January 22 open meeting to proposed regulation changes from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC)  Continue Reading »

Jason Biermann shows his heifer in the Angus Foundation female sale January 8, 2021. By Rachel Robinson  In June 2018, lifelong friends Jon Russell of Forest City, Missouri, and Jason  Continue Reading »