People & Living

Submitted by Pastor David Shadinger, Rock Port & Watson United Methodist Churches We live in a world built around convenience. We bank online, pump our own gas and often choose  Continue Reading »

October 5, 1951 • Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Saddle Legion” with Tim Holt, “Experiment Alcatraz” with John Howard and Joan Davis, “Sirocco” with Humphrey Bogart and  Continue Reading »

October 5, 1951 • Showing at the Tarkio Theatre: “Down In Arkansaw,” “Night Unto Morning,” “Mr. Belvedere Rings The Bell,” and “California Passage” starring Forrest Tucker, Adele Mara, and Estelita  Continue Reading »

October 5, 1951 • Showing at the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “The Milkman” starring Donald O’Connor and Jimmy Durante, “Ma And Pa Kettle Back On The Farm,” and “Louisa,” starring  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Chapter of National Honor Society will host a Community Blood Center blood drive Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Tarkio Activity  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Baptist Church invites all ladies (age 12 and up) to the 17th annual Women’s Luncheon on Sunday, October 11, 2026. This free community event will be held  Continue Reading »

By Cindy Walker Burton Sunday, September 13 was significant in many ways: it was National Grandparents Day, National Peanut Day; Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner on September  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– Paper Ghosts by Sarah Addison Allen, The Wild Beneath by Kelly Anderson, Cross My Heart, I  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Tourism Board will be holding a Christmas Light Contest this year. There will be two categories: residential and business. Each category will have a winner for $500  Continue Reading »

Registration for the Adopt-A-Family and Adopt-An-Elder programs, sponsored by the Rock Port Ministerial Alliance, will begin October 1 and ends November 20. The program helps people who are struggling financially  Continue Reading »

Two Atchison County residents have received academic recognition from Southern New Hampshire (SNHU). Hayley Palmer, Rock Port, has been named to SNHU’s Summer 2026 President’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who  Continue Reading »

Cathie Peregrine of Elmo, Missouri, will be turning 80 on Monday, September 28, 2026. Her family is holding a birthday celebration in her honor on Sunday, September 27, at the  Continue Reading »