People & Living

Rock Port As the Adopt-A-family program comes close to an end, there are still 12 family food baskets and two elder food baskets that need to be filled. The program  Continue Reading »

Peru State College will hold a commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 12, in the Al Wheeler Activity Center. Due to health precautions, the ceremonies will be invitation only, and split  Continue Reading »

The 4th District American Legion meeting will be held on December 13, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Rolla Dicks Post #315 Burlington Junction, Missouri, 120  Continue Reading »

Operation Christmas Child boxes are being dropped off at the United Methodist Church in Rock Port this week. Boxes are available at the church if you do not have one  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Donna Clark Fuller, Rock Port and Watson United Methodist Churches “The Spirit helps us in our weakness.” Romans 8:26 Do we really know what we can do  Continue Reading »

Tarkio The Tarkio/Westboro Ministerial Alliance will hold its annual God and Man Services December 7-11. Each morning’s service will begin at 7:00 a.m. The Tarkio First Baptist Church will host  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Senator Dan Hegeman, District 12 In just a few days, families and friends throughout Missouri and the United States will join together in celebration of Thanksgiving – a  Continue Reading »

Peru State College has announced the planned retirement of its President Dan Hanson and First Lady Elaine Hanson. The Hansons will continuing serving through June 30, 2021. In a letter  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library has recently added the following titles to its collection: FICTION– Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams, Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten, Hidden In Plain Sight by  Continue Reading »

November 16, 1945 • Ed and Ray Noah were in town Wednesday afternoon with a large catch of catfish which they had taken from the Missouri River with a trammel  Continue Reading »

November 23, 1945 • Rev. Lawrence O. McKinney, who spent 10 years as a missionary in China, will speak tonight and tomorrow night at the Assembly of God Church in  Continue Reading »

November 23, 1945 • W.H. Graves has bought 80 acres of land from Carter Botkin, one mile south and one mile east of Dotham, near the Salem school house. W.N.  Continue Reading »