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Rock Port Food Pantry
Written on April 21, 2020
The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: macaroni and cheese, carrots, cream soup, spaghetti sauce, flour, toilet paper, crushed pineapple, canned chicken, cereals, cake mixes, Continue Reading »
Capitol Report by Allen Andrews April 17, 2020
Written on April 21, 2020
Lawmakers set to return to Jefferson City on April 27 Members of the Missouri House and Senate will make their way back to the State Capitol building on April 27 Continue Reading »
Early planted corn emergence
Written on April 21, 2020
Early planted corn growth has slowed with cool soil temperatures. Corn takes about 100 to 120 growing degree days to emerge. With average air temperatures of 45° F., research has Continue Reading »
Roadwork in Atchison County
Written on April 21, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned for the week of April 20 – 26. All road closures Continue Reading »
MDC urges public to “bee-friend” native pollinators
Written on April 21, 2020
Support Missouri bees this spring by planting native flowers and mowing less. The green sweat bee is one of 455 species of native bees in Missouri. Native bees are important Continue Reading »
Chalk the Walk
Written on April 14, 2020
Sisters, Avery Schomburg, top, and Zoe Madron, above, chalked the side-walks of Main Street in Rock Port on April 7 with uplifting pictures and sayings. The girls picked the messages Continue Reading »
Easter Bunny visits Fairfax
Written on April 14, 2020
The Easter Bunny rode a fire truck through Fairfax April 11, 2020. Easter Bunny, who looks very similar to Miss Fairfax Gena Mitchell, made Addy Giddinge’s day by hopping by. (Heather Continue Reading »
Shelter Insurance® provides assistance to communities in 15 states
Written on April 14, 2020
The Shelter Insurance® Foundation board has allocated $1.5 million dollars to help with crisis relief in the communities Shelter serves. The Foundation approved offering a $1,000 donation per agent and Continue Reading »
MSHP extends statewide suspension of all written & driver road testing, salvage inspections, & bus inspections
Written on April 14, 2020
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol announces that the Patrol is extending the suspension of all written and skills-based driver road testing at all locations Continue Reading »
CAFNR Extension COVID-19 emergency town hall meetings
Written on April 14, 2020
By Wayne Flanary, Field Specialist in Agronomy With or without COVID-19, Missouri requires food on its table and gardens in its backyards for continued health and economic vitality. Livestock and Continue Reading »
Chats
Written on April 14, 2020
As we go through these uncertain times over the next few weeks it is important, now more than ever, that we follow the social distancing guidelines if we are to Continue Reading »
Old Time Notes – Atchison County Mail
Written on April 14, 2020
April 13, 1945 Members of the Rock Port School Board met Monday evening to perfect their organization, following last week’s annual election, at which Delbert Stites and D. L. Sawyer Continue Reading »
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