People & Living

State Tech announces Dean’s List Several Atchison County students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall of 2025 at State Technical College of Missouri at Linn, Missouri. To  Continue Reading »

Alyssa and Nick Herron of Rock Port, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Blakelynn Elvera Herron. Blakelynn was born at 2:26 a.m. Tuesday, January 13,  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry has a list of items each church is encouraged to donate for the month of January: Baptist Church – Canned fruit (pineapple, apricots,  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry board met January 13, 2026, with 15 members present. Churches represented at the meeting were: Tarkio – Church of God, Presbyterian Church, Baptist Church, Good News  Continue Reading »

Mandy Herron, owner of Flower and Forged Farms of Rock Port, Missouri, was the guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club Tuesday, January 13, 2026. She  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Nutrition Center has received an incredible amount of support from the community. The newest Meal Champions are Linda and Harlan Smith, stewards of the Smith Family Trust, and  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Methodist Church invites all area youth in grades 6-12 to gather for fellowship, worship, and study on the first and third Sundays of the month from 3:00 to  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Brad Dush, Fairfax Methodist Church Another parable that Jesus told, found in Matthew 18:12-14 and Luke 15:3-7, is the story of the Lost Sheep. If you have  Continue Reading »

January 26, 1951 • The Rock Port Mutual Telephone Company completed another successful year of operation at its January 15 meeting. The records for the year show $5,250 paid on  Continue Reading »

January 26, 1951 • Dr. R.D. Dunham, practicing veterinarian in Westboro, will conduct a farmers’ evening class Monday at Tarkio High School. Fifty-one farmers attended the first meeting given by  Continue Reading »

January 26, 1951 • The fire department answered two alarms Thursday afternoon, both of which were caused by grass fires. One was a blaze near the Charles E. Johnson home  Continue Reading »

As the new legislative session begins, citizens, business leaders, educators, and government officials from the 19-county region of Northwest Missouri will convene in Jefferson City February 3-4, 2026, for Great  Continue Reading »