People & Living

Vernon F. Rhoades, son of the late Vernie A. Rhoades and Phyllis Rhoades, and Debbie Slemp, daughter of the late Wes and Beverley Slemp, were married January 4, 1970, at  Continue Reading »

Reproductive success in a beef cow herd is critical to profitability. As beef producers, it is impacted by our management of not only reproduction, but also nutrition and health. The  Continue Reading »

The Missouri Corn Growers and Northwest Corn Growers will host an informational meeting Thursday, January 16 at the Fulkerson Center at Missouri Western State College. The meeting will begin with  Continue Reading »

The Watson Fire Department sponsored a Christmas lighting contest December 21, 2019, for everything within a five-mile radius of the Watson Fire Station. First place honors went to Brandy Bailey.  Continue Reading »

The Missouri Corn Growers and Northwest Corn Growers will host an informational meeting Thursday, January 16, at the Fulkerson Center at Missouri Western State College. The meeting will begin with  Continue Reading »

With a recent surge of reported scams calls, Evergy is warning customers to be wary of the tactics scammers use to attack consumers. Evergy offers these utility scam safety tips  Continue Reading »

The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at the Commission’s December meeting for upcoming turkey-hunting and deer-hunting season dates. 2020 SPRING & FALL TURKEY  Continue Reading »

Now is a good time for Missourians to consider buying flood insurance. Many Missourians are still working to recover from the widespread flooding of 2019. In some areas of the  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: Chicken Helper, Tuna Helper, tomatoes, pancake mix, flour, sugar, cooking oil, crushed pineapple, small canned hams, shampoo, dish  Continue Reading »

Deene Lawrence, formerly of Fairfax,  Missouri, will be celebrating his 80th birthday on January 7, 2020. He would love to hear from you. Cards may be sent to him at  Continue Reading »

The OATS Transit has announced the following schedule from Atchison County to: Shenandoah: 1st Tuesday each month Tarkio in-town: 1st and 3rd Friday Maryville: 3rd Tuesday each month St Joseph:  Continue Reading »

Doane University has 261 students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester. Students must achieve a minimum 3.7 grade point average on a 4.0  Continue Reading »