People & Living

OATS Transit offers regular transportation services to rural residents of any age. Call 816-279-3131 or 800-831-9219 to schedule a ride or find out about services in your area. You can  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: apple juice (64 oz.), saltine crackers, cake mixes (chocolate or white), soups (cream of mushroom, chicken  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor David Shadinger, Rock Port and Watson United Methodist Churches What makes a good, fulfilling, happy life? According to the longest-running scientific study of happiness – an 80-year  Continue Reading »

Following a winter break, Joy Seekers grief support group will reconvene Thursday, April 9, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Rock Port United Methodist Church. The group meets the  Continue Reading »

Congratulations to Ryder Herron on winning his second consecutive state championship at the State Wrestling Tournament! We’re proud of all our athletes! WCF SOF The Rock Port High School girls’  Continue Reading »

March 8, 1951 • Showing at the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “The Cariboo Trail” with Randolph Scott and Gabby Hayes and “Summer Stock” with Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, and Eddie  Continue Reading »

March 9, 1951 • United Telephone Company has purchased from the A.J. Roberts estate, the Atchison County Telephone Company. Management here is being assumed by the Nodaway Telephone Company. •  Continue Reading »

March 9, 1951 • Federal Judge Richard M. Duncan has given the judgment that the Pacific Employers Insurance Co. and Francis R. Orshek, Inc. are not liable in Atchison County  Continue Reading »

The next Second Harvest mobile food pantry in Atchison County will be Monday, March 9, 2026, at Rock Port High School, 600 S. Nebraska Street in Rock Port, beginning at  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library will host Lillian Autry in a speaker series Thursday, March 19, at the Tarkio Library and Resource Center. Lillian Autry, a 15-year-old writer from southwest Iowa  Continue Reading »

Evelyn Heintz, Emma Teten, Norah Watkins, Ryder Herron, and Jax Peregrine will represent Atchison County at the State Wrestling Tournament this week. Good luck! WCF SOF Get ready to build,  Continue Reading »

March 2, 1951 • Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Blazing Sun” with Gene Autry and Champion and “Let’s Dance” with Fred Astaire and Betty Hutton. • Melvin  Continue Reading »