People & Living

Submitted by Pastor David Shadinger, Rock Port and Watson United Methodist Churches Do you pray when life is smooth sailing, or wait until a storm hits? The truth is, you  Continue Reading »

January 19, 1951 • Tuesday, the mercury was up to the 60s here, setting an all-time record for January 16. Snow and rain, which have been predicted at times for  Continue Reading »

January 19, 1951 • Showing at The Tarkio Theatre: “Mark of The Gorilla” with Johnny Wiesmuller and Trudy Marshall, “Powder River Rustlers” with Allan Lane, “Marine Raiders” starring Pat O’Brien  Continue Reading »

January 19, 1951 • Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Dynamite Pass” with Tim Holt and his saddle pal Chito, “Outside the Wall,” “The Great Missouri Raid,” and  Continue Reading »

Congratulations to John Brown on his retirement. Thank you for your years of service to the City of Fairfax! WCF SOF The Fairfax Invitational Basketball Tournament is taking place this  Continue Reading »

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Atchison County for the week of January 5-11. There may  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry has a list of items each church is encouraged to donate: Baptist Church – Canned fruit (pineapple, apricots, peaches, pears, fruit cocktail, and  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: fruits (15-20 oz. – mixed fruit, peaches, pears, pineapple, mandarin oranges), tomato juice (46 oz. can), saltine crackers, cereal,  Continue Reading »

By Cindy Walker Burton Happy 2026 everyone! Did you make any new year’s resolutions? I always do, and I do not attempt to achieve my resolutions alone. I have blessed  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Richard Boettner, Rock Port Baptist Church Writing for this section of the newspaper about spiritual matters is a blessing for me. Although I hesitate at times since  Continue Reading »

Three of the five Boy Scouts who will be attending Sea Base in Florida in June, as well as two Scoutmasters, were guests of the Tarkio Rotary Club on December  Continue Reading »

January 11, 1951 • Fairfax High School’s 21st annual invitational basketball tournament will be held Wednesday through Saturday, January 17 through 20. Eight teams will compete, including Fairfax, Tarkio, Rock  Continue Reading »