People & Living

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) board meeting was held October 9, 2019. Present were: Lori Seymour, Craig Corken, W.C. Farmer, Bob Alldredge, and Eryn Stepp, board members; Monica Bailey,  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: potatoes, macaroni noodles, toilet paper, tissue, cooking oil, paper towels, mandarin oranges, small canned hams, frosting, peanut butter,  Continue Reading »

The Brownville Concert Series will welcome back Saucy Productions with their latest invention, The Who Generation: a tribute to The Who. This tribute band utilizes a line-up of some of  Continue Reading »

Frost has damaged many late planted soybeans. The frost damage depends on the combination of how low the temperatures dropped and the stage of maturity of soybeans when the frost  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Sheriff’s Office will hold a Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) class Saturday, October 19, 2019, starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Velma Houts Building in Rock Port, Missouri.  Continue Reading »

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded four contracts to replace or rehabilitate seven bridges in Northwest Missouri this week. Six of these bridges are included in Gov. Parson’s “Focus  Continue Reading »

Johnsongrass continues to spread into new areas in northwest Missouri. This weed is a perennial grass weed that spreads by seeds and rhizomes. Johnsongrass is listed as a noxious weed  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Sheriff’s Office will hold a Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) class Saturday, October 19, 2019, starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Velma Houts Building in Rock Port, Missouri.  Continue Reading »

Ryan Meyerkorth of Rock Port, Missouri, was recently elected to the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council board of directors. Meyerkorth began his volunteer service to corn farmers effective October 1. “As  Continue Reading »

Jeremey Palmer (back row, second from left) was recognized by the Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association for his contribution to the service of Agricultural Education in the state of Missouri  Continue Reading »

Emily Joesting of Oswald Crow Agency in Rock Port, Missouri, and Steve Showalter of Oswald Crow Agency in Columbia, Missouri, participated in Grinnell Mutual’s Commercial Lines Academy September 16-19. They  Continue Reading »

I loved reading the article about DiBlasio’s recent visit to Blanchard.  I am from a family with Blanchard roots myself and was communicating with Larry Polsley when I discovered the  Continue Reading »