People & Living

University of Missouri Extension agronomist Wayne Flanary, left, and longtime area farmer Morris Heitman, right, stand in front of flooded land that could not be planted this year. Overall, Missouri  Continue Reading »

Rock Port FFA will sponsor a community blood drive Wednesday, December 11, from 2:00 to 6:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Vo-Ag Building at Rock Port High  Continue Reading »

Join the Rock Port and Tarkio Police Departments in making Christmas a little merrier for local children this coming holiday season. Last year’s Shop With A Cop made it possible  Continue Reading »

We hope you have a very happy and “filling” Thanksgiving! Count your blessings and be thankful! WCF SOF High school winter sports are beginning. Get out those bleacher seats and  Continue Reading »

December 1, 1944 • About the only excitement in Rock Port on Thanksgiving Day was about 7:30 that evening when the fire siren was sounded. The cause was a fire  Continue Reading »

December 1, 1944 • The United Presbyterian Church is now equipped with a new forced air heating plant which was installed last month. The plant includes a furnace with two  Continue Reading »

December 1, 1944 • Winter weather hit this section of the country Tuesday and brought the first snow of any consequence for the season. Snow fell most of the afternoon  Continue Reading »

The Community Hospital Auxiliary is still selling tickets to win a beautiful quilt. This year’s quilt pattern is the Carpenter’s Star. The quilt was designed and pieced by Judy Laflin  Continue Reading »

Diana Vernon was the guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Tarkio Rotary Club on November 19, 2019. She shared information about her mission trip to Romania this year  Continue Reading »

Tarkio’s community newspaper, The Tarkio Avalanche, started operations on Third Street in 1884. Its first publisher was C.B. Casper. From 1916 until 1981, the paper was owned and published by  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Sorosis met Monday, November 18, 2019, at the Fairfax Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Fairfax, Missouri. Roll call was answered with naming your favorite Thanksgiving salad.  Cranberry seemed to  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Pastor Richard Boettner, Rock Port Baptist Church “Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Ephesians 5:20) I am  Continue Reading »