People & Living

May 19, 1944 A Rock Port girl has won high honors in the Missouri American Legion Auxiliary Americanism essay contest. Miss Nancy Carpenter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.  Continue Reading »

May 19, 1944 • Dr. William Murchie, D.D., of Wichita, Kansas, and well-known throughout Tarkio and the vicinity, will preach at the Sunday Morning worship service in the United Presbyterian  Continue Reading »

May 19, 1944 • Introducing a new canine star and reuniting Roddy McDowall and Donald Crisp, the father and son in “How Green Was My Valley,” “Lassie Come Home” brings  Continue Reading »

Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative recently received a gift of appreciation from Jeff Doll of Doll Farms, DLP. Doll expressed his gratitude for the employees of Atchison-Holt: “I would like to personally  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: pancake mix, shampoo, dish soap, cooking oil, muffin mix, juice, macaroni and cheese, box potatoes, cereal, jelly, detergent,  Continue Reading »

Marj Schierkolk was recognized by the Pella Rolscreen Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Pella Corporation, as the winner of the second annual Joan Kuyper Farver Spirit Award on Wednesday, April  Continue Reading »

Rhett Murphy would like to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of his parents, Kourtney Sly and Jarrod Murphy. Kourtney is the daughter of Randall and Tammy Sly, Fairfax, Missouri,  Continue Reading »

By Kay Gibson The Watson Quilters met Thursday night with Donna Whelan, Holly Holmes, Kathryn Sloop, Linda Viets, and Kay Gibson attending. We started a quilt that the pieces had  Continue Reading »

Hamburg Elementary instructor Brenda Brandt poses with family members after receiving the 2019 Charles E. Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award in ceremonies at Marnie Simons Elementary School. (Photo by Ryan Matheny,  Continue Reading »

The American Legion 4th District meeting will be held June 9, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at the MacDonald-Dugger-Duncan-Petree Post #11, VFW 6760, located on Cherokee  Continue Reading »

Allyson Eileen Demott of Rock Port, Missouri, was recently recognized as a member of the Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization at Kansas State University. Sigma Alpha Lambda  Continue Reading »

Michele Finley, hospice R.N., left, Candi Redel, hospice R.N. Coordinator, center, and Andy Campbell, bereavement pastor, right, representing Three Rivers Hospice were the guest speakers at the noon meeting of  Continue Reading »