People & Living

The Fairfax Methodist Church invites all area youth in grades 6-12 to gather for fellowship, worship, and study on the first and third Sundays of the month from 3:00 to  Continue Reading »

Make plans to give a life saving donation February 18 at the Tarkio Activity Center. The Tarkio High School Chapter of National Honor Society will be hosting a Community Blood  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department will have a fish and chicken fry (catfish, carp, and chicken) Saturday, February 21, 2026, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Fairfax Community Room in  Continue Reading »

February 16, 1951 • The public is invited to be the guest of the American Legion at the Memorial Building Monday evening, February 19, to watch the screening of the  Continue Reading »

February 16, 1951 • From a springlike 72 degrees on Sunday, the mercury dropped to a minimum of one below zero on Wednesday, Valentine’s Day, and precipitation for the period  Continue Reading »

February 15, 1951 • Showing at the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “The Lawless” with Macdonald Carey and Gail Russell and “The Big Lift” with Montgomery Clift and Paul Douglas. •  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library will be hosting two authors in a speaker series at the Tarkio Library and Resource Center this month and next. First up is Ted Harbin, co-author  Continue Reading »

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held at Tarkio R-I Thursday, February 12, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Parents will meet with the teachers in their children’s classrooms at both Tarkio Elementary  Continue Reading »

Rock Port’s chapter of New Horizons held its ninth annual Daddy-Daughter Dance Saturday, February 7, at Rock Port High School. The DJ played songs throughout the night for the dads  Continue Reading »

Liberty Theatre in Rock Port, Missouri, invites everyone ages sixth grade and up to come to the theatre on Sunday, March 15, and Monday, March 16, to audition for Disney’s  Continue Reading »

This screech owl was spotted this past weekend in Westboro, Missouri. (Kristina Schebaum photo)   Learn about Missouri’s owls, such as barn owls (pictured above), during two MDC Owls of  Continue Reading »

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is warning the public about a growing number of cryptocurrency fraud cases reported across the state. Investigators have seen  Continue Reading »