People & Living

November 17, 1950 • Showing at the Paramount Theatre in Rock Port: “Indian Territory” with Gene Autry, “Easy Living” with Victor Mature and Lucille Ball, and “Sierra” with Audie Murphy,  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 November 10-16. Route F  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Chamber of Commerce is making plans for the annual Christmas Mall Saturday, December 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Atchison County Memorial Building on  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Parks & Recreation Board is hosting its fifth annual Lighted Christmas Parade at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 6, on Main Street in Tarkio. This year’s theme is “A  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to see Santa Claus at the North Polk Schoolhouse Saturday, December 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Stop by the schoolhouse at  Continue Reading »

MU Extension agronomist Wayne Flanary, left, and Graves-Chapple Center director Jim Crawford, right, stand in front of the center’s new plot combine. (Jim Crawford photos)   A new plot combine  Continue Reading »

Help locals in need celebrate Thanksgiving by donating a frozen turkey or ham. Donations can be dropped off at Community Services, located at 322 Main Street in Tarkio, from now  Continue Reading »

Kaylee Hartman and Westyn Williams of Oregon, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Ava Layne Williams. Ava was born at 9:12 a.m. Thursday, October 30,  Continue Reading »

The pantry shelves at the Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry are overflowing, thanks to the generosity and support from the community the past two weeks. There are still a  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry board met Monday, November 10, 2025, with 15 members in attendance. Churches represented were Fairfax – Baptist, Methodist, Christian, and Presbyterian; Tarkio – Catholic, Christian, Good  Continue Reading »

Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, November 17-24. Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country this month, and shoebox packers  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) is making plans for its annual #ShopAC event Thursday, November 20. All participating stores will be open until 8:00 p.m. that evening. This year, stores  Continue Reading »