School

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education met December 15, 2021. The meeting was called to order by board president Garrett Wood at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom due to inclement weather.  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board of Education met November 17, 2021. All bills were approved for payment. The school’s fund balance was $1,232,007. Five out of six board members completed  Continue Reading »

Santa Claus stopped by the Atchison County Mail last week to check his mail box.Letters to Santa mailed after the newspaper deadline will be printed next week. Rock Port second  Continue Reading »

Students in the Rock Port Elementary Band performed at the winter concert Thursday, December 16. Students in the Rock Port Junior High Band performed at the winter concert Thursday, December  Continue Reading »

Jersey Jones holds up her name as the girls sang their part in “Jingle Bells.”(JR Chaney photos) Little Jays’ Preschool held its Christmas program Thursday, December 16. The students performed  Continue Reading »

Elfis (Jack Bailey) performed a solo during “Are You Lonely And Blue?” Taylor Cook (above) was Mrs. Claus and Isaac Dougherty (below) was Santa in the Rock Port Christmas program  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison Winter Homecoming Royalty included, from left to right: front row – Zoey Romines and Sage Sundermann; and back row – Cameron Oswald, Kierra McDonald, Charlie Litherbury, Natalie  Continue Reading »

ACDC’s annual scholarship program was created to help outstanding Atchison County high school graduates fund post-secondary education and training programs, especially when that education enables students to live, work and  Continue Reading »

The Women on a Mission group from First Christian Church in Rock Port gave the children at Atchison County Head Start new pillows and pillowcases to enjoy. The children were  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Elementary students are having a “ball” playing in the new gaga ball pit recently installed on the elementary playground. The school has been adding to the playground equipment  Continue Reading »

Sophia Martin did a great job portraying Elle Woods in the Tarkio High School production of “Legally Blonde The Musical.” The Tarkio High School Musical Department performed “Legally Blonde The  Continue Reading »

The public is invited to an informational meeting about the Rock Port FFA’s Greenhouse Project. This will be a tremendous learning opportunity for students that will also benefit the community.  Continue Reading »