School

Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a regular meeting Monday, March 16, 2026. President Regan Griffin called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Also present were Afton  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the central office of the Tarkio R-I School District. The  Continue Reading »

Fairfax Junior High music students competed in the Northwest Missouri Music Festival Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Maryville, Missouri. (Submitted photo) Fairfax Junior High students compete in Music Festival Fairfax  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax High School Scholar Bowl Team hosted a meet Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in the school library. Team members include, from left to right: front row – Mason Kingery,  Continue Reading »

The spring sports schedules for East Atchison and Rock Port are now available. The EA sports schedules are sponsored by Colfax Farmers Mutual Insurance and Fairfax Agency, Inc. The Rock  Continue Reading »

Fairfax R-3 School District will hold parent/teacher conferences Thursday, March 19. Walk-in conferences will be held from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the teachers’ classrooms and those who have appointments  Continue Reading »

Tarkio R-I invites the public to a Legislative Issues Impacting Rural Education Forum Thursday, March 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Tarkio High School Auditorium. The session topics and speakers  Continue Reading »

Rock Port R-II School will hold its 2025-26 winter athletic banquet Thursday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Each family is asked to bring a side dish.  Continue Reading »

Spring screening for Early Childhood/Pre-K is March 27, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Tarkio Elementary. Call the Tarkio Elementary office at 660-736-4177 to schedule a time. Kids’  Continue Reading »

Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU) President Dr. Lance Tatum announced that the institution is taking aim at filling a gap and helping to train Missouri’s next generation of healthcare workforce  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Kiwanis Club hosted its annual Corn Yield Contest for 2025 for the Fairfax FFA Chapter. The Corn Yield Contest began in 1947 and has stayed active all the  Continue Reading »

The remembrances of Richard Horstmann By Beverly Clinkingbeard In 1981, Betsy Chapin was teaching the fifth and sixth graders at Westboro Elementary School in Westboro, Missouri. The pupils were given  Continue Reading »