School

Tarkio High School is having a retired teacher/staff float in this year’s EA Homecoming Parade. Retired teachers and staff will be honored with a special float dedicated to those who  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Homecoming Queen and King The 2024 Football Homecoming Queen is Avery Meyerkorth and the King is Corbyn Jakub. Crownbearers were Hayes Martin, left, and Everly Hayes, right.    Continue Reading »

The Tarkio FFA Chapter hosted Kenyon Huntington, a national officer, along with four other FFA chapters including Fairfax, Rock Port, Mound City, and West Nodaway, at the TAC on Monday,  Continue Reading »

Rock Port High School queen and king candidates, from left to right, are: front row – Payten Shrader, Avery Meyerkorth, and Addison Maifeld; and back row – Corbyn Jakub, Malachi  Continue Reading »

Rock Port R-II School Board held a ribbon cutting during the Rock Port vs. East Atchison volleyball match. Pictured above, from left to right, are: Reven Herron, Jared Meyerkorth, Dr.  Continue Reading »

Two Rock Port students auditioned for District Choir Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. Audrey Dougherty (soprano), left, and Lily Wilroy (tenor), right,  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II Board of Education held a regular meeting Wednesday, September 11, 2024. President Regan Griffin called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Other board members in  Continue Reading »

New teachers at Fairfax R-3 this year are Gracie Mobley and Richard Bennett. (Ashley Grossman photo)   Katarina Bennett – Tarkio Elementary 3rd Grade Teacher   Twilla Clark – Tarkio  Continue Reading »

There were new faces greeting students at Rock Port R-II Schools this year. Pictured, from left to right, are: front row – Nancy Nauman, Garrison Dodge, Paige Ralph, Marissa Whitt,  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax High School Marching Pride placed first in the Hamburg, Iowa, Popcorn Day Parade Saturday, September 7, 2024. Even missing three members, the band pulled it off. (Bonnie Tubbs  Continue Reading »

The students at Atchison County Head Start have been working endlessly to stretch their bodies daily with the help of yoga. They have been engaging their brains and bodies with  Continue Reading »

Two Atchison County FFA members will be on stage and in the spotlight October 23-26, 2024, at the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. Quin Staten, a  Continue Reading »