School

The Tarkio 7th Grade STEM class organized a thrift garage sale fundraiser to raise money for the Pleasant View Nursing Home residents’ Christmas wish list. Charlotte Wright, Brinkley Wright, Kennedi  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC)  held a Youth Professionalism Workshop for Atchison County juniors on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the TAC. The students heard from Ken Eaton with  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Junior High and High School students are invited to a Christmas Ball Saturday, December 13, at the Tarkio Community Building.Admission will be free-will donation canned goods to be given  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 Pre-K-12th grade winter music program will be held Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Fairfax High School Gym. That day, classes will dismiss early  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II Elementary Christmas program will be held Friday, December 12, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at the high school. The junior high and high school winter band concert  Continue Reading »

Kids’ Korner Preschool students at Tarkio R-I will be performing a holiday program at 6:00 p.m. Monday, December 15, 2025, in the Tarkio High School Auditorium. Family members and friends  Continue Reading »

Before the start of the Rock Port Veterans Day assembly several veterans walked the halls of the elementary and high school as students cheered them on.   Atchison County schools  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Musical Theatre Department will present Charlie and The Chocolate Factory at 7:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22, and 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 23,  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School District Board of Education met October 22, 2025, in the school library. Miles Smith, board president, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Also present  Continue Reading »

All-District Choir Rock Port High School tenor Lily Wilroy participated in a fantastic All-District Choir Concert at Cameron High School in Cameron, Missouri, Saturday, October 25, 2025. (Abby Palmer photo)  Continue Reading »

Fairfax FFA member Lexi Brown, pictured on the big screen on the second row at right, was one of 72 FFA members chosen to be a part of the 2025  Continue Reading »

Blake Hurst, Matt Schlueter, and Ryan Harms harvested the Tarkio FFA’s corn fields Wednesday, November 5, 2025.(Dustin Lambertsen photo)