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East Atchison to hold Fall Homecoming festivities next week

Written on September 29, 2026

East Atchison’s Fall Home-coming is Friday, October 9, 2026. The students at Fairfax and Tarkio High Schools will be participating in a number of activities that week, which will end  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Elementary Student Council

Written on September 29, 2026

Rock Port Elementary Student Council elections were held on Friday, September 18, 2026. The newly elected members are Taelynn Sloop, Drey Parsons, Beau Waigand, Dawson Irvine, Kolcyn Barnes, and Ryne  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Elementary Student Council

Written on September 29, 2026

The new Tarkio Elementary Student Council members of the 2026-2027 school year were voted on at the beginning of the school year. The student council is made up of three  Continue Reading »

Schools welcome new teachers and staff members

Written on September 29, 2026

The new teachers and staff members at Fairfax R-3 are Aviree Roup, Nicole Avrett, Sam Terry, and Annamae Balaba. Not pictured are Andrea Meek-Gronquist and Krystan Hines.   Tony Osburn,  Continue Reading »

Mobile Food Pantry distributes food to more than 350 residents

Written on September 22, 2026

The Rock Port High School Chapter of National Honor Society joined volunteers from the Rock Port United Methodist Church to hand out food at the Second Harvest mobile food pantry  Continue Reading »

Marching Blue Jays take part in Richardson County Fair Parade

Written on September 22, 2026

The Rock Port Marching Blue Jays had another perfect day at the Richardson County Fair Parade in Humboldt, Nebraska. Following the parade, the band members enjoyed a picnic lunch at  Continue Reading »

2025-2026 championship banners revealed

Written on September 22, 2026

The 2025-2026 championship banners were revealed Thursday, September 10, before the Lady Jays’ varsity volleyball match against the East Atchison Lady Wolves. Pictured, from left to right, are this year’s  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Elementary holds Scholastic Book Fair

Written on September 22, 2026

Tarkio Elementary School held its fall Scholastic Book Fair last week in the elementary library. Students were able to shop for the latest and greatest books, journals, posters, and reading  Continue Reading »

Students buy new basketballs for school

Written on September 22, 2026

These six student basketball players decided to fundraise for new basketballs for the Fairfax R-3 gym. They sold Eileen’s cookies this summer and bought 10 girls’ basketballs and 10 boys’  Continue Reading »

Rock Port R-II Board of Education meeting

Written on September 22, 2026

The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a regular board meeting Thursday, September 17, 2026. President Regan Griffin called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in  Continue Reading »

Tarkio R-I Board of Education meeting

Written on September 22, 2026

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the central office of the Tarkio R-I School District in  Continue Reading »

New teachers and staff members at Rock Port and Tarkio schools

Written on September 22, 2026

Rock Port R-II School welcomed new staff members Courtney Meyerkorth, Chaney Vogler, Payten Shrader, and Brewer Wheeler.   Paige Hance and Garrett Alsup are new paraprofessionals at Tarkio R-I. (Submitted  Continue Reading »

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