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A Second Harvest Community Food Bank fresh mobile food pantry was held at Community Services, Inc. in Tarkio on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. The Fairfax High School National Honor Society  Continue Reading »

Congratulations to the Fairfax Junior High musicians who competed at the Northwest Missouri State University Solo Music Festival this past weekend in Maryville, Missouri. Caroline Larson, left, performed a piano  Continue Reading »

Rock Port’s Main Street was lined with tractors early Friday, February 23, during National FFA Week as students drove tractors to school. FFA members celebrated FFA Week with a host  Continue Reading »

New members of Tarkio’s National Honor Society inducted into the chapter during a ceremony held Wednesday, February 28, are, from left to right: front row – Kennedy White, Quin Staten,  Continue Reading »

The annual Atchison County Mark Twain Battle of the Books competition is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Tarkio Resource Center (11th and Walnut streets). Registration  Continue Reading »

Jersi Poppa and Alexis Bywater are doing a community service project for FBLA. The girls are asking for any donations for the Atchison County Heath Center in Tarkio. Donations will  Continue Reading »

Fairfax R-3 School District will hold preschool screenings the afternoon of Thursday, March 14. Those who have signed up will receive a letter with their child’s appointment time the first  Continue Reading »

Early childhood screenings for children ages 3-5 years old who are not entering kindergarten in the fall will be held Tuesday, March 26, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at  Continue Reading »

Rock Port hosted the season-opener scholar bowl competition Thursday, February 29. They defeated South Holt 300-160, Osborn 350-100, and South Nodaway 330-90. Individual point scorers were Bannack Skillen with 280  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Scholar Bowl Team hosted its first meet of the season Thursday afternoon, February 29, 2024. The Tarkio team had a very successful time, going 3-0 against  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax High School Scholar Bowl Team competed in its first 275 Conference meet of the season at DeKalb, Missouri, on February 29, 2024. Fairfax went 2-1 for the night.  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Elementary School will host the Scholastic Book Fair Monday, March 4, through Friday, March 8, 2024. This is an event geared to excite children about reading and learning. The  Continue Reading »