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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 »

Rock Port Elementary School will host the Scholastic Book Fair Monday, March 30, through Thursday, April 2, 2026. This event will feature the newest gotta-read books, best-selling series, and favorite  Continue Reading »

Brad Dush, middle, recently recognized Fairfax R-3 students Taylor Long, left, and Zach Koop, right, as Fairfax Optimist Club January Students of the Month. (Submitted photo)

Baccalaureate for the Tarkio High School Class of 2026 has been set for Sunday, March 29, at the Good News Church in Tarkio. The community is invited to attend the  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax FFA Chapter is hosting a fish fry Sunday, March 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Fairfax High School FACS/Ag building. Meals are $12 for adults,  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 »