• Fairfax Farmers Market

    The Fairfax Farmers Market has begun for the 2025 season and will be set up at Broadway and Hwy. 59 every Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon throughout the summer. All vendors are welcome. There are no fees, but you must supply your own canopy, tables, and chairs. For more information, contact Marilyn Alldredge  Continue Reading »

  • Baptist Church to host Wonder Junction VBS

    Tarkio First Baptist Church invites children ages preschool-5th grade to Wonder Junction Vacation Bible School, where attendees will marvel at Jesus and live for His glory! There’s no greater joy than to praise the name of the Lord all day long. The adventure runs from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon July 28-31. Snacks and lunch  Continue Reading »

  • Hope N Reigns hosting pool party for kids

    Hope N Reigns Counseling of Tarkio is hosting a free pool party Wednesday, July 30, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Tarkio Municipal Pool, 605 S. 3rd Street. Food, snacks, and drinks will be available. Kids of all ages and their parents are welcome to attend.

  • TFD hosting golf tournament Aug. 1

    The Tarkio Fire Department is hosting a four-man scramble golf tournament Friday, August 1, at the Tarkio Golf Course, 1106 Park Street. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Eighteen holes (8” cup tournament) will be played and there will also be fun games and prizes. A free-will donation lunch  Continue Reading »

  • City of Fairfax Clean-Up

    The City of Fairfax will be providing dumpsters for Fairfax residents to use August 1-3, 2025. They will be located at the bottom of the city park. A sign of what will not be accepted will be posted at the dumping site. For questions, call city hall at 660-686-3520.

  • A Step Above Dance Studio registration

    Lynn Hunter with A Step Above Dance Studio in Rock Port is holding registration events this weekend for the 2025-26 dance season. Registration will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 1, and from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday, August 2, at the studio, located at 408 S. Main Street in  Continue Reading »

  • Veterans invited to hear speakers from V.A.

    The American Legion Ralph Greer Post 49 has scheduled two Veterans Administration speakers at the next legion meeting Monday, August 4, at 7:00 p.m. at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port, Missouri. They will be discussing veteran eligibility and benefits and the Veteran Crisis Hotline. This meeting is open to all veterans and  Continue Reading »

  • Drone training to be offered at Graves-Chapple

    University of Missouri Extension specialists will offer a full day of discussion and hands-on training on using drones in Missouri agriculture at the MU Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center at Fairfax August 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MU Extension specialists will discuss the kinds of drones being used in agricultural settings including an  Continue Reading »

  • New Alzheimer’s Support Group to meet

    The first meeting of a new, local Alzheimer’s Support Group will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 7, 2025, at the Rock Port Senior Center, 505 S. Country Club Drive in Rock Port. The meeting is specifically for people caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or any type of dementia, or for anyone who wants to  Continue Reading »