• Hy-Vee party July 25 in Tarkio

    Stop by Tarkio Hy-Vee Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for some food and fun. Bounce houses for the kiddos will be set up and there will be a $3 meal deal with a hot dog, chips, and a drink and a $1 muffin for dessert.

  • Chews & Cruise Night in Tarkio

    The Tarkio Parks & Recreation Board is hosting another Chews & Cruise Night! Get that classic car or motorcycle or golf cart washed off and plan to cruise up and down Main Street Friday night, July 31! There will be several food and drink vendors set up on Main Street as well.

  • Muddy River Rumble truck and tractor pull

    The Rock Port Chamber of Commerce will host the second annual Muddy River Rumble truck and tractor pull on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. (Please note the time as it was originally posted incorrectly as 4 p.m.) This year’s event will again take place at the Atchison County Fairgrounds at 201 U.S. Hwy.  Continue Reading »

  • Library to host second annual Books & Breezes Giant Kite Festival

    The Atchison County Library is staying busy this summer with a number of activities. The library will also once again be sponsoring its Books & Breezes Giant Kite Festival Sunday, August 2, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Gould Peterson Municipal Airport east of Tarkio, Missouri. Bring your lawn chairs, picnic baskets,  Continue Reading »

  • Good News Church holding potluck dinner to welcome pastor

    Parishioners of the Westboro Methodist Church and Good News Church in Tarkio are invited to a potluck dinner at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Westboro Methodist Church. The event is being held as a welcome to Pastor Bryan Hornsby and his family. All parishioners planning on attending are asked to bring a  Continue Reading »

  • Tarkio Parks & Rec to host triathlon in Tarkio August 8

    The Tarkio Parks & Recreation board is hosting its first ever triathlon event in Tarkio. On Saturday, August 8, 2026, competitors will meet at 7:00 a.m. at the Tarkio Municipal Pool. The event will include swimming .47 miles at the pool, then biking 12.4 miles south of town and then back, and running 3.1 miles  Continue Reading »

  • HHW collection Aug. 8

    The Nodaway County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection site will be open Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The HHW collection site is located at the Nodaway County Maintenance Barn, 1516 East Halsey Street, Maryville, Missouri. Brochures are available online at www.nwmorcog.org. Residents of Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth Counties  Continue Reading »

  • BFAA Speaker Series to present “Life & Drive of Mari Sandoz”

    The Brownville Fine Arts Association will present “Life & Drive of Mari Sandoz” in another edition of the 2026 season Speakers Series this Saturday, August 8, at the Schoolhouse Art Gallery in Brownville, Nebraska. The program will begin at 10:00 a.m. Peg Gilbert, a Humanities Nebraska speaker, will present a first person program portraying Mari  Continue Reading »

  • From Sheep to Shawl

    The Brownville Fine Arts Association and the Brownville Education Center for Arts & Humanities (BECAH) will present “From Sheep to Shawl” Saturday, August 8. The program begins at 1:00 p.m. Jill Lokke will demonstrate how wool from the backyard sheep becomes a shawl. This hands-on demonstration will show guests the steps for turning raw wool  Continue Reading »

  • Open baptism at Rock Port Pool

    Take a step of faith in entering a lifetime of purpose and commit yourself to following Jesus Christ. An open baptism will be held at the Rock Port Pool in Rock Port, Missouri, Sunday, August 9, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Whether you belong to a church or not, all are welcome to attend. For  Continue Reading »