• Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center Field Day

    The University of Missouri Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center will showcase research and technological improvements at its field day Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The event is free and open to the public. Recent investments have strengthened the center’s ability to conduct research and deliver educational programming that supports producers and communities throughout the region, said  Continue Reading »

  • Learn about Cub Scouts

    All boys and girls and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are welcome to attend the Pack 88 meeting to learn more about scouting Wednesday, August 26, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be at the Tarkio Library, 405 S. 11th Street, Tarkio, Missouri. The troop meeting for sixth grade and above will be at the same time and  Continue Reading »

  • Last Tarkio Chews & Cruise

    The Tarkio Parks & Recreation Board is hosting its last Chews & Cruise night this year on Friday, August 28. Starting at 5:00 p.m., cruise up and down Main Street and enjoy some tasty treats at several food trucks, including The Enchilada Lady, Mother Talisa’s Woodfired Pizza, Stillwell’s Outdoor Krazy Korn, Hot-Diggity Dogs, and Curbside  Continue Reading »

  • RPHS 70s & 80s Reunion “End of Summer Bash 2026”

    The RPHS 70’s & 80’s Reunion “End of Summer Bash” will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port. A social gathering for all who attended or graduated from Rock Port High School in the 1970s and 1980s will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Former coaches,  Continue Reading »

  • Award-winning nature photographer coming to PSC

    Michael Forsberg is an accomplished photographer, conservationist, author, and filmmaker who has been perfecting his craft for 30 years. He is a Nebraskan and has many journeys and stories throughout the Great Plains. Peru State College and the PSC Foundation will be hosting Forsberg Thursday, September 3, in the college’s Performing Arts Center. The event  Continue Reading »

  • T.M. Wharton Blue Jay Classic Sunday, September 6

    The 2026 T.M. Wharton Blue Jay Classic will be held Sunday, September 6, at the Rock Port Golf & Country Club. The Blue Jay Classic Golf tournament began in 2010. In 2014, the tournament was renamed to remember a beloved Blue Jay, T.M. Wharton. The four-person scramble is a fundraiser for the Rock Port High  Continue Reading »

  • The Brownville Concert Series to present Robert Walters: Oboe

    The Brownville Concert Series will welcome acclaimed American oboist, Robert Walters, in concert Sunday, September 13. Walters is a native of Los Angeles, raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is a professor of oboe and English horn at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The show will begin at 2:00 p.m. Sponsors are John and Mary Lauber.  Continue Reading »

  • Fairfax community revival

    Fairfax churches are hosting a community revival this week. Pastor Marc Long was the speaker at the Methodist Church Sunday, September 13. Pastor Rick Sons gave the message Monday, September 14, at the Christian Church. Cowen O’Riley will be the speaker Tuesday, September 15, at 7:00 p.m. at the Baptist Church. Pastor Brad Dush will  Continue Reading »

  • Operation Christmas Child kick-off

    There will be a county-wide Operation Christmas Child (OCC) kick-off on Thursday, September 17, at 7:00 p.m. The kick-off will be held at the Fairfax Baptist Church, located at 604 Angell Street. All churches are invited to join together and learn firsthand how the OCC shoeboxes change lives. The evening will include a powerful video  Continue Reading »