Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri, will host a blood drive Friday, July 24, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the hospital conference room. To schedule your appointment, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.RedCrossBlood.org and enter code: HospFairfax. Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation Continue Reading »
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.
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.
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 »
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 »
Did you used to jam to music on your trumpet or drums or other musical instrument? Do you still got “it”/that skill? If so, join the Atchison County Community Band, practicing every Sunday starting August 9 and going through September 13 from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the Rock Port High School band room. If Continue Reading »
Liles Enterprises, LLC, will host a drainage tile demonstration field day beginning at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 12, at 14814 U.S. Hwy. 59 in Craig, Missouri. There will be a live installation demo, tile drainage tips and info, vendors, and a free lunch.
Agricultural producers are invited to save the dates for upcoming events across the state in which extension specialists and researchers from the University of Missouri share the latest findings, highlight best practices and address local emerging issues. From August through October, these events offer opportunities to see research in action and connect with extension specialists. Continue Reading »
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 »
The 42nd annual Old Fashioned Saturday Night will be held September 19, 2026. The event is held on Main Street in Rock Port. The festivities will start at 5:00 p.m. with “The Star Spangled Banner” near the Atchison County Memorial Building. Duncan’s Carriage Rides and the Little Tuggers Tractor Pull will be in Rock Port Continue Reading »