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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 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 »
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 »
The Tarkio College Alumni will gather in Tarkio, Missouri, this weekend for the annual Homecoming 2026 festivities. Events will be held Friday through Sunday and include: Friday, September 18 9:00 a.m. - Work day at Rankin Hall on the campus 1:00 p.m. - Golf outing at Tarkio Golf Course ($35 - cart included) 4:00 p.m. Continue Reading »
Rock Port’s Main Street will be the site of the 42nd annual Old Fashioned Saturday Night September 19, 2026. The festivities will start at 5:00 p.m. with the Atchison County Community Band playing “The Star Spangled Banner.” The band will play several musical numbers. The Rock Port Tourism Board will hold the ping pong ball Continue Reading »