The Atchison County Fair will take place July 14-19, in Rock Port. The 4-H Achievement Day will kick things off on Monday, July 14, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Velma Houts Fair Building at 201 E. U.S. Highway 136. Home Arts exhibits will be on display starting Tuesday evening, July 15. The livestock Continue Reading »
Dena and Mike Wennihan have opened a new bar called The Grainery at 119 N. 3rd Street in Tarkio. This building has been the location of several bars over the years, but the Wennihans recently gutted it and renovated the inside to give it a fresh look. The Grainery will be open Monday through Thursday Continue Reading »
Community Hospital-Fairfax will hold a high-energy dueling piano from Howl at the Moon’s Howl2Go show on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the Tarkio Community Building. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with food trucks and drinks available. Enjoy music for all ages from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. with a family friendly dueling piano set. Continue Reading »
Westboro Wildcat Days, the medium pitch softball tournament held in Westboro, Missouri, every July, is scheduled for this weekend, July 18 and 19, 2025. The game schedule includes: FRIDAY, JULY 18 6:00 p.m. - MC Auto vs. Swerve’s Team 7:10 p.m. - Cerven vs. Village Idiots 8:20 p.m. - Hitting Bombs vs. Amthor 9:30 p.m. Continue Reading »
The Atchison County Library has planned some events for kids in July. Children ages preschool and up are invited to cool off and see friends at story time Tuesday, July 22. Story time will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Tarkio branch.
The Tarkio Parks & Recreation Board is hosting a Chews & Cruise Night on Main Street in Tarkio Tuesday, July 22, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Several vendors will be set up on Main, including BlessedX3 Boutique, Tropical Sno Midwest, Soda + Spurs, Groovy’s Grub, Baker & Sons, Cajun Country, and Vamos A Los Tacos. Shine Continue Reading »
Do you think you have the best toss in town? The library will have a yard games teen event Wednesday, July 23, at the Rock Port City Park for kids in seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Games will include corn hole, ladder toss, yard Yahtzee, and sand volleyball. The free event will begin at 7:30 Continue Reading »
The 87th annual membership meeting of the Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative will be held Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Rock Port High School Gymnasium. Registration will be from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. and the meal will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The business meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by the drawing Continue Reading »
Race over to the Tarkio Resource Center Thursday, July 24, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. for Lego Club. Kids from preschool age to sixth grade will build a race car and see who wins the race. Register by calling your local branch of the Atchison County Library.
Local youth will be presenting Shrek the Musical JR. following a youth production workshop at Liberty Theatre in Rock Port next weekend. Don’t miss this epic and hilarious tale presented entirely by the theatre’s youngest performers Friday, July 25, at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 26, at 2:30 p.m. at the Liberty Theatre inside the Continue Reading »