The Atchison County Health Department is hosting an open house and ribbon cutting at the new health center, located at 521 Main Street in Tarkio, on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The ribbon cutting will be held at 4:00 p.m. and the open house will take place from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Come celebrate the new Continue Reading »
Pleasant View Nursing Home’s annual fireworks display will be held Friday, June 27, 2025, with entertainment and fireworks starting at 7:30 p.m. (The meal held before the entertainment is strictly for residents and their families only.) The facility is looking for donations towards the purchase of fireworks. If anyone would like to help with this, Continue Reading »
The Ministry Team of Fairfax Methodist Church will sponsor a fellowship cook-out Saturday, June 28. The event is free for the Fairfax community and will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the city park. Everyone is invited to enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, and drinks.
Events scheduled for the Independence Day Celebration in the Rock Port Municipal Park include the following: Thursday, July 3 • Preregistration for the Junior Mrs. and Mr. Firecracker and Mrs. and Mr. Firecracker contest at the park - 7:15 a.m. • Coronation on the stage - 8:00 a.m. • Old vs. Young Volleyball Game - Continue Reading »
Fairfax Legion Post #284 will hold a cook-out fundraiser Saturday, July 5, in front of Fairfax City Hall at 201 E. Main Street. Legion members will serve hamburgers, brats, hot dogs, and chips from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Stop by for lunch and support the Fairfax American Legion!
Swimming lessons at the Tarkio Municipal Pool will be held July 7-11, 2025. Classes will take place between 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. so that the pool can remain open to the community earlier in the day. The cost is $10 per child. Goggles will not be allowed. Parents may sit on the upper deck by Continue Reading »
The Atchison County Library invites adults to join “Adult Book Chat” at the Fairfax Library, held every second Thursday of the month from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Each month features a creative, book-themed activity including: making a TBR (To Be Read) jar in July (July 10), creating a book nook in August (August 14), and Continue Reading »
Make plans to attend the Wingnuts Flying Circus Air Show at the Gould Peterson Municipal Airport in Tarkio Saturday, July 12, 2025. Admission is $10 for ages six and up. People flying planes in and attendees five and under are free. The fly-in breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. (food will be served through lunch). Continue Reading »
The East Atchison Wolves Cross Country Team will be hosting its third annual Run With the Wolves 5K Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Tarkio, Missouri. The event starts in the parking lot of the Tarkio Activity Center (TAC) at 8 a.m., moves onto the streets of Tarkio down and around Niedermeyer Park, back up to Continue Reading »
The next Second Harvest mobile food pantry in Atchison County will be Monday, July 14, at Rock Port High School, 600 S. Nebraska Street in Rock Port, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Vehicles should drive east on Calhoun Street along the north side of the school. Supplies are limited, but the food is free to the Continue Reading »