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 »
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 »