The Fairfax Improvement Foundation and Fairfax Kiwanis Club are hoping to raise $100,000 with the help of a matching grant by June 15, 2026. In addition to other fundraising efforts, a spaghetti dinner will be held this Sunday, June 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Fairfax R-3 Cafeteria. A free will donation Continue Reading »
Head on down to The Grainery on Sunday, June 7, for a Middle Earth reunion concert. From 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., enjoy the blast-from-the-past music performed by Jason Riley, Ed Daniels, Mike Logan, and Chris Jones. The Grainery is located at 119 3rd Street in Tarkio.
Fairfax Community Vacation Bible School will be held Monday through Friday, June 8-12, at the Fairfax Methodist Church. Registration begins Monday at 8:15 a.m. Breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m. each day and each day’s session will end after lunch at noon. Kids in grades kindergarten through 5th are invited to attend. For more information, call Continue Reading »
The next Second Harvest mobile food pantry in Atchison County will be Monday, June 8, 2026, 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 Continue Reading »
The tennis courts in Tarkio have recently been refinished and with that, so has the pickleball court. If you are interested in playing in a pickleball league, please meet at the court at 6:00 p.m. Monday, June 8. If you don’t know how to play, but want to, don’t worry. There are players who will Continue Reading »
No Hunger Summer will run through June 18 at the Rock Port School at 600 S. Nebraska. Breakfast will be served from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m. and lunch is 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Monday through Friday. All children under 18 eat free; adults coming with a child are $2. For more information or to Continue Reading »
Atchison County Traveling Day Camp will be back again this summer! The Good News Church in Tarkio, Missouri, will be the host for this year’s Traveling Day Camp through Heartland Camps as they bring a Christ-centered day camp experience to our communities. This year’s camp will be the week of June 15-19. (Note: the wrong Continue Reading »
Join the Atchison County Library for an exciting evening with author Jason Offutt Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Tarkio Resource Center! This free event is open to the public. Bring a friend and join the library staff and Jason for an unforgettable evening! Jason Offutt’s work spans the strange, the suspenseful, Continue Reading »
The 32nd annual Tarkio Rodeo, now in its fourth year as a PRCA rodeo, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20, at the Tarkio Rodeogrounds, located south of the intersection of Hwy. 136 and 1st Street (east of the Tarkio Community Building). Concessions will be available. Sign-up for Mutton Continue Reading »
Rehearsals are in full swing at the Liberty Theatre for Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical.” Area actors, actresses, and musicians will showcase their talent in the musical, based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies. It is packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs. Music Theatre International says, “Imprisoned on the Isle of the Continue Reading »