Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri, will host a blood drive Friday, July 24, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the hospital conference room. To schedule your appointment, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.RedCrossBlood.org and enter code: HospFairfax. Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation Continue Reading »
Stop by Tarkio Hy-Vee Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for some food and fun. Bounce houses for the kiddos will be set up and there will be a $3 meal deal with a hot dog, chips, and a drink and a $1 muffin for dessert.
The Tarkio Parks & Recreation Board is hosting another Chews & Cruise Night! Get that classic car or motorcycle or golf cart washed off and plan to cruise up and down Main Street Friday night, July 31! There will be several food and drink vendors set up on Main Street as well.
The Rock Port Chamber of Commerce will host the second annual Muddy River Rumble truck and tractor pull on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. (Please note the time as it was originally posted incorrectly as 4 p.m.) This year’s event will again take place at the Atchison County Fairgrounds at 201 U.S. Hwy. Continue Reading »
The Atchison County Library is staying busy this summer with a number of activities. The library will also once again be sponsoring its Books & Breezes Giant Kite Festival Sunday, August 2, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Gould Peterson Municipal Airport east of Tarkio, Missouri. Bring your lawn chairs, picnic baskets, Continue Reading »
Parishioners of the Westboro Methodist Church and Good News Church in Tarkio are invited to a potluck dinner at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Westboro Methodist Church. The event is being held as a welcome to Pastor Bryan Hornsby and his family. All parishioners planning on attending are asked to bring a Continue Reading »
Summer has flown by and it’s time to start thinking about the new school year. Registration for Tarkio Elementary students will be Thursday, August 6, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Junior high and high school students will register Tuesday, August 11. Students in grades 6-12 can register from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Students Continue Reading »
The Tarkio Parks & Recreation board is hosting its first ever triathlon event in Tarkio. On Saturday, August 8, 2026, competitors will meet at 7:00 a.m. at the Tarkio Municipal Pool. The event will include swimming .47 miles at the pool, then biking 12.4 miles south of town and then back, and running 3.1 miles Continue Reading »
The Nodaway County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection site will be open Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The HHW collection site is located at the Nodaway County Maintenance Barn, 1516 East Halsey Street, Maryville, Missouri. Brochures are available online at www.nwmorcog.org. Residents of Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth Counties Continue Reading »
The Brownville Fine Arts Association will present “Life & Drive of Mari Sandoz” in another edition of the 2026 season Speakers Series this Saturday, August 8, at the Schoolhouse Art Gallery in Brownville, Nebraska. The program will begin at 10:00 a.m. Peg Gilbert, a Humanities Nebraska speaker, will present a first person program portraying Mari Continue Reading »