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 »
The Brownville Fine Arts Association and the Brownville Education Center for Arts & Humanities (BECAH) will present “From Sheep to Shawl” Saturday, August 8. The program begins at 1:00 p.m. Jill Lokke will demonstrate how wool from the backyard sheep becomes a shawl. This hands-on demonstration will show guests the steps for turning raw wool Continue Reading »
Take a step of faith in entering a lifetime of purpose and commit yourself to following Jesus Christ. An open baptism will be held at the Rock Port Pool in Rock Port, Missouri, Sunday, August 9, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Whether you belong to a church or not, all are welcome to attend. For Continue Reading »
The Rock Port Senior Center will have bingo the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Games start at 9:45 a.m. so you will have to enjoy a game or two with friends before lunch. The Rock Port Senior Center is located at 505 Country Club Drive. The next bingo games will be August 11. Continue Reading »