Events

Rock Port High School Spring Concert at 7 p.m. in the South Gym. There will be an ice cream social following the concert with sundaes and floats available for $5.

The Fairfax Farmers Market has begun for the 2025 season and will be set up at Broadway and Hwy. 59 every Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon throughout the summer. All vendors are welcome. There are no fees, but you must supply your own canopy, tables, and chairs. For more information, contact Marilyn Alldredge  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison and Rock Port Boys' Golf Teams will be competing in the Class 1, District 4 Golf Tournament in Chillicothe beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, May 9. Good luck to all of the local golfers!

Rock Port will host DeKalb in high school baseball action at the city ball field at 5 p.m. Friday, May 9.

The Rock Port FFA Greenhouse Flower/Plant Sale will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 9, and from 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, May 10. The greenhouse is located on the school west lot.

The Nodaway County household hazardous waste (HHW) collection site will be open Saturday, May 10, 2025, 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 »

Good luck to all of our local athletes as they compete in District track and field competitions in Worth County, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Grant City Saturday, May 10.

Tarkio High School graduation will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 11, in the high school gym. The graduates will create a receiving line on the east side of the building following the ceremony or in the hallway if it is raining.

Tarkio Tech campus cleanup Tarkio Technology Institute is hosting a clean-up week May 12-16 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to work inside and outside the buildings. There will be some tools available for garden and outside work, but please feel free to bring your own. Everyone is asked to meet at  Continue Reading »

The next Second Harvest mobile food pantry in Atchison County will be Monday, May 12, 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 »