Left undetected over time, high blood pressure can lead to heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, vision loss, kidney disease or failure, and many other significant health issues. Community Hospital-Fairfax staff are hitting the road to take 500 blood pressures across Atchison and Holt counties. CH-F staff members will be posted at seven different locations across Continue Reading »
The Tarkio Nutrition Center will have bingo every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Tarkio Nutrition Center from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. for an hour packed with excitement. Come to the Tarkio Nutrition Center, enjoy some great company, delicious food, and try your luck. The next bingo games will be February 12.
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held at Tarkio R-I Thursday, February 12, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Parents will meet with the teachers in their children’s classrooms at both Tarkio Elementary and Tarkio High School. School will not be in session on Thursday, Friday, and Monday, February 12, 13, and 16.
East Atchison and Rock Port high school basketball teams will face off on the court Friday, February 13, at the Tarkio Activity Center. Games begin at 5:00 p.m. and will include junior varsity boys, varsity girls, and varsity boys. The St. Paul’s Women’s Altar Society will be hosting their bake sale that night and CH-F Continue Reading »
The Fairfax Methodist Church invites all area youth in grades 6-12 to gather for fellowship, worship, and study on the first and third Sundays of the month from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. at the church. The next gathering is on Sunday, February 15.
Creation Truth Foundation, Inc., of Noble, Oklahoma, has announced that Matt Miles, vice president, will be presenting a revival at Christian Fellowship Church in Mound City, Missouri, February 15-18, 2026. Creation Truth Foundation’s Museum in Noble has some of the most outstanding fossil specimens available to science, including Tyrannosaurs rex, Pteranodon, and an Albertosaur, just Continue Reading »
Owls are hooting in anticipation of nesting season, and the public is invited to tune into upcoming webinars to learn more. Join the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for two Owls of Missouri virtual programs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, and 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 19. Register for the Continue Reading »
Make plans to give a life saving donation February 18 at the Tarkio Activity Center. The Tarkio High School Chapter of National Honor Society will be hosting a Community Blood Center blood drive that day from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the TAC, located at 110 N. 13th Street. You can book a donation time Continue Reading »
Due to winter weather, the East Atchison Winter Homecoming festivities scheduled for Friday, January 23, were postponed. The basketball games against Stewartsville/Osborn have been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 18, at Fairfax. Homecoming royalty will be crowned Thursday, February 19, following the games against North Andrew at the Tarkio Activity Center (TAC). Games will begin at Continue Reading »
The Rock Port FFA Chapter invites the community to a Pork Loin Dinner Saturday, February 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Velma Houts Fair Building in Rock Port.