• Tarkio R-I Parent/Teacher Conferences and No School

    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.

  • EA and RP to face off on the basketball court

    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 »

  • Creation Truth Foundation to host revival Feb. 15-18 at Mound City church

    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 »

  • Learn more about Missouri owls during MDC webinars

    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 »

  • NHS hosting blood drive Feb. 18

    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 »

  • East Atchison Winter Homecoming

    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 »

  • Rock Port FFA hosting Pork Loin Dinner

    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.

  • Fairfax Fire Dept. to hold fish and chicken fry Feb. 21

    The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department will have a fish and chicken fry (catfish, carp, and chicken) Saturday, February 21, 2026, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Fairfax Community Room in the fire station. Free-will donations will be accepted for the dine-in or carry-out meal. (Phone orders must be placed by 5:30 p.m.) Delivery will be  Continue Reading »

  • Kids’ Korner enrollment

    Kids’ Korner Tarkio R-I Pre-school enrollment will be Monday, February 23, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Packets are to be returned to the elementary office. Packets will not be accepted before February 23. Enrollment packets will be available for pickup beginning February 9 at the elementary office. You may pick up an enrollment packet  Continue Reading »