Events

The Fairfax Christian Church in Fairfax, Missouri, is hosting a Groundhog Day Pancake Supper Monday, February 2. Come enjoy yummy pancakes from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. for a free-will donation!

The 71st annual Atchison County Band Day concert will take place at Tarkio on Monday, February 2. The students will practice all day and then perform for the community that evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Tarkio High School Gym. The band’s guest conductor will be Joe Schrieman with the State Fair Community College of  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port High School Class of 2026 parents are hosting an After Prom chili & soup supper fundraiser Friday, February 6, 2026, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Stop by the Rock Port Elementary cafeteria and get chili or soup, dessert, and a drink to eat there or to go (place to-go orders by calling  Continue Reading »

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 »