Join the Community Blood Center and Tarkio Technology Institute in saving a life with a blood donation Thursday, May 7. From 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., donate blood in the banquet hall of Tarkio Tech, located at 404 N. 13th Street (use the back entrance). Those who donate will receive a Green Flag water bottle Continue Reading »
National Day of Prayer will be held Thursday, May 7, at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port. This year’s theme is “Glorify God Among the Nations, Seeking Him in All Generations,” based on 1 Chronicles 16. The service, hosted by First Christian Church, Rock Port, will begin at 12:00 noon. Everyone is invited Continue Reading »
National Day of Prayer will be held Thursday, May 7, at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port. This year’s theme is “Glorify God Among the Nations, Seeking Him in All Generations,” based on 1 Chronicles 16. The service, hosted by First Christian Church, Rock Port, will begin at 12:00 noon. Everyone is invited Continue Reading »
The Rock Port R-II spring band and choir concert will be Thursday, May 7, at 7:00 p.m. The Rock Port music students will perform for family and friends in the south high school gym. An ice cream bar will follow.
Residents of Fairfax, Missouri, are encouraged to participate in a city-wide clean-up May 8-10. Dumpsters will be set up on the west side of the park for residents to place their unwanted items.
The next Second Harvest fresh mobile pantry in Atchison County will be Monday, May 11, 2026, 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 Continue Reading »
Take a trip down memory lane and visit Tarkio Tech’s open house Tuesday, May 12, at 5:00 p.m. in the Curnutt Center. Recently, reproductions of Edna O’Dell’s paintings that once graced the walls of the Walnut Inn in Tarkio were hung on the walls of the Sid Cooper Banquet Hall at the Curnutt Center. Printed Continue Reading »
The 106th annual Fairfax High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 15, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the high school gym (pictures of honored classes will be taken at 6:30 p.m.). Reservations can be made by contacting Aleesha Lemar, 660-920-9040. Reservation payments of $15 per person can be mailed to Aleesha Lemar at Continue Reading »
The Gas Spot is hosting a fundraiser for Community Hospital-Fairfax’s hospital bed replacement campaign. On Saturday, May 16, $1 from every transaction at The Gas Spot location at 401 U.S. Hwy. 59 in Fairfax, Missouri, will be donated to Community Hospital-Fairfax. Initiated by Carol Mears, store manager, the single-day fundraiser is planned for the final Continue Reading »
The Rock Port Police Department and the Atchison County Health Department will sponsor a bike rodeo Saturday, May 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The event will be held at 500 South Main Street in Rock Port. Cyclists will learn skills building. There will also be snacks and giveaways, including a 14” bike with Continue Reading »