The secretary whose employment at the Missouri state public defender’s office nearly derailed the agency’s entire budget has been terminated, clearing away legislative opposition during a committee ...

The National Weather Service says there is an elevated fire danger today and tomorrow, especially for grassy areas due to dry and windy conditions.

Students in Texas County can now apply for $1.7 million in scholarships administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks (CFO). By starting at cfozarks.org/applyforscholarsh ...

With the arrival of meteorological spring on March 1, The National Weather Service in Springfield has put together a spring newsletter. It includes content on how to be better prepared this spring, ...

The Texas County Genealogical and Historical Society will reopen for the season on March 6. It will open at 10 a.m. It operates a research library from quarters in the rear portion of the Texas County ...

Yes, there will be trout in the water ready to be caught by excited anglers at Saturday’s March 1 trout opener at Montauk State Park.

Absentee balloting has begun for the April 8 municipal election. Persons began casting absentee ballots on Tuesday, Feb. 25. A variety of races will be decided — including city and school boards.

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A Licking church hosted an American Red Cross blood drive on Monday. There were 12 donors at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and two first-time donors. There were two Type O donors and 11 units ...

A Houston competitor placed in the top spot in a national contest in Nashville. Cash Koch, 16, recently won the 2025 Grand National Youth Decorative Turkey Call Maker of the Year Award. The ...

In 1974, The Texas County Area Retired Teachers Association was organized at the Houston Senior Citizens Center. It was decided that the group would meet eight times during the year. All retired ...

The Houston High School boys basketball team saw its 2024-2025 campaign come to a conclusion in a loss to Licking in the first round of the Class 3 District 10 Tournament Monday in Tiger ...