The Missouri Department of Conservation said Friday four Big Piney River access points remain closed after devastating flooding on Nov. 5 in Texas County.

The annual Don Tottingham Memorial Run – in honor of Houston’s mayor from 2011 to 2019 – is Saturday, Nov. 16.

Montauk State Park continues recovery efforts after flooding that occurred Nov. 5, damaging a substantial amount of infrastructure. The park — situated east of Licking — sustained heavy damage and is ...

The 2025-2026 calendar, renovations at the softball field and program evaluations were discussed by the Houston R-1 School District Board of Education during a Tuesday, Nov. 12 meeting.

A deer ran into the side of a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe Thursday night on Highway Y near the Texas and Howell County line. Tpr. Ethan Minge said the vehicle was driven by a 26-year-old woman from Mountain ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown male who may have critical information pertaining to the ...

Generous tax credits are available to donors for the Texas County Library Foundation project to build a new Houston library.

Were informed that Brandon Barnes, full-time deputy sheriff, gave a written notice of resignation, effective Nov. 13. Heard that Scott Logan was hired as a full-time deputy sheriff recruit. Logan ...

Houston’s Fostering By Faith invites the community to attend its Trees of Hope benefit auction Saturday, Nov. 23.

Missouri Farm Bureau is voicing concerns about a postal plan that it says will slow mail delivery in rural Missouri.

Gov. Mike Parson has initiated steps to obtain federal disaster assistance to fix roads and bridges in Texas County.

An ordinance dispute between neighbors and a report on the city’s wastewater system were among items discussed during a Houston City Council meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12.