Last fall, Choate and Copley both won middle school cross country state championships. HMS athletes earned 11 medals at the state meet.

A new employee health insurance plan and steps to move forward on addressing dangerous downtown buildings were decided during a special meeting of the Houston City Council on Monday.

Leading with seven outs to go, the Houston High School baseball team suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Ava on Monday.

Alleged cocaine use led to the arrest of two women during an investigation Sunday in the Bendavis area, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. An officer arrived on Highway 38 following a report of a ...

A Texas County investigation led to felony second-degree domestic abuse charges against a Mountain Grove man. Jonathan M.E. Horner, born in 1990, is charged with the class D felony. He is held in the ...

Texas County finished the first week of the spring firearms turkey season in fifth place in Missouri. On Tuesday, hunters in the county had killed 509 birds. The breakdown is: 466 adult gobblers, 41 ...

The Houston Ministerial Alliance will hold the annual mayor’s prayer breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, May 1, at the Houston Storm Shelter at 191 N. First St. Breakfast will be served by Texas County ...

The National Weather Service said Texas County is under a flood watch through Thursday as more rainfall is expected. The National Weather Service said there is potential for strong to severe ...

Texas County Memorial Hospital is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, May 16. Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) will collect blood donations in the Jayson Gentry ...

Thank you to everyone who joined the Emmett Kelly Day fun. It is always such a joy to spend time with friends new and old who take part in celebrating your hometown hero, and my dad! Your hospitality ...

A Texas County man faces a trio of felony charges after allegedly assaulting a woman and stealing her vehicle on April 24.

Kēvin Lee Niebruegge was born on Oct. 10, 1958, to Jim and Patsy (Williams) Niebruegge in Houston, Missouri. He sadly passed away on April 24, 2025, at the age of 66.