Rolla sustained significant damage. Troop G of the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported destruction in its region, where two lives were lost at Bakersville in Ozark County. Troopers began working ...

Houston’s annual Diamond Club Spaghetti Dinner is tonight at the community building at the Houston Area Chamber of Commerce Fairgrounds. The event begins at 5 p.m. Cost is $10, which includes the ...

The next five days will see cooler temperatures, windy weather and elevated to significant fire weather concerns. The next chance of rain comes toward the middle of next week.

Several personnel decisions were made during a closed session meeting of the Houston R-1 School District Board of Education on Tuesday (March 11).

Wilma Jean Franklin of Cabool, formerly of Houston, Missouri, left this life on Feb. 23, 2025. She was born on Dec. 20, 1932, at home in rural Boydsville, Clay County, Arkansas.

Texas County’s unemployment rate was up in January compared to December, the Missouri Department of Economic Development reported.

The National Weather Service said there is an increasing severe thunderstorm risk today from west to east in the region, culminating in a moderate (level 4 of 5) risk in the far eastern Ozarks. ➔ Very ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order Friday declaring a State of Emergency in Missouri in anticipation of severe weather forecasted throughout the state. The Missouri State Emergency Operations ...

A fire southeast of Houston sent a department to battle it. Here’s what the National Weather Service says for tomorrow.

The Houston School District has created an indoor playground at its First Street Houston Alternative Learning Opportunities (HALO) building. Funding from a Missouri Scrap Tire Grant through the ...

Lily Johnson of Houston was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. She is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts and Sciences.

A potential teaching program for high school students and the district’s employee health insurance contract were discussed by the Houston R-1 School District Board of Education on Tuesday (March ...