Texas County’s unemployment rate decreased in August from the previous month, the Missouri Department of Economic Development reported.

Beasley was born Oct. 25, 1932, near Raymondville, Missouri in a house built by her father, George Washington Branson, that is still standing on the same property where she ...

The ninth annual Houston Tiger Softball Golf Tournament hosted by the Houston High School softball program is set for this Saturday (Oct. 5) at Houston Municipal Golf Course.

A deputy made contact with the man at his residence and the man produced a single-shot shotgun he said was found at another man’s residence on Highway 181 at Cabool. The man reported that the ...

Texas County Memorial Hospital board members approved the purchase of a new Hologic Horizon DXA bone densitometer at their meeting Tuesday, Sept. 24.

U.S. 63 in Texas County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews resurface the asphalt beginning today.

On Sept. 23, officers responded to a business on First Street for a scam. The business owner recognized the attempted fraud and alerted authorities. On Sept. 24, officers cited Justin L. McMinn, 44, ...

The Houston High School football team hosted Thayer last Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium. To view a photo gallery from the contest (with the option to purchase photos), click her e.

The City of Houston’s annual fall clean-up is this week. Items will be picked up at curbside on normal trash day Sept. 30 – Oct. 4.

At 2:20 p.m., Central Communications received a 911 call reporting a structure fire at a residence in southwestern Phelps County. The caller reported several structures and vehicles had been ...

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A brief cool down on Tuesday and Wednesday will be thanks to a cold front. Rain chances remain out of the forecast through the next five days, the National Weather Service said.