During an extremely busy stretch last week, Houston High School’s boys and girls track and field teams competed at three meets, setting several school records in the process.

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

Houston High School senior Connor McKinney added to his collection of tennis championships last week, winning the South Central Association singles crown for the third straight season.

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.

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 ...

And the Greek music playing over the stereo system (sort of loudly) was great. Some of the songs had Greek vocals and some didn’t, but many were the kind where guitar is the centerpiece, starting sort ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Sheryl Hock, a fourth grade teacher at Houston, along with her class, was awarded the $500 Leah Fund grant to supplement classroom needs and expenses. The Leah Fund was created by Ross and Linda ...