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

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 ...

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

The department has launched a survey to gather information as it updates both the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and the State Freight and Rail Plan (SFRP). Both are federally required plans ...

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 ...

The indoor portion of Phoenix Theater in Houston will close after a showing on Friday, March 28. The drive-in – one of only a handful remaining in the state – will remain open.

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 ...

The Texas County Fair’s market steer weigh-in is Sunday at the fairgrounds on North U.S. 63. Participants should arrive 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The hog, sheep, goat and replacement heifer weigh-in is 1:30 ...

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

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 ...

Ricky Lee Weber was born on July 13, 1950, in Houston, Missouri. The Lord welcomed him home on March 12, 2025.