The Big Piney River Nature Center is situated on South U.S. 63 near Durham Road on the east side of the highway. Houston native Larry Dablemont, the organizer of the project, said he’s planning on ...

No excuse absentee balloting begins Tuesday, Oct. 22, across the state. In Texas County, registered voters can cast ballots in the county clerk’s office on the top level of the Texas County ...

The National Weather Service said unseasonably warm to near record temperatures will return to the county Tuesday into Wednesday. Some light rain chances (20-50%) will occur tonight with lingering ...

Houston, you are mighty neighborly. The announcement came Saturday that Houston won its population category as part of “Missouri Good Neighbor Week” in the state.

Volunteers from City of Licking Fire Department and Licking Rural Fire spent Saturday, Oct. 19, beginning construction on a new training room. Officials said the addition will be a big step for the ...

Warm conditions return this week to Texas County with temperatures 10-15 degrees above average by mid-week. A few daily records may also be challenged on Tuesday and Wednesday, the National Weather ...

A Texas County school was awarded a $20,000 grant to advance study in the biomedical field. Licking High School received the funds for Project Lead the Way’s “Principals of Biomedical Science” class.

A Mountain Grove man was seriously injured Saturday in an ATV accident north of his hometown, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Robert L. Milford, 20, was on private property on Thornhill Drive ...

The Roby Fire Department was called to Bell Road, where the structure was engulfed by fire. Houston Rural Fire Department was dispatched later for water and manpower after the blaze spread in an area ...

Here are the breakdowns for Texas County schools: Cabool ($617,497), Houston ($791,445), Licking ($688,072), Plato ($397,023), Raymondville ($192,906), Success ($88,111) and Summersville ($308,470).

After falling behind 21-0 in the first half, the Houston High School football team never fully recovered and was defeated 41-20 in a South Central Association conference game Friday night at ...

The Mountain Grove Panthers defeated the Houston Tigers on Friday night in Wright County. The score was 41-20.