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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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).

A 17-year-old girl from Summersville received moderate injuries in an accident Friday night on Highway 17 about eight miles south of Houston, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

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

A Halloween event is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 in downtown Houston. Activities, entertainment and a trunk or treat are planned. More details and a map will be released closer to the ...

The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Mountain Grove man Thursday night. Joshua W. Britt, 45, was wanted on a misdemeanor Wright County warrant for failure to appear, the patrol said. He is ...

A public meeting is planned Monday, Oct. 28, to discuss a deteriorating road northwest of Licking. Rep. Bennie Cook, R-Houston, said the meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at the Licking Senior Center on Green ...

Houston will compete for honors Monday in a statewide contest. Local community members and Houston High School students will attend.