Several departments helped extinguish fires that occurred Friday in the Licking area. The Licking Fire Department was first called Friday to a natural cover fire at about 11:19 a.m. on Slaughter Road, ...

A community project is ready to grow at Houston’s Emmett Kelly Park. “Rickie the Rock Snake” has appeared at the park, which is at Fourth and Chestnut streets. The project is simple: Paint a rock and ...

The National Weather Service is warning of an elevated fire risk today, March 2. Pockets of elevated fire weather conditions are expected to develop this afternoon as humidity levels dip into the 25 ...

Despite a narrow loss in the first round of the Class 3 District 10 tournament on Tuesday (Feb. 25), the Houston High School girls basketball team wrapped up the 2024-2025 season with double the ...

The Houston Education Foundation covered the cost of 60 high school students to participate in the Chad Cargill ACT Workshop. Previously postponed due to weather, the training was held on campus as ...

About 7,000 arrived Saturday at the state’s trout parks, including Montauk State Park east of Licking, on the first day of trout season. More than 5,900 adults and nearly 1,100 youth trout tags were ...

A Houston High School administrator received a diploma during fall commencement exercises at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Eric Sloan received a specialist in education, educational ...

Area fire departments contained a large fire Friday afternoon southwest of Licking, authorities said. The natural cover blaze was around Cantrell Drive off Highway BB. Several departments were called ...

A recent call that I overheard radio traffic on reminded me of an important topic to help provide a safe and quick response for medical emergencies.

Eastbound U.S. 60 in Texas County will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.

Piney River Brewing Company will celebrate 14 years of brewing craft beer in the Ozarks with a party at the brewery farm in Bucyrus on Saturday, March 22.

After massive floodings caused significant damage in November, Montauk State Park reopened Saturday for the annual trout season. Opening day brings crowds to the facility east of Licking. Massive ...