Filings for April municipal elections
Filings for the upcoming April municipal elections have been slow. Here’s who has filed at the city, school and hospital.
Missing boy found, police say
The St. James Police Department said Wednesday that a missing 15-year-0ld boy has been located. Authorities earlier thought Jesse Gates might be in the Houston area where a girlfriend resides. Gates ...
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More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia ...
Numerous departments called to Licking fire scene, authorities say
Area fire departments were called at about 6 a.m. Thursday to a reported structure fire on Highway C at Licking, authorities said. Licking Fire Department and mutual aid from Raymondville Fire ...
Montauk catch-and-release trout program closed for season due to damage
The Missouri Department of Conservation’s winter catch-and-release trout season at Montauk State Park east of Licking will be closed for the remainder of the season, the agency said Wednesday.
County commission retains city attorney
Reviewed and signed a contract to retain Sean Smith as the county’s representative for a legal matter. Saw a presentation from Janice Weddle and Kyle Wake, MU Extension, on the 2025 proposed budget ...
HHS boys drop home game against Seymour
After hanging close for most of the first half, the Houston High School boys basketball team was outscored in a big way after the break and fell to Seymour, 93-68, Tuesday night in Tiger ...
School board hears program updates, preliminary survey results
The Houston R-1 School District board of education heard updates on the Tiger Development Academy and Career and Technical Education during a meeting Tuesday (Dec. 12).
Antlerless deer hunting attracting few kills in Texas County
The second part of the firearms antlerless deer season concludes Sunday across Missouri. As of Wednesday morning, hunters in Texas County had killed five button bucks and 75 does. Leaders in the state ...
Cabool man faces charges after three chases
A Cabool man is charged after he allegedly eluded an officer three times who was attempting to stop a motorcycle twice and passenger car once, authorities said.
Man from Licking indicted on a charge of child sexual exploitation
A man from Licking was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday (Dec. 10) on a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor as well as illegally possessing methamphetamine and firearms.
Deputy’s report: Woman claims son punched holes in walls and threw a brick at her car
The girl told the deputy she had hit the man on his shoulder, and he had then grabbed her and dragged her to their vehicle. She said she wasn’t injured and didn’t need EMS assistance, and that she ...