After losing five consecutive games last week, the Houston High School softball team got back on the winning track in a home game on Tuesday at Carter Field.

In a South Central Association home match Tuesday against Liberty, the Houston High School tennis team went undefeated.

The Missouri Department of Transportation announced that Bailey Wagner and her fourth grade science club students at Mountain View Elementary School were winners of the 2025 “No MOre Trash!” trash ...

Cabool Bowl – the Spruce Street bowling alley in Cabool – is closing effective Saturday, May 31. “The Neher family would like to thank the customers and league bowlers for all their dedication and ...

The National Weather Service says Easter weekend may produce storms with flooding. ➔ Increasing confidence in the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms Friday through Sunday. Remaining ...

The Tiger Pride Band plans a trip to Chicago next year. Fundraising is underway. The band is raffling a $500 deal — $250 in steak, brisket, burgers, chicken and pork, a Blackstone grill and a 5 cubic ...

Missouri legislators are taking aim at sales of Bradford pear trees and five other invasive plant species. Under the plan, state-licensed nurseries would need to agree not to knowingly sell Callery ...

A very special thank you to the Houston Herald, foremost your friendship, and for allowing space for my writings.

The Houston High School baseball team played Mountain Grove on Monday at Tiger Field.

I don’t recall what case was the focus or even where I saw it, but I recently read an online article in which a defendant in a court procedure entered an “Alford plea.” ...

Local farmer and realtor Hannah Kelly officially announced her campaign for State Senate in 2026. A fifth generation resident of Wright County, Kelly will be running for the Senate seat being vacated ...

Despite the game being tied at 2 after as many innings, the Houston High School baseball team lost 12-2 in five innings to Mountain Grove on Monday.