The warden and a top supervisor at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking have been replaced amid allegations contraband was entering the prison through a poorly screened gate.

The National Weather Service said a winter storm with snow began early Friday and is covering southern Missouri.

Here are cancellations, postponements due to inclement weather: •Cabool Head Start, Houston Head Start •Missouri State University – West Plains; housing check-in begins at 10 a.m. •The Community Blood ...

The Missouri State Board of Education on Tuesday voted to update the classification of the Success School District from provisionally accredited to accredited. The board also handled other ...

Today is a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. His funeral will be at 9 a.m. at Washington National Cathedral. Mail delivery and some other government services are suspended ...

Members of the Texas County Commission handled several matters during a meeting Jan. 2. Reviewed 2025 budget requests and the community checklist from the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) ...

Texas County is under a winter weather advisory beginning Thursday evening. Areas south of U.S. 60 are expected to receive the brunt of the storm, the National Weather Service said. ➔ Accumulating ...

The Plato School District will dismiss at 12:40 p.m. Friday to allow the Plato community to attend a memorial service for a student. River Rhoades, 8, was a third grade student at Plato Elementary ...

The National Weather Service has issued a “Winter Weather Advisory” with a slight uptick in the higher end of forecast totals for a storm to arrive Thursday. Here are the key points: ➔ Another winter ...

The Houston School District released this statement related to an arrest made at a school facility parking lot on Spruce Street: ...

There will be no school Thursday at Plato (daycare open), Success and Licking.

Top harvest counties were Franklin with 223 deer harvested, Pike with 209 and Macon with 207. Texas County hunters took 110. (36 does, 8 button bucks and 66 does) The harvest total for last year’s ...