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.” ...

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

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

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.

With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Thomas Michael Aldridge, 75, of Raymondville, Missouri, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, Missouri on April 7, 2025.

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 ...

Letter: It has been three weeks since Ms. Kathy Love wrote an open letter to Representative Jason Smith with questions regarding our district.

Firefighters from several departments helped contain a natural cover fire Monday on Highway AH in western Texas County.

Cpl. Travis Brown reported that a 53-year-old man operating a 2015 Harley Davidson Sportster 48 ran off the end of a dead-end road — Lucky Road four miles west of Mansfield — and struck an embankment ...

A 47-year-old man told the officers a storage shed on the property had been broken into and six boxes of Army-issued gear and many items of camping equipment with a total value of $10,614.73 had been ...

On April 10, officers arrested Benjamin A. Smith, 46, of Houston, on a Texas County warrant per charge possession of a controlled substance. Smith was transported to the Texas County Jail, where he ...

The Houston High School track and field teams competed last Thursday at the Mountaineer Relays at Mount Vernon, and the girls had a stellar showing.