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Members of the Houston Rural Fire Department responded at 4 p.m. Friday to a report of a vehicle fully engulfed on East Highway 17 near the rock quarry. The vehicle was in motion when it caught fire, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Deputies with the Texas County Sheriff’s Department...

A lot has changed since 83-year-old Bill Wieberg lived on Fort Leonard Wood during World War II. Rough and bumpy dirt and gravel roads have been replaced by smooth pavement, once expansive woodlands are now housing areas and wooden, World War II-era temporary buildings have been mostly replaced. What began as a training site when it opened in 1942, developed into a 63,000-acre installation that trains about 80,000 service members and civilians each year.

Local enrollment for the upcoming fall semester will be up, reports Karen James, community relations coordinator, for the Houston satellite on Spruce Street at the Piney River Technical Center. By late last week, the credit hours are up 40 from the same semester in 2021 for online classes. They run...

JOPLIN, Mo. – (WATCH) The Pittsburg Post #64 Patriots top Houston, Missouri 16-0 in the AABC Connie Mack WS qualifier tournament in Joplin Friday. Baxter Springs product and Neosho CC signee Kameron Williamson goes 3-3 on the day with two doubles, a triple and 6 RBI. COPYRIGHT 2022 BY...

The Houston Police Department once again has a sergeant on its roster, as officer Travis Thompson was promoted to the rank effective June 20. Thompson has worked in law enforcement since 2013, serving with the Texas County Sheriff’s Department and Cabool Police Department before joining the HPD in August 2018.

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. Emergency crews flew a woman to a hospital Wednesday night following a Pulaski County crash. The crash happened around 6:55 p.m. on Highway 133 near Richland, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a motorcycle driven by Misty L. Miller, 31, of Richland, hit a barbed wire fence after she The post Woman accused of DWI flown to hospital after Pulaski County crash appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

A memorial service for Thomas Leroy Watt, 54, of La Monte, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at La Monte Baptist Church. Burial of ashes will be held following the memorial service at Kingston Cemetery in Kingston. Arrangements are under the direction of Rea Funeral Chapel. The...

This story has Unlimited Access. Please support our commitment to public service journalism. Subscribe now. Area communities are planning Fourth of July celebrations. Here is a roundup:. Willow Springs: A parade is set for 10 a.m. Monday, July 4, in Willow Springs. The lineup begins at 9 a.m. at Booster...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (June 24, 2022) General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital said farewell to Col. Aaron Pitney and welcomed Col. Stacey Amos during a change-of-command ceremony June 16 on the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence Plaza. Maj. Gen. James Bonner, MSCoE and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general, presided...

Here is the latest news from the Houston School District:. The Houston School District will introduce a mobile application in the new academic year. The district’s Comprehensive School Improvement Plan committee has worked to identify needs of the community and school. Additional information about installing it will be announced...

Missouri S&T’s goal of increasing enrollment to 12,000 students will be aided by a new Welcome Center, approved today (Thursday, June 23) by the University of Missouri Board of Curators. The curators, meeting on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus, approved plans for the design and construction of the Missouri...

The Crocker R-2 School District was on lock down after police say they received a possible threat against the school. The school district went on lock down at 9:15 am and students were sent home two hours later. The two remaining summer school classes have been canceled as a precaution.

Tense moments for Crocker School District Officials on Wednesday. Reports show the school was placed on lockdown due to a threat posted to the school’s Facebook Page. The school is currently in Summer Session and students were eventually able to head home while police remained at the campus to investigate.

CROCKER, Mo.– The Crocker R-II school district went on lockdown Wednesday after police said they received a possible threat to the district. On June 22, the school district went into lockdown at 9:15 a.m., with students released around two hours later. The district also cancelled the two remaining days of summer school “out of an […]

A memorial service for Thomas Leroy Watt, 54, of La Monte, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at La Monte Baptist Church. Burial of ashes will be held following the memorial service at Kingston Cemetery in Kingston. Arrangements are under the direction of Rea Funeral Chapel. The...

A Richland woman has serious injuries following a motorcycle crash Wednesday night. According to the Highway Patrol, 31-year-old Misty Miller was traveling on Highway 133 just 2 miles north of Richland, when she traveled off the right side and struck a barbed-wire fence. She was airlifted to Mercy Hospital in...

A Pulaski County man suffers serious injuries in an alcohol related ATV crash two miles west of Crocker. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Richard Overman, 46, of Richland, was driving through a field on private property Thursday night when his ATV overturned. Overman was then partially ejected from the ATV.