Area man charged after damaging MSHP vehicle

A Texas County man faces a trio of charges – including two felonies – after a Cabool Police Department investigation of an incident involving a woman on Saturday, Aug. 6. Bryon G. Pettijohn, 41, of the 17000 block of Highway Y in Elk Creek, is charged with second-degree kidnapping (a class D felony), third-degree domestic assault (a class E felony) and second-degree property damage (a misdemeanor).

A hit-and-run accident Tuesday night injured two Licking residents, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Tpr. Jeffry Leathers said an unknown vehicle struck a northbound 2008 Hyundai Tiburon driven by Tiffany J. Mourning on County Road 2010 in the rear, causing it to run off the roadway and strike a tree. The other vehicle left following the 10:29 p.m. crash.

The following are excerpts from some of the reports recently generated by the Houston Police Department:. •Kristina M. Shelton, 44, of 8140 Emery Road in Bucyrus, was arrested Aug. 6 for having an active Texas County warrant for a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor paraphernalia charge.

The following are excerpts from reports recently generated by the Texas County Sheriff’s Department:. •A deputy on July 24 was sent to a report of a domestic assault at a Shafer Road residence at Licking. The officer made contact with a 24-year-old woman there who said she and a...

Services for Christina Lee Sawyer, 47, are 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at Evans Funeral Home, Houston. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service time. Send an online condolence.

Services for Norma Lea Hinton, 89, are noon Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Evans Funeral Home, Houston. Visitation is 11 a.m. until service time Thursday. Send an online condolence. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Houston Senior Center.

This story has Unlimited Access. Please support our commitment to public service journalism. Subscribe now. Texas County is under a flash flood watch through Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service said. The Flood Watch continues until 7 a.m. Additional thunderstorm development is expected today, with isolated gusty downburst winds and...

Texas County will sell several tracts of property on the steps of the Texas County Administrative Center because the owners failed to pay their taxes. The land tax sale, overseen by Collector-Treasurer Tammy Cantrell is planned for 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22. Notices were earlier sent to property owners who...

Norma (Barton) Hinton, age 89, daughter of George and Mary Barton, was born Aug. 5, 1933. She passed away Aug. 6, 2022. Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn; her parents; sisters, Eva, Pearl and Iva; and brothers, Earnest, Everett, Clarence, Raymond, Eleda, Noah, John, Virgil, Arthur, Floyd, Lloyd and Herbert.

Members of the Cabool board of education held a meeting Tuesday night to hire personnel and set the annual tax levy. •Lisa McCoy as first grade interventionist. •Caitlyn Dodson and Jeffrey Stewart, paraprofessionals. •Jerry Scott, middle school custodian. •Cali Farrell, middle school coach. •Blaik Bolderjack, volunteer high school assistant football...

Donald E. Hall, 96, of Licking, passed away on Aug. 8, 2022, at his home near Boiling Springs. Mr. Hall was born in Keenes, Ill., on Oct. 23, 1925, to Herbert C. and Lucy Coil Hall. He was raised with two sisters. In his younger years, he enjoyed fishing and...

Being thankful should not just be reserved for November when we celebrate Thanksgiving. Any month is a time to be thankful and to give thanks. The Texas County Library wants to do just that by expressing our appreciation to these generous local donors who helped make our “Oceans of Possibilities” Summer Reading Program so successful these past two months:

When the Houston High School Tiger Pride Marching Band takes the field in Tiger Stadium at halftime of the first football home game of the season on Sept. 16, fans in attendance will notice something different about the band’s performance. The custom-written show will be titled, “A Place I...

Members of the Houston board of education will interview firms Tuesday to guide it through work on campus over the next several years. The board announced three finalists that will have interviews beginning at 3:45 p.m. at the Early Childhood Center on Hill Street. All are Springfield firms: GHN |...

Houston Middle School’s fall sports squads will begin preparation for their 2022 seasons next week. The HMS football team begins practice on Monday (Aug. 15). The Tigers and head coach Todd McKinney (in his 19th year in the position) will begin their 6-game slate Sept. 8 at Mountain Grove.