The result of a collaboration between several area school districts, a luncheon forum recently held at West Plains High School gave educators and district administrators a chance to ask state legislators about an upcoming vote on a law that would expand school choice for parents. more

With the Super Bowl coming up Sunday and on the minds of many weekend warriors and armchair coaches alike, game developer Michael Wray, Jr., of Raymondville has presented the second edition of his You're The Coach football table game, available for sale now and designed to capture the imagination and interest of fans of all ages and skill levels. more

A 25-year-old man from Plato perished in a crash that occurred at 8:48 a.m. Monday on AW Highway a mile north of Evening Shade in Texas County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

Texas County deputies were dispatched at about 11:45 p.m. Nov. 15 to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston for a report of a patient with a gunshot wound, said county Sheriff Scott Lindsey in a press release. more

In uncertified results from Tuesday’s election in Texas County, 84.7% of the votes for 8th District U.S. Representative went to Republican incumbent Jason Smith, with 13.2% going to Democratic challenger Randi McCallian and a little over 2% to Libertarian Jake Dawson. Smith won re-election districtwide. more

A teen from West Plains was hurt in an SUV crash at 9:15 p.m. Monday on North U.S. 63, a mile north of West Plains, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 through 25. More than 4,700 locations in the U.S. will open for collections, including more than a dozen locally. more

Three Roby residents, including a 5-year-old girl, died in a head-on collision in Texas County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more