LATEST: Hill Street closed for three weeks to accommodate work at Houston School District.
Guide to July 4 community activities
Many towns are planning events around the country’s 250th birthday.
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Licking to celebrate Independence Day on Saturday, June 27
Activities include a fireworks show, vendors and a wide array of food.
Domestic violence shelter serving Texas County to close June 25
The shelter hopes to reopen in the future.
TCMH staff battles challenges, gets student his surgery
The collaboration and persistence of TCMH staff led to a success story.
Missouri voters passed a sales tax cap. Under Amendment 4, it would have failed
The 2016 amendment won statewide by more than 375,000 votes. Under the August proposal, its 31,500-vote loss in one district would have killed it.
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OBITUARY: Carl Kenneth Ice
He passed away on June 11.
Native plants and Summer Reading
Thursdays are busy with Summer Reading at all Texas County libraries.
Deputy’s report: Man allegedly overdoses on fentanyl
Jail admissions and recent reports listed.



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Obituaries
OBITUARY: Wayne Harold Hackman, Jr.
He passed away on June 14.
OBITUARY: Shirley Fisher Gayer
She passed away on June 8.
OBITUARY: Jeanette Marie Gamble
She passed away on June 3.
OBITUARY: Janet Marie Moritz
She passed away on June 2.
OBITUARY: Carol Wolford McPherson Brown
She passed away on March 25.













