Houston Daily Digest Friday, July 03, 2026
Ty's Take
Two million in school funding and a new dance studio opening up—that's the kind of week that reminds you Houston's still finding ways to grow, even when the county's scattered across all those timber roads and cattle pastures. The schools got their grant money, kids will have a place to learn something besides football and basketball, and somewhere a teacher's already thinking about what that money means for a classroom that's been making do. Meanwhile Mark Breckenridge and Oneta Duncan moved on this week, like they all do, and the rest of us kept showing up to work and trying not to wrap our trucks around the mailbox. Fourth of July's coming fast, the sheriff's office is doing its job, and Houston's still the kind of place where people notice when a deputy leaves and when a new business opens. That's worth something.
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory issued July 3 at 4:09AM CDT until July 4 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, east central, south central, southwest, and west central Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses....
Houston Herald
Elite Dance Collective offers a new home for dancers in Texas County
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Houston Schools awarded almost $2 million in grant funds
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County commission acknowledges former deputy’s resignation
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OBITUARY: Mark Wayne Breckenridge
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Fireworks, fun planned across area for Fourth of July celebrations
Texas County communities are rolling out three days of Fourth of July festivities from July 3-5, featuring parades, live music, food vendors, and fireworks shows in Houston, Summersville, and Cabool. Houston's celebration kicks off Friday with a car show at Emmett Kelly Park, continues Saturday...
Hollister man charged with felony traffic offense
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Single-vehicle crash near Main Street sends two to hospital
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Sheriff: What my office did in June
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Houston woman charged with domestic assault
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OBITUARY: Alice “Oneta” Duncan
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