Houston Daily Digest Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Ty's Take
James Hartman worked this county for a long time, and when somebody like that passes, it leaves a mark on the place. Meanwhile, the hospital's landing nearly six hundred thousand in rural health dollars, the council's wrestling with what it costs to keep elected officials in office, and Houston High volleyball's sorting out a rough stretch. Two teenagers got hurt Monday in an accident that could've been worse. It's the kind of week where you see the machinery of a small county all at once, the losses and the investments and the risks, all running alongside each other.
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Houston Herald
James Hartman, an 88-year-old Cicero resident and Houston, Missouri native, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. A retired United Parcel Service driver who served 32 years as a tractor-trailer operator and Air Force veteran, Hartman is survived by four children, six grandchildren, and...
TCMH receives $580,000 in rural health transformation funds
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Department responds to grass fire
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Public weighs in on Houston’s proposed building codes
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Council discusses raises for elected officials, sets $8 million bond hearings
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HHS volleyball drops back-to-back games
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Commission discusses Blue Shield grant for law enforcement agencies
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Two teens injured Monday in accident
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