Texas County Sheriff Carl Watson undergoing tests in Springfield after hospitalization yesterday. (3:12 p.m.)
NIE ESSAYS: The top entries in this month’s contest are now online.
Social Security checks to rise 2.3 percent next year, government announces. (12:47 p.m.)
Roger D. Hunt, whose career in banking in Houston started 20 years ago in a trailer on South Sam Houston Blvd. and whose role grew to oversee First National Bank’s $275 million in assets in south-central Missouri, died overnight Tuesday. (8:42 a.m.)
The Houston varsity volleyball team downed Salem 25-23, 25-21 last night in the team’s regular-season finale. (8:12 a.m.)
Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind are possible today across the Missouri Ozarks, National Weather Service said.
The main severe weather is expected late this evening and overnight.
Large hail up to golf ball size, wind exceeding 70 miles per hour and tornadoes are possible late tonight, the service said.
The NWS said weather spotters will likely be needed after 8 p.m. (7:38 a.m.)
HHS alums in the spotlight as key players in development for downtown Springfield.
SLIDE SHOW: Houston football vs. Mountain Grove
Houston varsity volleyball team loses Monday night at Summersville.