Dr. Hal Higdon, left, president of Ozarks Community Technical College, visits with Don Romines, alderman; and Mayor Don Tottingham, right, following a public meeting Tuesday night in Houston. Voters of the Houston School District will decide Aug. 2 whether to join the OTC district, allowing for reduced tuition for students who attend at home or other OTC campuses in southwest Missouri.

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