• Houston Mayor Don Tottingham’s annual prayer breakfast is 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Houston Storm Shelter. Several volunteers will be honored.
• Sen. Mike Cunningham reported late last week that his office staff has been working hard to move into a new location at the capitol. He is now in Room 320 and welcomes residents to stop when visiting in Jefferson City.
• Around town: Missouri Ozarks Community Health is expanding its clinic on South Sam Houston Blvd. across from the Texas County Memorial Hospital…Work as part of the City of Houston’s annual asphalt paving program has begun.
• Angie Quinlan, executive director of the Houston Area Chamber of Commerce, announced a busy lineup of activities in October.
An indoor yard sale runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the community building at the chamber fairgrounds on North U.S. 63.
A truck pull is 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at the chamber fairgrounds.
Cornhole and horseshoe tournaments are Saturday, Oct. 21, at the chamber fairgrounds.
To learn more call the chamber office at 417-967-2220 or email information@houstonmochamber.com.
• The National Weather Service in Springfield reports that September was the ninth driest on record and the driest ever at Rolla.
• Congratulations to all our Herald staff, whose hard work won 20 awards in Saturday’s Missouri Better Newspaper Contest. Their commitment and excellence were recognized by a panel of out-of-state judges and announced during a meeting of the Missouri Press Association in Springfield.
• The City of Houston announced municipal court is moving to two days, beginning Oct. 16-17. The first day will be case management and on the second day will be to hear cases.