We will have 7 sim/Angus heifers and 4 Sim/Angus bulls Monday . All are 8 months old and can be papered.
will be here Saturday and Sunday receiving cattle for the Monday Sale.
Slaughter cows 4 to 7 higher with bulls steady. Replacement bred cows and pairs steady to firm . Calves and feeder cattle 5 to 15 higher with instances of 30 to 40 higher. Fed cattle in the West very light trade with Iowa to 271.75 !
Thank you all for your business and friendship !! And remember, we are not here just to sell your cattle, we are here to do what ever it takes to get every penny we can for your cattle.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Before the primary election RSN told everyone that Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoupe was attempting to purchase Tri-State Graphics.
Brandon Shoupe came out with some FACEBOOK post attempted to deflect the truth. Shoupe’s pattern and practice is that he attempts to deflect the truth with a partial truth.
Apparently this weekend Brandon Shoupe did a FACEBOOK reel. Shoupe admitted that good staff at both Houston County and Tri-State Graphics will allow him the time to “split” his time between being Chairman of the Houston County Commission and Vice President of Tri-State Graphics.
The position of Chairman of the Houston County Commission, as RSN understands is $ 130,000.00. Through the attorney for the Houston County Commission, Press Register, the “transparent” Houston County Commission is not transparent. The Chairman and Commission blocked a freedom of information request for the salaries of the Chairman and Commissioners.
Shoupe finally admitted the truth he blocked from the public knowing.
SHOUPE does not plan to be a fulltime Houston County Commission Chairman, which are in his own words.
Currentlly Houston County has two new Commissioners taking office in November. Next week there is a runoff in District 2 Commissioner between Incumbent Tracy Adams and Chris Love.
Houston County can not afford the members of the current Houston County Commission to go back for 4 years. Under this commission leadership, you the citizens will be paying more in every fee and charge this commission can increase. They have mismanaged the funds of this county and are struggling to operate. Under Brandon Shoupe’s leadership this county is in dangerous fiinancial condition. And D2 does not need a yes man for Brandoon Shoupe but someone who will protect the citizens.
Look back to RSN alerting about Tr-State Graphics. So after the election and secure for his $ 130,000.00 a year salary, and retirement, Chairman Shoupe decided to say folks Rickey Stokes did know what he was saying.
While I like Tracy, Houston County can not afford another 4 years and need to elect Chris Love. If not, DO NOT COMPLAIN with what Brandon Shoupe, with Tracy Adams help, will be strapping on you to pay.
OZARK: In what appears to be two different events in the preliminary investigation, within minutes apart, has left one Ozark man dead and one flown to a trauma center.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Da Incumbent Houston County Commissioner Tracy Adams is apparently making a blunder of mistakes.
The United States Federal Mail boxes are not to to be tampered with, except for United States Postal workers and the one who they post office belongs to.
In receny days D2 Incumbent Houston County Commissioner Tracy Adams has potentially broken United States Federal Law. It seems that D2 Candidate Tracy Adams has been placing his campaign cards in citizens mailboxes along with a piece of paper RUNOFF ELECTION JUNE 16, 2026.
This paper reflects 12 names, and in the Houston County D2 Commission race it shows HOUSTON COUNTY COMMISSION, DISTRICT 2, Tracy Adams ( highlighted in yellow) and Chris Love. These have been placed in people’s mailboxes reported with Tracy Adams campaign cards. Placing the items in the mail box is reported to be against the law. NOT THE CANDIDATE CHRIS LOVE, but others are filing complaints with the United States Postal Authority, the local mail carrier supervisor, And they asked the main Postal Inspector who is looking into the matter.
The paper does not have the required wording which reads PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISMENT BY …
And by placing this ballots in the United State Mail Boxes might have caused some problems for candidates. This could have some candidates removed from the ballot.
COMMISSIONER RICKY HERRING FACEBOOK POST THIS PAST WEEK
It can be incredibly tough when professional success inadvertently creates distance or tension with the people around you. Workplace jealousy is a quiet battle that many face but rarely talk about. If you are navigating this right now, remember these three things:
🔹 Humility isn’t weakness. Deflect pride by acknowledging that every opportunity is a blessing (James 1:17).
🔹 Your lane is yours alone. Someone else’s promotion or recognition doesn’t diminish your value or God’s plan for your career.
🔹 Keep blessing them. The best response to negativity is to keep working with excellence and integrity (Colossians 3:23).
Let’s focus on lifting each other up rather than measuring our pace against someone else’s journey. 🙏💼 #Leadership #WorkplaceCulture #Faith
HOUSTON COUNTY: Ricky Mitchell Herring has been employed as a Houston County Sheriff Patrol Deputy and Houston County Sheriff Criminal Investigator since Former Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes was Sheriff.
Almost eight ( 8 ) years ago Deputy Herring sought election was District 3 Houston County Commissioner. After being elected now Deputy Sheriff/County Commissioner Ricky Herring was asked not to take the $ 250.00 a month ( $ 3,000.00 per year ) auto allowance because he had a Houston County Sheriff vehicle. According the sources, Deputy/County Commissioner Ricky Herring said “they” made him take the $ 250.00 a month, along with the $ 33,000.00 a year salary and cost of living raises in addition to his salary and cost of living raises given by the commissioners for being a Deputy Sheriff. Somewhere along the track Herring was promoted to Sergeant.
Along the way Houston County Sheriff Criminal Investigation Division apparently was not moving at the pace the Houston County Sheriff desired. Then Sheriff Valenza made Brandon Barnes Sergeant over criminal investigators. Sgt. Herring’s leadership was then somewhat deminished and Sgt. Brandon Barnes took over management.
Houston County Sheriff Captain James Ivey came along four years after Sgt. Deputy/Commissioner Herring and sought election as Houston County Commissioner, District 4. Captain Deputy/Commissioner James Ivey was asked not to take the $ 250.00 a month auto allowance since he had a county vehicle. Ivey did not take it.
Not sure why Sgt. Deputy/Commissioner Ricky Herring was “made” to take it and Captain Deputy/Commissioner James Ivey was not.
Sgt. Deputy/Commissioner Herring then took Southeast Health to task over the appointment of members of Southeast Healthcare Authority. Sgt. Deputy/Commissioner Herring led the path calling for an election of the qualified voters of Houston County on the appointment of Southeast Heatlhcare Authority members. A huge power play for Sgt. Deputy/Commissioner Ricky Herring and fellow sitting members of the Houston County Commission. In fact Sgt. Deputy/Commissioner Ricky Herring secretly taped some he was talking with to include but limited to fellow deacons in his church.
Vote time Sgt. Deputy/Commissioner Ricky Herring and the other commissioner’s did not just loose, they got japped slapped by the voters. 64% of voters in Houston County said no to giving county commissioners input to come up with names and nominate people they think could be appointed to the hospital board.
Then Sgt/ Deputy/Commissioner Ricky Herring decided he did not want to seek re-election as a Houston County Commissioner. It is RSN belief that Herring wants to be Houston County Sheriff upon the retirement of Donald Valenza. And Herring knew a 64% or higher chance he would be defeated in a re-election bid and he did not want an election defeat and him run for Sheriff.
On June 30th Houston County Sheriff Major Bill Rafferty will officially retire. Major Rafferty has managed the finances of the Houston County Sheriff Department for the past 12 or more years. With his retirement apparently it was felt Ricky Herring could handle the financial management of the Sheriff Department. Sheriff Valenza promoted Sgt. Deputy/Commissioner Ricky Herring to Lieutenant. Weeks later Sheriff Donald Valenza appointing Ricky Herring to the rank of Captain.
When Sheriff Valenza was asked he used the analagy that the financial administrator should hold a rank of at least a Captain. Should Herring leave this post then he would go back to the rank held before.
Many within the department are chapped about this promotion of promoting Herring to Captain. Others have held higher rank in the department and feel thay were skipped over. And some think there is an ethical violation because Herring is a Houston County Commissioner until November. The budget hearings are kicked off and Herring will hear the budget presentations and will be the focal of making the arguements for the Sheriff Department budget, and then will turn around and vote on the budget which is required by September. Unless Commissioner Herring resigns and allows Commissioner Elect Ashley Enfinger to go ahead and take office before November, thus removing the ethical violation potential.
Herring needs to watch his step. Not candidates nor teachers will make any committments.
With the upset men and women within the Houston County Sheriff Department over the unfair promotion, Ricky Herring made the following FACEBOOK post. One several have quipped as a slap in their face!
COMMISSIONER RICKY HERRING FACEBOOK POST THIS PAST WEEK
It can be incredibly tough when professional success inadvertently creates distance or tension with the people around you. Workplace jealousy is a quiet battle that many face but rarely talk about. If you are navigating this right now, remember these three things:
🔹 Humility isn’t weakness. Deflect pride by acknowledging that every opportunity is a blessing (James 1:17).
🔹 Your lane is yours alone. Someone else’s promotion or recognition doesn’t diminish your value or God’s plan for your career.
🔹 Keep blessing them. The best response to negativity is to keep working with excellence and integrity (Colossians 3:23).
Let’s focus on lifting each other up rather than measuring our pace against someone else’s journey. 🙏💼 #Leadership #WorkplaceCulture #Faith
\HOUSTON COUNTY: Houston County Sheriff 911 dispatched Sheriff Deputies on June 4 to Coggins Trailer Park to a domestic violence – assault call.
A male and female were in an apparent arguement. Allegations are the male subject, Yovani Elias Toc-Ajcal had assaulted a female. The 12 year old daughter intervened to stop the male subject assaulting the female.
When the 12 year old intervended it is reported the male subject took a belt and wrapped it in a ball with a large belt buckle on the end, like a cowboy or wrester belt, and is alleged to have struck the 12 year old multiple times, to include alleged striking in the head. On arrival of law enforcement and EMS the suspect was gone. The 12 year old female was transported to Southeast Health.
Multiple Houston County Sheriff Patrol Deputies and Criminal Investigators went to the scene when daylight hit the next morning. The suspect was found apparently hiding at another trailer. The suspect was taken into custody and arrested for Assault and Domestic Violence. The suspect has bonds totaling $ 156,000.00
The suspect appeared before Houston County District Court Judge Benjamin Lewis for first appearance on Friday. An interpretator was present to translate.
Yovani Elias Toc-Ajcal remains in the Houston County Jail. Subject is believed to be an illegal in the United States.
