Venus News

Casstevens Cash and Carry is a throwback to the all-purpose, cracker-barrel style country store where you bought your bread, chewing tobacco, motor oil, sodas and socks.

Every so often we receive a call from a disgruntled individual wanting to know if we have a "Cheers and Jeers" section.

We had agreed to meet near the harbor at Shakes Pier Seafood and Grill, and as soon as I entered the restaurant I knew which person was she.

It's probably pretty safe to say that Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker never hopped the Santa Fe from Dallas and Cleburne, though it was certainly there for the hopping in the 1930s before Parker and Barrow's demise.

Four burglaries and an assault with bodily injury were reported to Johnson County Sheriff's Office authorities last week.

Two tractor-trailer drivers charged in a 2007 pileup on the Pennsylvania Turnpike that killed two men could face extradition if they do not submit written waivers of arraignment in the next few days, officials said.

Neighbors of a woman accused of trying to drown her 2 1/2 -year-old son say they had reported her to Child Protective Services at least twice before her arrest over the weekend.

Feb 22, 2009 4:33 pm US/Central Seema Mathur VENUS A Johnson County mother is in jail, accused of trying to kill her 2-year-old son.A A The accusations caused investigators to act quickly and arrest 41-year-old ...

By BILL MILLER  A Johnson County woman was in jail Sunday, accused of trying to drown her 2  1/2 -year-old son after he made a mess with his soiled diaper, officials said.Gayla Suzette DeForest, 41, ...

Law enforcement officials retrieved a 3-year-old child in Venus on Feb. 8 without incident, Johnson County Sheriff Bob Alford said.

Law enforcement officials recovered several stolen vehicles Tuesday in two separate incidents and made two arrests.

The transportation of drilling mud in Johnson County has caused three deaths and thousands of taxpayers' dollars in recent years, according to a county official.

Mineral Wells residents were treated to a rare juxtaposition Monday night as two of the brightest naked-eye planets - Venus and Jupiter, lower right - joined a crescent moon.

Two very bright "stars" in the southwestern evening sky have been putting on a spectacular show over the past several weeks.