Concerns about The Licking News closing its doors have been for naught; effective at the end of the year, the newspaper will welcome Heather Hawn as owner and publisher. Hawn is a former teacher and coach at Licking High School, and has been a member of the Licking community for 22 years. Her parents, Herman…

The Licking R-8 Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Monday, October 12, at the Office of the Superintendent. A significant portion of the open session portion of the meeting was spent discussing anticipated reductions in State funding which will result in deficit spending of reserve funds at a faster pace than originally expected,…

Editor’s Note: Incumbents and candidates for opposed races at the county level and the District 143 State Representative race have been asked to submit a short article regarding themself and their campaign. This final week’s incumbent and candidate are competing for the office of Texas County Recorder of Deeds in the General Election on Tuesday,…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Montauk State Park hosted an afternoon and evening of crafts and history on Saturday, October 17, with their Haunting of the Mill. The afternoon began with spooky-fun crafts and games in the picnic area across from the mill. Haunted Mill tours were scheduled on the hour from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and…