UPDATE: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Phelps County Sheriff’s Department On August 22, at about 12:44 a.m., Central Communications was notified of an unresponsive female at a residence in the 19000 Block of Private Drive 6536 near Beulah, Mo. Deputies arrived at the residence…

  By Christy Porter, Managing Editor  Between 300-400 participants at the Licking Assembly of God Back-to-School Bash had a fun time on Saturday evening. “It’s not charity, it’s community,” said Senior Pastor Paul Richardson. “We want to help give students in our school district a great school year.” Richardson and Outreach Pastor Larissa Satterfield agreed…

In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: The August Licking R-VIII School Board meeting is reviewed, as is the August Licking Board of Aldermen meeting. The MSHP reminds parents and motorists to keep safety in mind with the beginning of the school year. Texas County Memorial…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Fort Leonard Wood hosted “Meet Your Army” day Saturday, August 13, on Gammon Field. The gates were opened for a day full of informative activities that the public and 80 students from the Missouri Military Academy were invited to view and participate in. An event of this scope has not…

Mo. Secretary of State’s Office JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday, August 9, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft issued certificates pertaining to initiative petitions filed with his office. Signatures for initiative petitions 2022-051 and 2022-059 were submitted to the secretary of state’s office on May 8. Petition 2022-051 pertains to ranked-choice voting and petition…

A Bronze Star medal was recently given to the Licking VFW Post #6337 in the hope of locating the owner or family members. An inscription on the reverse partially reads George Foster. Please call the VFW at 573-674-4214 with any information.