By Shari Harris, Publisher The results of the April municipal election and the upcoming special election were among the items on the agenda at the City of Licking Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday, April 19. City Administrator Rhonda Kirkwood read the election results and administered the oath of office to Joe Dillard, the uncontested…

In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Rick Mansfield shares the ways and results of “Touching Lives,” and how everyone can do it! The Texas County Museum of Art & History asks what you look for in art; chances are they have it at the museum,…

By Shari Harris, Publisher A business with more than 60 years of history in Licking received a new name last week when PJ’s Cafe became Feedlot Cafe. The restaurant was purchased by Wanda and Larry Moncrief on July 24, 2022, and customers have seen gradual changes at the business since then. In the mid- to…

MSHP WILLOW SPRINGS, Mo. (April 20, 2022) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announced the arrest of Jacob D. Hearne, 19, of Mtn. View, Mo., on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. On April 19, 2022, the Mtn. View Missouri Police Department requested the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug…

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