By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Louise Beasley assumed her new position as Texas County Library Director on March 28. Her responsibilities will be mainly behind the scenes, overseeing Licking, Houston, Cabool and Summersville facilities and ensuring that they are functioning properly, managing staff, and fulfilling daily and administrative duties. “I was honored to get the…

By Shari Harris, Publisher The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Baseball and Softball Luncheon will honor the class of 2022 inductees on May 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Licking High School Baseball 1983-89 era is among this year’s inductees. Licking native Byron Hagler coached the Wildcats during that period,…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Virgil Sullins has been with Storm Lumber for 45 years. He started in the late ’70s, at the age of 16, stacking lumber. His responsibilities have been many over the years, participating at different times in the many aspects of the timber industry. He currently makes pallets and at times…

The Missouri Humanities Council announced on May 1 the list of nominees for the 2023 Small Town Showcase “Featured Five” communities. From now until July 1, they are asking people to vote on who they should feature for their Small Town Showcase. If you are interested in voting for Licking, you can go to the…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor There were lots of smiling faces at the Raymondville R-VII field on Saturday, April 23. More than 15 schoolchildren participated in a tutorial and then drove their first car, hobby grade remote control (RC) car, that is. RC4KIDS, a non-profit organization, provided the rebuilt, hobby-grade RC cars and trucks, the…