In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Rick Mansfield discusses “Temptation,” and shares others’ thoughts on it as well, and Larry Dablemont gives pointers on “Crawdads… Bait and Breakfast.” Busy activities continue through the summer at the Texas County Museum of Art & History, read about…

By Sheriff Scott K. Lindsey, Texas County Sheriff’s Dept. HOUSTON, Mo. – On July 15, 2021, the Texas County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stolen wood splitter from a property on V Highway in the Raymondville area. The victim reported information about a possible suspect in the theft as well. Deputies traveled to…

Submitted Kissiar Sunflower Patch in Licking will host a season-opening event from 11 a.m. to sunset on Saturday, July 31. The community-oriented event will feature food vendors, novelties and a candlelight vigil that owners and event organizers John and Cherie Kissiar expect will light up the sunflower patch. Visitors to the Patch can “adopt” sunflowers…

  Submitted by Larissa Satterfield Ninety-five area teens led by a crew of a crew of over 33 adults had over 12 hours of fun that began Friday evening at the Licking Assembly of God. The evening started with a lasagna dinner held in the church coffee room, which was decorated from top to bottom…

  By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Special thanks to Lena McCoy Ward, of Houston, Joan (Cavaness) Brannam, of Success, and Historian Rick J. Gunter, of Sparta, for their contributions and help with this historical narrative. If you’re going west from Licking on Highway 32 or northwest from Houston on MO-17, you are on your way…