In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Lots of great stuff is on the Education page including December’s Feature Teacher, Ms. Autumn Case, students who have made the Dean’s List and results of the Phelps County R-III Canned Food Drive. Texas County 911 monitors a noisy…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Many of our Christmas traditions are biblically based, either directly or as a representation of the Christmas story. Gifts, whether large or small, handmade or purchased, are tokens of the love or warm regards we have for others. They were present at the first Christmas, first and foremost in God’s…

By Sgt. Brian Allgire, LPD LICKING, Mo. – Since Friday, December 18th, 2020, the Licking Police Department has received several reports of items taken from unlocked vehicles. Our department would like to encourage everyone to secure their vehicles, along with all personal belongings, to prevent additional thefts. The Licking Police Department is working diligently to…

LICKING, Mo. (December 15, 2020) – This holiday season, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is partnering with the Licking Police Department to share the message about the dangers of drunk driving. From December 18, 2020, through January 1, 2021, law enforcement will participate in the high-visibility national enforcement campaign,…