By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Local artist Ellen Reynolds won two placements in the Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America (PMMA) “Art is Ageless” competition held in March of this year. Reynolds entered her artwork through Rolla Presbyterian Manor. The juried masterpiece competition received more than 160 entries this year from 15 PMMA communities and included both…

In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Both the Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive and Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child were successful thanks to our local community! In addition to current COVID-19 statistics, Texas County Health Department gives an update, TCMH submitted the November Board…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Hair By Kathy has been a vital part of Kathy Hooper’s life for most of four decades. After working 13 years at the Rawlings factories in Licking, Kathy Hooper went to Beauty School and graduated in 1984. There was more than a little competition at that time; when she graduated, there…

Texas County defendant Andrew J. Vrba received a sentence of life in prison for the 2017 murder of Joseph Steinfeld, Jr. Judge Calvin R. Holden announced the sentence on Nov. 20, 2020. In addition to the charge of first-degree murder, Vrba was also found guilty of the Unclassified Felony of Armed Criminal Action, for which…

The Licking News On November 24, 2020, the Phelps County Commission adopted a Face Covering Order. This order affects anyone in a public space in Phelps County. Included in the order’s background was the following information: “Whereas: As of November 20, 2020 the Phelps/Maries County Health Department is reporting successive days of active positive cases…