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Licking business owner and volunteer Joan Brannam was honored Monday as a recipient of a 2026 Missouri Senior Service Award at a formal ceremony hosted by Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger. Brannam and her husband, Jim, live in Success, Mo. The Missouri Senior Service Awards honor Missouri residents 60 years of age and older who have…

Just over 2,000 ballots were cast in the General Municipal Election in Texas County on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The City of Licking had aldermen on the ballot for both wards, but both were incumbents and both were unopposed. The Licking R-VIII School board was not required to have candidates on the ballot this year,…

The Licking R-VIII School District announced the 2025-26 Teachers of the Year for the Elementary and Secondary campuses on Friday, April 3. Miss Ashley Creek and Mrs. Judy Beckett received the honors this year. Miss Creek is a Third Grade Teacher at Licking Elementary School and was named Elementary Teacher of the Year. Elementary Principal…