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Please note our web address is www.thelickingnews.net and our email addresses are shari@thelickingnews.net and katey@thelickingnews.net. Contact us at 573-674-2412 if you are having problems emailing us or accessing the website. Thank you for reading The Licking News; we appreciate your support. In addition to items posted on thelickingnews.net, in this week’s print edition of The…

Please note our web address is www.thelickingnews.net and our email addresses are shari@thelickingnews.net and katey@thelickingnews.net. Contact us at 573-674-2412 if you are having problems emailing us or accessing the website. Thank you for reading The Licking News; we appreciate your support. In addition to items posted on thelickingnews.net, in this week’s print edition of The…

The Nurses Honor Guard was first established in 2003 by the Kansas State Nurses Association. There are now more than 250 professional local chapters nationwide. The South-Central Missouri Nurse Honor Guard LLC, pictured above, is a volunteer organization of active and retired nurses who come together to honor their nursing colleagues that have passed away.…

Over 180 people gathered at Intercounty Auditorium Saturday evening for Piney River Covey Chapter’s Annual Quail Forever Banquet. The banquet draws people from around the county, and proceeds help to fund scholarships, support 4-H shooting sports and support mentored hunts sponsored by the chapter. This year, the group also provided a “Milkweed in the Classroom”…

By Shari Harris, Publisher David Mares, a member of the Licking High School Class of 2005, has announced the release of his novel, “San Diego or Die.” Classified as game literature, “San Diego or Die” follows Markus, whose world has been plunged into chaos by a global apocalypse. He journeys through a dangerous world of…

Travin Pendergraft, age 25, of Licking, is facing felony charges of Abuse or Neglect of a Child (no sexual contact) and second degree Domestic Assault after an incident which occurred on February 14, 2026. A Texas County deputy was dispatched to a report of a domestic assault in the early afternoon of Saturday, February 14.…