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Mrs. Janelle (Hackman) Duncan, of Licking, was honored with a prestigious Wynn Award by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, April 16. Duncan received the award at the Hall of Fame’s Women’s Sports Luncheon presented by Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation, at the Wilson Logistics Arena at Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield, Mo. Wynn Awards…

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 you’ll find: See two heartfelt Thank You ads, along with the Texas County Book Sale, a Chocolate Tasting at the Senior Center and an Annual Indoor Yard & Bake Sale at Licking…

Photos by Shari Harris

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,…

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 you’ll find: The Licking Aquatic Center is now hiring for summer, and There will be a Spring Junk & Craft Festival this weekend at Country Crafts & Flea Market – see the…

A peaceful evening in Licking was interrupted by sirens between 8:40 and 9 p.m. Monday, as a Licking man damaged vehicles in the Dollar General parking lot and broke into the Licking Police Department (LPD). It was a burst of action in a short time span for LPD officers. On April 6, at approximately 8:40…

In the ten mile stretch of US-63 from the northern Texas County line, south to the intersection of Rt. BB/Rt. P, local Carry the Cross organizer Michael McConnell and crew set out 48 crosses for the morning of Good Friday. Locals and visitors to the area gathered at their assigned locations the morning of Good…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Area artist Patty Burmeister has joined other artists this spring to collaborate on painting a tribute to The Mother Road, Route 66, in Rolla. Seven artists are involved in the project, and murals are being painted along a wall for each of the eight states through which Route 66 travels. Burmeister’s…

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