Area News

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) hosted a South Central Missouri Wellness Mission Thursday, June 30, through Friday, July 8. The Wellness Mission fulfilled two purposes: the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, a DoD military training opportunity, provided joint training opportunities to increase deployment…

Office of Rep. Bennie Cook JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Bennie Cook has announced he will hold mobile offices in the following locations on July 18, 2022: Houston: 10 – 11:00 a.m. at the Texas County Justice Center Multipurpose Room, 519 North Grand Avenue. Licking: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Licking City…

By Pat Burton, LPD Chief of Police LICKING, Mo. (July 7, 2022) – On July 3, 2022, at approximately 6:50 p.m. Licking officers conducted a traffic stop on a recreational vehicle, along US-63, for a registration violation. The Houston Police Department’s K9 team was requested for assistance and conducted an open-air sniff of the exterior…

By Pat Burton, LPD Chief of Police LICKING, Mo. (July 7, 2022) – On July 2, 2022, at approximately 11:34 p.m. Licking police officers conducted a traffic stop for a lane violation at Green Street and Old Salem Avenue. The driver was identified as Richard Sims. Upon further investigation, the officer learned Sims’ Missouri driver’s…

By Pat Burton, LPD Chief of Police LICKING, Mo. (July 7, 2022) – On June 29, 2022, a Licking police officer contacted Austin Snyder at a business located on US-63. The officer had prior knowledge Snyder had multiple felony arrest warrants. Once the officer advised Snyder of the warrants, Snyder became uncooperative and failed to…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Licking celebrated Independence Day on July 2 with festivities at Deer Lick Park, culminating in a grand fireworks display at dark.   Fireworks have been a tradition on Independence Day since 1777, the first celebration of the United States’ July 4, 1776, declaration of independence from Great Britain. The pyrotechnics are…

In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Rick Mansfield shares a conversation about “Perfection” on the best of food offerings. Larry Dablemont reminisces on by-gone times and family history in “Too Soon Old.” Museum Muses tells of unusual happenings at a recent workshop and some new…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Bo’s Hollow is truly a step back in time and is fun and informative for those of all ages. Watch for the Burma-Shave roadside signs, an early form of advertising, when arriving from the east. The small 1930s village is interactive and prompts questions to which the answers may be…

  By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Erik and Cindy Badgett were the excited winners of the Kissiar Sunflower Patch Kayak raffle held on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Lesa Haneline, there with family, drew the winning ticket for the Badgetts. The New Perception Drift 9.5 Dapper Kayak came complete with oars, only needing water and a…