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Submitted Due to unseasonably high temperatures, members of Intercounty Electric have been asked to safely conserve electricity as the three-tiered system of electric cooperatives continues to do everything possible to meet members’ energy needs. Associated Electric Cooperative, the power supplier for six regional generation and transmission cooperatives and 51 distribution cooperatives, including Intercounty Electric, notified…

By Chief Pat Burton, Licking Police Dept. On June 4, 2022, the Licking Police Department conducted a joint, short-term, narcotics investigation with members of the Department of Corrections at South Central Correctional Center (SCCC). During the investigation, it was discovered an SCCC employee had brought an illegal substance into the facility, concealed on his person.…

    By Chief Pat Burton, Licking Police Dept. On June 3, 2022, a Licking police officer conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle that was exceeding the posted speed limit on US Hwy. 63. During the traffic stop, the Licking officer detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. When confronted, the driver,…

By Chief Pat Burton, Licking Police Dept. On June 9, 2022, a Licking officer responded to the Dollar General parking lot in reference to a suspicious person in a vehicle, reportedly injecting narcotics into their body. Upon arrival, the responding officer observed the reported suspicious person exit the vehicle and enter the business. Contact was…

  By Shari Harris, Publisher At least 100 volunteers donated their time and efforts each night to make the Licking Rodeo happen. That didn’t include the volunteers that spend countless hours over the weeks and months before the rodeo, planning and preparing. The efforts of these many people paid off this weekend, with the 37th…

In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: “Perhaps we all need to be more free in our giving; more thoughtful in the selection of those gifts,” says Rick Mansfield in this week’s column, “Gifts.” Larry Dablemont explains why “A Beller from the Pond” makes his summer…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor The fifth annual “Kingtown Cruise In” held on Saturday was even bigger and better this year than previously. The classic vehicles still bring back sweet memories of times gone by for many attendees, while the younger folks enjoy seeing and learning about the vehicles and listening to the stories. This…

      Photos by Christy Porter   Photos by Shari Harris