Area News

MSHP   JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), announces the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s 2021 annual school bus inspection program. Area school system results are as follows: Cabool R-IV received a 100 percent approval rating on a total of 16 buses…

  By Shari Harris, Publisher The Licking R-VIII School District will host a meeting in the FEMA building on Monday, July 12, at 7 p.m. All patrons are invited to attend. Future capital expenditures for the district related to ESSER-III funds will be discussed. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund is financial…

In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Rick Mansfield takes a trip “Searching for Heroes,” and Larry Dablemont goes fishing with two of his daughters and catches “Another Big Catfish.” There’s a lot going on at the Texas County Museum of Art & History, including classes…

  Photos by Shari Harris

  By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Archeology is the study of prehistory and human history, done through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and physical remains through scientific techniques. The Missouri Archaeological Society (MAS) held a weeklong archaeological-survey program with professional and avocational (amateur) archaeologists training and working with members of the…

  By Shari Harris, Publisher Licking will celebrate Independence Day on July 3, thanks to the efforts of Debbie Cook, who assumed the lead role in organizing the event when long time planner Gary Hassell retired the informal position. The event is funded wholly by donations and requires a substantial amount of work by numerous…

MSHP   WILLOW SPRINGS, Mo. – In the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 15, 2021, officers with the South Central Drug Task Force, in coordination with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Shannon County Sheriff’s Department, concluded a series of long-term narcotics investigations in Shannon County, Mo. As a result of these investigations, 17…

  By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Three generations of avocational archaeologists, Michael, father; Dustin, son; and Caden Walburn, grandson; participated in the Missouri Archaeological Society’s Piney River Narrows Natural Area survey program. This was the trio’s first time participating in a training session. They, along with Jessee, a son not at this survey, have a…

By Marie Lasater Ham radio operators from the Ozark Mountain Amateur Radio Club in Texas County, Mo., will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise from 1 p.m. on Saturday until sundown in the parking lot at the Texas County Health Department at 950 US Hwy 63, Houston. The event is ARRL Field Day…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Reggia Ward was presented with the first Licking Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteers at a reception held on Sunday with family and friends. The Licking Senior Center and the Licking United Community Help Center hosted the event in honor of Ward for her many contributions and her commitment to the…