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By Shari Harris, Publisher Filings were due by January 19 and were certified by January 26 for municipal, township and school board elections to be held on April 6, 2021. The last day you can register to vote in this election is March 10, 2021. Below are some of the contested races for this election.…

By Sheila Wood A tombstone has been set, finally, after all these years, for James and Asseneth Buckner, who didn’t have a stone you could read. For the past 144-years, just a lot of fieldstone rocks had marked their graves. I spent some money and bought a flat stone to mark the graves, with some…

By Terra Culley, Assistant Director Have you ever accidentally called 911 and then hung up quickly? Maybe the phone was in your pocket or your purse. Has your little one been playing on the phone and you realized they had accidentally dialed those numbers, so you quickly just hung up? The phone rings, and as…

MoDOT JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Another round of wintery weather will move into the state overnight, bringing accumulating snow to roads that are expected to refreeze in bitterly cold temperatures. Snow is expected to move into the state in the early morning hours and continue throughout the day Wednesday. Snow totals of from 1 to…

MSHP State of Missouri CANCELLED Endangered SILVER Advisory 02/16/2021 The Gladstone Police Department has CANCELLED an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing adult incident that occurred at 2641 NE 74th St., Gladstone, MO at 10:00 AM on 02/12/21. (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – State of Missouri Endangered SILVER Advisory The Gladstone Police Department has issued an…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor The Licking Rural Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed structure fire at the location of Country Crossroads Custom Cabinetry, East Hwy. 32 at 10:40 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4. The Raymondville Volunteer Fire Department provided mutual aid. There were no injuries of any kind, but the shop and contents were…

In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Rick Mansfield discusses “Saving Tracks,” those made in history, while observing the importance of knowing our history, and Jessica Hildebrand shares the Valentine’s Day holiday tree at Licking Residential Care. Cindy Fronterhouse-Badgett notes that “real life is strange,” and…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Licking and the surrounding communities, like so many others in our country, have had multiple family members serving in the U.S. military simultaneously. Whether by draft or by choice, it began with the Revolutionary War and continues until today. Three elder Gorman brothers served during WWII, and succeeding them would…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor (Italics indicate portions of original publication in The Salem News on Nov. 6, 2018, by Erin Harrell) In Dent County, three brothers returned from war 75 years ago, all within a month of one another following the conclusion of World War II. Part of a family of 10 siblings native…