Area News

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Many of our Christmas traditions are biblically based, either directly or as a representation of the Christmas story. Gifts, whether large or small, handmade or purchased, are tokens of the love or warm regards we have for others. They were present at the first Christmas, first and foremost in God’s…

By Sgt. Brian Allgire, LPD LICKING, Mo. – Since Friday, December 18th, 2020, the Licking Police Department has received several reports of items taken from unlocked vehicles. Our department would like to encourage everyone to secure their vehicles, along with all personal belongings, to prevent additional thefts. The Licking Police Department is working diligently to…

LICKING, Mo. (December 15, 2020) – This holiday season, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is partnering with the Licking Police Department to share the message about the dangers of drunk driving. From December 18, 2020, through January 1, 2021, law enforcement will participate in the high-visibility national enforcement campaign,…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Nearly before it had begun, the search for a new city clerk was over. The Board of Aldermen approved the hiring of Rhonda Kirkwood as the clerk for the City of Licking at their December monthly meeting. Kirkwood has 11 years of prior experience working with the City, leaving in 1999…

In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: This week we present our Christmas Edition, which includes Licking R-VIII kindergarteners as they tell their Christmas wishes to Santa, and second graders write their letters; and beautiful artistic pictures done by the second graders and sponsored by area…

By Chief Patrick Burton LICKING, Mo. – On Nov. 27, 2020, officers with the Licking Police Department conducted a traffic stop on US Highway 63. The driver, Jacob Danzo (25-year-old male of Licking), was identified and after a search of his person, methamphetamine and suspected ecstasy was located. Danzo was secured in handcuffs and placed…

By Sheriff Scott K. Lindsey On December 12, 2020, Texas County Deputies responded to a disturbance on Harlow Road in the Summersville area. It was reported that a male had a firearm and was threatening to shoot a female. After deputies arrived on scene, they contacted the male subject on the porch of the residence.…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor The Edgar Springs Rural Fire Protection District hosted Christmas festivities Saturday morning. The parade went south on Broadway, while one ornery elf instigated pillow fights along the route. Santa was in attendance seated on a fire truck and later distributed gifts, with lots of help from his elves. Spectators enjoyed…