Area News

The artist’s reception for an Open Art Show hosted by Isabella Loncosky and the Texas County Museum of Art & History was held Tuesday evening at the museum in Licking. The show reflected the talent that exists in this area, often unseen and underappreciated. The show had two categories, under 18-years, and 18-years and over,…

The annual Kids’ Trout Derby was held Saturday at Montauk State Park. The drizzly, cool weather may have kept some away, but 50 youth under the age of 15 brought in their catch to be weighed for entry into the drawings. A grandparent summed it up by saying that, regardless of whether their names were…

Progressive Ozark Bank, in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines), is proud to announce that six nonprofit organizations serving south-central Missouri have been awarded grants through the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund. Through the program, FHLB Des Moines and Progressive Ozark Bank provided a $10,000 investment for…

Editor’s Note: Incumbents and candidates for county offices were contacted and asked to submit a short article regarding their attributes and campaign. This week, these unopposed candidates will be on the Republican primary ballot on Tuesday, August 4, and on the ballot again in November. Current Texas County Prosecuting Attorney Parke Stevens is running for…

Twenty students from the Intercounty Electric service area were among the 110 high school students from across Missouri who participated in the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program. The conference was held July 14-17, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jefferson City. These students were sponsored by Intercounty Electric Cooperative through…

Faun Eugene Jackson, IV, age 19, of Licking, was arrested on Thursday, July 23, 2026, and faces multiple charges brought by three different law enforcement agencies. Between July 12 and July 22, 2026, the Licking Police Department investigated several reports involving vehicles that had been unlawfully entered and property stolen from them at various locations…

Sheriff Scott K. Lindsey On July 25, 2026, Texas County deputies responded to a residence on Hog Creek Road, in the Houston area, for a domestic disturbance. A female subject reported that the suspect had picked her up at a business in Cabool and they traveled to Raymondville. The victim reported while in the vehicle,…

Sheriff Scott K. Lindsey On July 24, 2026, a Texas County deputy on patrol in the Summersville area observed a Honda Civic traveling on Stoops Road that did not have license plates displayed. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. Upon contacting the driver, Lenny Hebert Junior, it was determined that Hebert did…

Criminal investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) are seeking the public’s assistance regarding the suspicious death of William “Bill” Sundermeyer, 68, of Rolla, Mo. The death was initially investigated in 1985, and the case has remained unsolved. Sundermeyer’s family has recently offered a monetary reward for any…

The Licking High School All Classes Reunion was held Saturday at the Intercounty Electric Auditorium. Honor classes were recognized for the decade classes, from 1956 to the present. The married alumni with the longest marriage were also recognized. Over 100 people attended this year’s event. Billie Krewson emceed the event, which was organized by John…