Area News

In this edition: April 17, 2025 The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, area-wide menus, sports schedules, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events, classifieds, and don’t forget comics and puzzles are all included in the print edition this week. In…

Photo by Shari Harris Over 4,000 eggs were distributed into four sections at Licking’s Old City Park on Saturday for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. This year’s egg hunt included gifts for those who found the large golden eggs. The Easter Bunny was on hand, greeting children and posing for photos. A hot dog and…

Election results were reported by Texas County Clerk Peggy Seyler on Election Day, and the Licking Mayor write-in results were released the following day. Scott Ogden received the most votes in that race. The unofficial numbers for Texas County voters were as follows: Total Registered Voters 17,389, Total Ballots Cast 2,768 (15.92%) Texas County Senior…

According to the Missouri Chiefs Association, based on the types and number of calls for the Licking community, nine full-time and one part-time officers are recommended for safety and efficiency. Licking Police Department The Licking Police Department is celebrating an Open House at their new facility located at 233 South Main Street on Friday, April…

The University of Missouri Extension Council of Texas County held their annual meeting Thursday, March 27, at the Lone Star Annex Community Room in Houston. During the meeting, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley and Patsy Kissiar, of Licking, were presented the Texas County Farm Family of the Year award. Wesley and Patsy Kissiar owned and operated…

The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, area-wide menus, sports schedules, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events, classifieds, and don’t forget comics and puzzles are all included in the print edition this week. In addition to the current postings on…

Up to 10 inches of rain was forecast for late last week for the Licking area. Thankfully, the total precipitation was just under six inches instead. Four days of rain still resulted in low water creeks flooding, basements filling and ditches overflowing in many locations. Howell and Oregon counties both had substantially more flooding than…

All three candidates for Licking mayor spoke at Thursday’s meeting of the Licking Chamber of Commerce. Sean Shearing and Tina Sisco addressed those assembled in person, and Scott Ogden, who was out of town at another obligation, spoke over the phone. Shearing mentioned community involvement as a key element to growth in the economy. Sisco…

The World Travel Club is going on another great adventure to Portugal, Spain and Morocco in 2026! The World Travel Club’s first trip began in 2014; Club founder Twyla Stone, a Raymondville teacher, took the first group to Ireland, Scotland, England and Paris as a group leader. The group consisted of ten adults and four…

TCMH HOUSTON, Mo. – Texas County Memorial Hospital’s outpatient ambulatory surgery patient satisfaction scores have increased by five percent over the past six months placing them in the 87th percentile, board members heard at their monthly meeting.  April Crites, TCMH quality and risk management director, shared the uptick in scores, highlighting that TCMH surgery department’s…