Area News

      Chief Patrick Burton LPD On September 3, 2024, at approximately 0512 hours, Licking police officers were made aware of a short-term investigation being conducted by members of the “Bikers Against Predators” organization, which is a group that investigates potential online sexual predators. The officers were advised that the organization had a scheduled…

    By Shari Harris Publisher The Store has returned again this year as an alternative meal source for Licking High School and Junior High School students. The business has become a tradition for generations of Licking High School students, and is also open to the public, accepting call-in and text orders. Brad and Debbie…

      By Shari Harris Publisher Licking Downtown, Inc., will host their Annual Fall Festival, Pickin’ on the Porch, on Saturday, September 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the historic Licking Mill. Returning this year is the live music on the porch, the Old Fashioned Quilt Turning, meet your first responders, and…

    By Aaron Greathouse Fire Chief On August 27, 2024, at approximately 6:56 p.m., the City of Licking Fire Department along with Licking Rural Fire Department was dispatched by Texas County 911 to Elm Street, Licking, for a residential structure fire. Engine 2751 responded with a crew of five, Engine 2753 with a crew…

    By Sandy Campbell A few local artists recently gathered some of their best works, and we loaded them up and headed to a show in Rolla. The show is hosted by Arts Rolla, a group of artists and patrons of the arts from Rolla and the surrounding area, who host a different group…

    The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, job listings, area-wide menus, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events and classifieds are all included in the print edition this week. In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s…

    By Shari Harris Publisher No one anticipated when the City of Licking was preparing the pool for opening in May that the actual season opener of the Aquatic Center would be on August 25. There were even times, midway through the summer, when many believed they wouldn’t open until 2025. So the City…

      By Shari Harris Publisher This was the 39th annual Edgar Prairie Days, and while organizers initially thought it would be a one day event, Chris Spurgeon brought the MMRA Rodeo back to town Friday and Saturday nights, and the parade was held Saturday morning, changing it to a full weekend of fun.…

      By Shari Harris Publisher For those traveling downstream on the Big Piney River from Boiling Springs, a memorial of thirteen white crosses, two cannons and a kneeling soldier may be a familiar sight. Located on Gary Brandon’s property just north of the campgrounds, it has been faithfully kept for nearly a decade.…

    During a routine patrol on August 22, at approximately 12:32 a.m., a Licking officer observed two subjects sitting outside a business which had closed for the evening. As the officer attempted to make contact with the subjects, the female subject placed an object behind the propane tank. When the officer asked the female,…