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In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Follow the ongoing teachings of “It Is Written,” by the Licking Church of Christ. Progressive Ozark Bank is offering a 7-month term CD rate special. You can get started on your degree today at DruryGO. Phelps Health announces a…

Photos by Christy Porter By Christy Porter, Managing Editor The 5th Annual LPHC Bike Show was held at the Licking Pentecostal Holiness Church on Saturday. The event opened with a warm welcome, the warmth provided by our heavenly Father, and a welcoming greeting and prayer by Pastor Erin McConnell. Photos by Christy Porter As the…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor American Legion Post 559 again has a presence in Licking, as of Tuesday, July 11. It had been previously decided by post officers to close the post, move assets to safekeeping and transfer memberships when the pandemic caused inactivity and a drop in membership. The first of monthly meetings, to…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Eighteen children and 14 adults learned more about “How Electricity Works” at the Licking Library Summer Reading Program on Thursday. Librarian Lee Ann Akins read to attendees “The Couch Potato,” by Jory John and Pete Oswald, prior to the presentation by Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association (IECA) Member Service Representative Aaron…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Organizers of the 100 Acre Wood rally, held annually in Salem and surrounding areas since 1977, are organizing a small, local rally, the Missouri Ozark Rally, to be held on Friday, August 4, in the Paddy Creek area west of Licking. While only 9 to 13 cars are expected to compete…

Sentencing of former South Central Correctional Center (SCCC) employee Michael L. Lonski was handed down on Friday, July 7, for delivering illegal contraband into the prison. Lonski had entered a guilty plea on May 2, 2023. He received a sentence of 6 years incarceration in the Department of Corrections (DOC) and court costs, and a…

By Pat Burton, LPD Chief of Police LICKING, Mo. (July 14, 2023) – On July 9, 2023, Licking Police Officers were dispatched to a residence on Myers Street for a reported domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, the residents stated they had a very loud verbal argument but denied it had become physical. While investigating the incident,…

By Pat Burton, LPD Chief of Police LICKING, Mo. (July 14, 2023) – On July 4, 2023, a Licking Police Officer conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle, which was backing down a city street in a careless and imprudent manner. The driver, identified as Ronrico Broadway, of Licking, exhibited indications of alcohol impairment,…

By Pat Burton, LPD Chief of Police LICKING, Mo. (July 14, 2023) – On July 9, 2023, a Licking Police Officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit on West State Route 32. The driver was identified as Kaleb Lewis, of Ellington, Mo. Lewis was cited for Exceeding Posted Speed…