Alvin Eugene Taylor, age 83, of Licking, Mo., passed away Friday, January 31, 2025. He was born November 30, 1941, in Licking, to Sherman “Roy” and Helen Taylor. He is preceded in death by his parents ...

Mary Avis “Mavis” Holladay, age 88, of Dixon, was born on May 20, 1936, at St. Paul, Arkansas, a daughter of Barrett Elvin David and Avis Mae (Vermillion) Holladay, and passed from this life on Sunday ...

Carol Sue Chilton passed away peacefully on January 28, 2025, at the age of 83.

The 2025 LHS Homecoming Coronation was held Friday evening between the Junior Varsity and Varsity Boys Basketball games against Richland. The JV Wildcats started the evening right with a win, and the ...

Chief Pat Burton, Licking Police Dept. On December 27, 2024, a Licking officer was advised of a stop-and-hold request from the Houston Police Department for a vehicle and its occupants. The suspects ...

Congratulations to the seven Licking High School volleyball athlete scholars who made the 2024-25 Volleyball Academic All State Team. Honorees included: freshman Hadlee Davis; junior Jadyn Barnes; ...

On Friday, January 24, Licking Mayor Keith Cantrell’s family, friends and community came together to honor his memory and his decades of service to the town he loved. Mayor Cantrell passed away on ...

There will be a Volunteer Clean-up Day at Montauk State Park to help restore the park after it was damaged during the November 5, 2024, flood. Extensive damage was done to the campgrounds, several ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Texas County, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing firearms. Richard D. Sims, 63, ...

LICKING, Mo. – The Ava Bears came to Licking on Tuesday, January 21. In the varsity contest the game was a back-and-forth, double overtime thriller, with the Wildcats taking the lead in the second ...

ST. JAMES, Mo. – Licking faced off with the fifth seed, Southern Boone, in the first round of the St. James Tournament. The Lady Wildcats had been off for three weeks and the rust showed up early.