In this edition: August 8, 2024
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News:
On our webpage, you’ll see that the Licking R-VIII School District will hold their public hearing to set the property tax rate on August 14 at 5:45 p.m. Boone Township’s will be August 13 at 4 p.m.
The Texas County Hazard Mitigation Plan is being updated. Public input through an online survey is requested of citizens of Texas County. See the public notice.
Licking Elementary Open House and L.E.A.D. Open House should be marked on your calendars for August 19. You are encouraged to chart your path to success through MSU-WP.
Ozark Family Rodeo will be Saturday, as will the Summer’s End Kid’s Free Fishing Day at Montauk State Park.
See all of our advertisers, classifieds and coming events for the latest in Licking and the surrounding area!
In Senior Center Happenings, Cindy Wampner tells about visits from Walter Plant and Lillian Maxey, and shares about their successful pie and cake auction.
Brenda Robertson was featured in this week’s Farmer’s Market Finds; learn what some of her products are.
Meet the rest of the new teachers for the 2024-25 school year at Licking schools.
Learn who graduated from Mizzou at the spring graduation, and who earned scholarships through MSU-WP.
TCMH releases the report of its July Board Meeting, and introduces Dr. Kristina Grant.
See which area students have been awarded scholarships through the TCMH Healthcare Foundation.
Special care is taken with flags slated for disposal, and see what the artists at the museum created over the past two weeks.
Linda Mondy offers a sugar-free recipe for Strawberry Lemonade, perfect for this hot weather, in Ozarks Cooks.
New books are in at the Licking Branch of the Texas County Library; see what’s new and what other services they have to offer in Bookends.
Rick Mansfield has been watching falling stars; see what he has learned.
Tech Talk’s Scott Hamilton comments on the shortcomings of AI when looking for political information.
Sheriff Scott Lindsey shares his monthly report in Behind the Blue; see what’s happening at the Sheriff’s Office.
The federal government approved the request for a major disaster declaration in Texas County due to the May tornadoes, high winds and flooding. See what this means for you.
You can also keep current with reports from the Licking Police Department, Licking Fire Department, Courthouse, Sheriff’s Department, County Commission, Coroner, Health Department and MSHP.
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.
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