In this Edition: November 14, 2024
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, job listings and other classifieds are all included in the print edition this week.
In addition to the current postings on our webpage, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News:
See this week’s learners and athlete of the week at Licking Schools, courtesy of Kinder Plant Food, Corner Express, and Rinne Tire Pros.
Country Crafts and Flea Market is having a Ladies Shopping Day Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check out their deals, and enjoy refreshments and door prizes.
The 2025 Licking, Mo., Calendar of Yesteryear is a great gift for people interested in Licking history.
Operation Christmas Child shoebox dropoff is November 18-22 at Licking First Baptist Church.
The annual Lighting of the Mill will be Saturday, November 30, at 5 p.m.
Christmas in Downtown Licking will be December 7. Crafters should reserve booths now for the craft fair at the VFW Hall. The parade theme this year is Christmas Treats.
See all the new additions to this week’s coming events on A2, and check out our other advertisers throughout this edition and on our classified and public notice pages.
The Salvation Army Kettle Drive will begin this Saturday, November 16, at Town & Country Supermarket in Licking. Volunteers are needed and a sign up sheet can be found in the supermarket lobby.
The Sassy Hide had their Sip and Shop event Saturday, and Texas County Museum of Art & History hosted a “Gnomology” art class.
See which Licking teen was named Miss Texas County teen Saturday in Houston.
Pregnancy Resource Center hosted Trivia Night Saturday.
Terra Culley talks about the organizations that chipped in to get us through the flooding emergency last week in Texas County 911.
Read about a study on the spread of prion diseases between animals and humans.
Veterans received quilts from Sarah Reese and Pat Sisco at the last VFW meeting.
After watching all the flooding, Rick Mansfield thinks he will watch the grass grow now; read about it in Reflections from the Road.
Licking Residential Care shares their November Resident of the Month.
Lee Ann Akins tells what’s new at the library in this week’s Bookends.
A scrumptious Chicken & Potato Casserole recipe is in this week’s Ozarks Cooks, courtesy of Linda Mondy.
Tech Talk explains how radio waves can seem like listening to ghosts.
MDC is offering a warm-season grass establishment workshop; see the details on B1.
You can also keep current with reports from the Texas County Courthouse, Texas County Sheriff’s Department, Licking Police Department, Texas County Commission, Texas County Coroner’s Report and MSHP.
Read about the three new troopers assigned to Troop G.
Judy Maggard Stewart and Deloris Gray Wood tell about the Open House/Musical Jam at Mt. Zion on B5.
The Licking News print edition can be delivered to your mailbox or it may be picked up at these fine locations: in Licking, Town & Country Supermarket, Corner Express, Rinne Fast & Friendly, Casey’s General Store, Dollar General, Rinne Pharmacy, Route 63 Liquor, Friend Lumber Company, Feedlot Cafe, Country Crafts & Flea Market, and at the counter or at the paper box in front of The Licking News office; in Houston at Corner Express; in Salem at The Salem News Office; in Edgar Springs at Dollar General; and in Success at Pittman’s Store.
Online subscriptions of The Licking News are also available.
The Licking News is delivered free of charge to local third grade classes to inspire reading. Many thanks go to Town & Country Bank for their generous sponsorship of this program for the Licking third grade classes; many thanks to Progressive Ozark Bank for their generous sponsorship of this program for the Raymondville and Success third grade classes; and many thanks to Phelps County Bank for their generous sponsorship of this program for the Phelps Co
