In This Edition: May 8, 2025
Please note our new web address – www.thelickingnews.net – and new email addresses – shari@thelickingnews.net and katey@thelickingnews.net. We regret that these changes had to be made, but unfortunately they were unavoidable. Contact us at 573-674-2412 if you are having problems emailing us or accessing the website.
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In addition to the current postings on our webpage, also in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
This week’s LHS Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Rinne Tire Pros, HS Learner of the Week, sponsored by Hawn Law Office, and Elementary Learner of the Week, sponsored by Kinder Plant Food.
Buckner & Gately Auction are preparing for a big auction on May 10; see the listing on B5.
Licking Farmers Market will be returning soon – see details on A3.
Licking Mill Craft & Junk Fest is right around the corner – vendors get a booth now!
Armed Forces Appreciation Day is right around the corner; see details on A3.
K&C Mini & RV Storage is a new advertiser – see them on B1.
Salem Post & Timber is hiring for full-time positions, and Victor Baptist Church is seeking a pastor.
The Graduation Edition will be May 15; the ad deadline is May 9 for families/businesses to let their graduates know how proud they are of their accomplishment. Call 573-674-2412 to reserve your spot, or email us at one of our new emails – shari@thelickingnews.net or katey@thelickingnews.net.
Advertising in The Licking News is a great way to share your business with the community, and we offer a combo rate to place your ad on our website as well, where thousands will view it each week. Check out our other advertisers throughout this edition and on our classified page.
Cindy Wampner reports on the Mostaccioli and Spaghetti Dinner in this week’s Senior Center Happenings, and a photo of the cooks will be found on A3.
Two obituaries will be found on A3 this week.
See which students will be graduating from MSU-WP this semester, on A4.
Read about a mother and baby who experienced an emergency delivery at TCMH, Terra Culley talks about “Limited Resources” in Texas County 911, and the DHSS notifies us of a possible measles exposure in St. Louis, all on A5.
Rick Mansfield reflects on “Good Food, Good Service” in this week’s Reflections from the Road on A6.
Our second edition of Country Music Memories talks about “Bristol: The Birthplace of Country Music.”
Montauk Rural Fire Department had a fundraiser dinner Saturday; read about it on A6.
Whiteside Goulash Casserole sounds good; read about it in this week’s Ozarks Cooks.
Tech Talk shares information on self-healing concrete this week, and Sheriff Scott Lindsey talks about tornado warnings and shares details from the Sheriff’s Office in the past month in this month’s Behind the Blue.
Missouri S&T will offer the nation’s first master’s degree in geospatial engineering; find out more on B1.
Old Mill Day will be Saturday at Montauk State Park and OHRC will host a special presentation “Si Siman, the Ozark Jubilee, and Music Business at the Crossroads” in West Plains, both on B5.
You can also keep current with reports from the Texas County Courthouse, Texas County Sheriff’s Department, Texas County Commission and MSHP.
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 Salem at the Salem News office, in Houston at Corner Express; in Edgar Springs at Dollar General; and in Success at Pittman’s Store.
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 County R-III third grade class.
