In this edition: June 26, 2025
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Also in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
Buckner & Gately Auction is at it again this Saturday, at their auction barn in Licking. See the flier on B5.
A free swim day will be held at the Licking Pool on June 29th – see how to qualify in their ad on A3.
The Licking Fireworks Show is right around the corner – read about it on A3.
Intercounty Electric announces their Annual Membership Meeting, on A4, and Licking Rural Fire Department will be fixing breakfast there.
Grady Rae’s Coffee is having a Grand Opening this weekend! Don’t miss their ad on A6 for details!
Bottorff’s South-Town Furniture’s retirement sale has larger discounts than ever, see all about it on B1.
Raymondville School is accepting bids, and Licking School is surplussing a school bus. Read about it on B3.
Intercounty Electric has a position open; read this and other classifieds on B4.
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.
We have five obituaries in this week’s paper, on A2 and B5.
See who graduated magna cum laude from SEMO, and what’s in store for her near the summer’s end, on A4.
TCMH EMS delivered a baby en route to Springfield, awards were made through Phelps Health to improve access to healthcare, and Dr. Graham Colditz urges us to “Make Wellness Part of Spring Cleaning,” all on A5.
Farmer’s Market Finds found Dena Jenkins this week, and see what the Museum art class made, on A6.
Congratulations to Jeremy Roach at SCCC, on his promotion, shown on A6.
A recipe for Breakfast Bundt Bake sounds sooo good in this week’s Ozarks Cooks.
Don’t miss Bookends for the latest at the Licking library!
Rick Mansfield speaks of “Formals, Formalities and Fights” in this week’s Reflections from the Road.
Veteran Robert Simpson shares “Some Notes on Senior NCOs” in this month’s The Veteran’s Post.
Scott Hamilton introduces us to a “Gravity Battery” in Tech Talk on B1.
Ham Radio Field Day will be Saturday in Houston; read about it on B5.
Caleb Jones, CEO of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, shares how he “Advocates for You” to keep our lights on, on page B5.
You can also keep current with reports from the Texas County Courthouse, Texas County Sheriff’s Department, Texas County Commission, MSHP and LPD.
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