In this edition: July 17, 2025
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Also in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
The Licking Pentecostal Holiness Church will host their annual Bike Show this Saturday; see the details on A3.
The LHS All Classes Alumni Reunion will be held on Saturday, July 26, at the Intercounty Electric Auditorium. Details are in their ad on A4.
TLC Alternative Health is hosting a GLP-1 Launch Party – read details in their ad on A5.
There is a special thank you to all the supporters and vendors who made the Licking 4th of July event possible, on A3.
Walter Plant will be singing at the Senior Center on July 16 and at New Life Free Will Baptist Church on July 20, another VBS will be starting soon, and see what’s coming up at Montauk in Coming Events on A2.
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.
A3 shares photos from the last two Museum art classes, and tells about Missouri State Parks rounding up for veterans.
On A4, you’ll find several local students recognized on college honors lists and graduation rolls. Also read about the DNR funding a $3 million Missouri S&T Nuclear Science initiative. Phelps Health tells how they are advancing cancer detection on A4 as well.
Read what you should know about measles, and learn how to stay cool and sun-safe this summer on A5.
A6 has this week’s Farmer’s Market Finds and a Baked Tomato Zucchini Casserole recipe in Ozarks Cooks. See which SCCC staff member got promoted. Sandi Scurlock has part three of her Country Music Memories series, and Rick Mansfield talks about the knowledge we can get from experiencing direct human interaction instead of screen time, in “It Pays.”
AMEC’s Caleb Jones shares how co-ops help other companies “When the Lights Go Out”, and Tech Talk is concerned about the effects of AI on jobs, on B1.
Have you seen a spotted lanternfly in Missouri? If so, MU Extension wants to know. See what it looks like and why they are concerned, on B5.
You can also keep current with reports from the Texas County Courthouse, Texas County Sheriff’s Department, Texas County Commission, LPD and MSHP.
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