In this edition: September 11, 2025
Please note our new web address – www.thelickingnews.net – and new email addresses – shari@thelickingnews.net and katey@thelickingnews.net. Contact us at 573-674-2412 if you are having problems emailing us or accessing the website. Our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience these changes may have caused you. Thank you for reading The Licking News; we appreciate your support.
Also in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
Licking Bridge Builders is having a Fundraising Breakfast on Saturday; Mark Bishop will be in concert at Abounding Hope Church that evening; and the Licking Ministerial Alliance will have a Service in the Park on Sunday evening; see their ads on A3 for details.
Buckner & Gately Auction Service is having an auction on Saturday as well, at their auction barn in Licking.
The Licking Fire Department is having an Open House on Saturday morning beginning at 10 a.m.
The Licking Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, September 20; see their ad on B1 – you won’t want to miss it!
On A4, see this week’s Athlete, HS/JH Learner and Elementary Learner of the Week, sponsored by Rinne Tire Pros, Corner Express-Shell and Kinder Feed & Farm, respectively.
Coming Events is full of September activities. Read about all the 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.
This week on A3, you’ll see two obituaries. Also, the school year has started at Sonshine & Rainbow Dayschool; see their smiling faces.
A4 has school lunch menus, the Sports Schedule, the MSU-WP summer semester Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor’s lists, and read about MSHSAA’s August Board meeting.
On A5 this week, see a success story from TCMH; Terra Culley talks about a tough subject in Texas County 911 – Suicide Awareness; and read about how Mizzou is doing its part in the fight against cancer.
The final chapter of the Grand Ole Opry series of articles will be found on A6, along with a goal of Dirtiest Feet in Reflections from the Road. In Ozarks Cooks, you’ll find a recipe for Black Bean and Corn Tacos – sounds good!
Bennie Cook announces the Fifth Annual Capitol Choir Christmas Showcase; Tech Talk discusses storing pressurized air as a battery; and learn about birds while painting them on Saturday at Twin Pines CC, all on B1.
On B5, nominations are being sought for two positions on the Trails Advisory Board, and you can buy native trees and shrubs from the State Forest Nursery now for delivery between February and May 2026.
You can also keep current with reports from the Texas County Courthouse, Texas County Sheriff’s Department, Texas County Commission, LPD and MSHP on B2 and B3 of this edition.
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 will be delivered free of charge again this school year 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.
