In this edition: September 25, 2025
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Also in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
Don’t miss the Buckner & Gately Auction ad on B5 this week.
Progressive Ozark Bank will have a Fish Fry on Friday – see their ad on A3 along with ads for the MMRA Rodeo in Edgar Springs this weekend, and the City Wide Yard Sale, a celebration of life for Luetta Swaringim and a Ham & Beans Dinner & Raffle the following weekend. Another event the weekend of October 4 will be the Rose Holland Trout Derby – see their ad on B1.
On A4, see this week’s Elementary Learner and Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Kinder Feed & Farm Supply and Rinne Tire Pros, respectively.
Phelps Health welcomes two new providers, and October 3 is the date for their ABCs of Medicare educational session.
Progressive Ozark Bank is hosting a fish fry on Friday, Sept. 26; their ad is on A6.
Coming Events is full of October activities. Read about them 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.
You’ll see that Senator Brad Hudson has been named Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and read about an author who will be presenting on navigating genealogical resources after self-publishing a book on the history of the Henry McKinney family in Texas County, all on A3. Also this week on A3 are two obituaries.
A4 has school lunch menus and the Sports Schedule this week, in addition to articles featured online.
On A5 this week, Dr. Graham Colditz brings us another “For Your Health” article, and Phelps Health intends to help manage The Centre in Rolla.
Rick Mansfield did what? Read about it on A6, along with “The Cowboy Way,” another country music interview by Sandi Scurlock, featuring Riders In The Sky. Also, find out what’s in “Creative Vegetable Stew” in this week’s Ozark Cooks.
Robert Simpson writes that “Uncle Sam Wants You” in this week’s Veteran’s Post; Scott Hamilton reflects on the birth of the internet, on B1 this week.
Read about the formation of a STORM team by MSHP on B3, and find out how to get tips on fire-starting and campfire cooking on B5 this week.
You can also keep current with reports from the Texas County Courthouse, Texas County Sheriff’s Department, Texas County Commission, Licking Fire Department, Licking Police Department and MSHP on B2 and B3 of this edition.
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