In this edition: October 23, 2025
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Also in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
Licking United Methodist Church is advertising their Fall Festival on A3, and Intercounty Electric will host another Member Appreciation Day – in Roby; see their ad on A6.
On A4, see this week’s Athlete of the Week, High School Learner and Elementary Learner, sponsored by Rinne Tire Pros, Corner Express-Shell and Kinder Feed & Farm Supply, respectively.
The next few weeks will continue to be busy with Fall Activities – read about them 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.
There are three obituaries on A3 this week. Our condolences to the families. Also on A3, read about the 60th Anniversary of Montauk Baptist Church and see who was selling sweet treats in Licking last week.
Enrollment numbers and test scores were two of the many topics discussed at the October Licking Board of Education meeting, with the article starting on A4 and continued on B5. Also on A4, you’ll see a photo from last week’s Trunk or Treat at Licking Elementary, next week’s school menus and the Licking Sports Schedule.
Education articles continued onto A5 this week. See who was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi on A5. In Health news, you’ll see this month’s For Your Health article and read a story about a “Warrior on wheels” who is back on her motorcycle after battling cancer.
SCCC celebrates promotions, and staff held a fundraiser for Texas County Shop with a Hero, both on A6. Also read about a FREE basic tech class being offered to adults at Licking High School, beginning next week, and check out the School Bus Safety rules during School Bus Safety Week. Rick Mansfield tells “Just the Facts” in this week’s Reflections from the Road, unlike the AI responses he received recently.
The latest report of the City of Licking Council Meeting is on B1, along with Scott Hamilton’s self-proclaimed “Hamilton’s Law” regarding the shift to and from centralized and decentralized computing.
You can also keep current with reports from the Texas County Courthouse, Texas County Sheriff’s Department and Texas County Commission on B2 and B3, with the LPD Activity Report and MSHP Report on B5. Also see who is facing child abuse charges, and the Missouri Department of Conservation and Conservation Federation of Missouri ask deer hunters to Share the Harvest, both on B5.
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