In This Edition: February 19, 2026
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Check out all our advertisers in this week’s edition – they help make the newspaper possible.
Licking Downtown’s annual Fish Fry and Auction, with music by Herman Hall, is Saturday; see their ad on A3. Also see an ad asking for help from those who want to see repairs done on Shafer Road. And Montauk Rural Fire Department is reminding you of their Chili and Hot Dog Dinner & Raffle on opening day of trout season. See what they’re raffling, maybe you can be a winner!
On A4, see this week’s Learners of the Week, sponsored by Corner Express-Shell and Kinder Plant Food, and Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Rinne Tire Pros.
Licking R-8 School District is accepting bids for a school bus that has been surplussed; see the notice on B3.
Salem Livestock is having a special cow sale; see their consignments on B5.
You’ll find advertisements from Century 21-South Central Realty, Hawn Law Office, Hometown Accounting, Pierce Scrap Metal, Pro Plumbing, Ted’s Tile and Callaway Livestock Center, along with other local businesses throughout the paper, including our Church Directory sponsors on A2 and our Business Card Directory on B5.
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.
Cindy has another new joke in this week’s Senior Center Happenings on A2, and find Bridge Builder menus and Coming Events. Several events are upcoming over the next week and a half; don’t miss them!
We have three obituaries on A3 this week. Our condolences to the families.
Also on A3, don’t forget the Flag Collection box is in front of City Hall, if you have worn or tattered U.S. flags that need to be retired. And the NSDAR and SDAR have teamed up with the American Battlefield Trust to bring an American Revolution Traveling Exhibition to the area.
The school board report and Staff Members of the Month are on A4 this week, carrying over to B5.
TCMH has “Free Colon Cancer Screening available to area residents” and they recount how a “Rapid emergency response saves life at TCMH.” Also Dr. Graham Colditz encourages you to “Make Health Gains with Whole Grains” in For Your Health. A5 has these articles and the flu number totals for Texas County.
Rick Mansfield talks about the magic of “Fires, Freedom and Friends” and Dr. Ava Frick warns that “What You Can’t See Can Hurt” your pets, both on A6. Bookends shares what is new at the library, and the Blind Date with a Book is continuing; Ozarks Cooks shares a recipe for Broccoli Gratin that sounds scrumptious.
On B1, Corporal Kenny Santee talks about domestic violence, calls for service and animals at large in this month’s Behind the Blue; Scott Hamilton writes about “A Technology Ahead of Its Time” and Tom Brand shares his ukulele story in A Little Bit Like Home.
Reports from the Texas County Courthouse, the Sheriff’s Report, and the Texas County Commission report are all on B2 this week.
B3 contains the report from February’s City Council meeting; read about Domestic Assault and Stealing charges filed relating to three incidents in Licking, and find the MSHP report, which also includes the arrest of a Licking man.
Also, check out our public notices on B3 and our classified page on B4.
Mo. DNR is accepting entries from fifth graders in their Water Week poster contest – read about it on B5. Caleb Jones’ column can also be found on B5 this week, along with our business card directory.
Don’t forget our puzzle and comics page on B6!
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