In This Edition: March 12, 2026
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Check out all our advertisers in this week’s edition – they help make the newspaper possible.
On A4, see this week’s Learners of the Week, sponsored by Kinder Feed and Farm Supply and Corner Express-Shell, and Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Rinne Tire Pros.
Office cleaning assistance is being sought in an ad on A3, and Sonshine & Rainbow Day School announces their pre-enrollment on March 17.
Texas County Health Department is having an extended clinic day for school immunizations – see their ad on A5 for details.
Our Business Card Directory jumped to B3 to make room for our Route 66 layout on B5.
You’ll find advertisements from Shelter Insurance (Airika Barnett-Wiseman), Century 21-South Central Realty, Hawn Law Office, 5G Services (HVAC), Hometown Accounting, Pierce Scrap Metal, Pro Plumbing, Ted’s Tile and other local businesses throughout the paper, including our Church Directory sponsors on A2 and our Business Card Directory on A7.
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.
Coming Events, on A2, are plentiful this week, and they begin with a corned beef and cabbage dinner and a NSDAR meeting happening this Saturday.
Three obituaries will be found on A3. Our condolences to the families.
The Knights of Columbus Fish Fry and an article from Lt. Governor Wasinger about Missouri Senior Service Award nominations will also be found on A3.
Parents’ concerns that were voiced at the March Licking R-8 Board of Education meeting are discussed on A4; Missouri S&T announces graduates from Fall Semester, and MSU-WP is enhancing their nursing program. Also find school menus and the R-8 Sports Schedules.
A patient finds answers to her health concerns at TCMH – read about it on A5; also see this month’s Texas County 911 article, and read about how Alpha-gal is affecting our socialization.
Meat and Potato Pancakes is the recipe for the week; Rick Mansfield attends the Art in Bloom exhibit, and Caleb Jones muses on why we should “Choose Hope in Difficult Times” on A6.
The Texas County Museum of Art and History will be opening on Monday, March 16 – read about it on B1. Also find a short article about Texas County Day at the Capitol and a summary of the trip from the perspective of Larry Wrest. Tom Brand talks about getting to the “Front of the Line” and Scott Hamilton poses a possibility of “Sentient AI.”
Reports from the Texas County Courthouse and the Sheriff’s Office are on B2 this week.
B3 contains the MSHP Report, the Licking Fire Department February Run Report, the Texas County Commission report and the LPD activity report. You’ll also find public notices there.
Our classified ads will be found on B4, and B5 is dedicated to an article about the caveman of Route 66.
Don’t forget our puzzle and comics page on B6!
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The Licking News is 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.
