In This Edition: March 19, 2026
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In addition to items posted on thelickingnews.net, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
The advertisers who help make the newspaper possible, including Buckner & Gately Auction, who have an auction bill on B4 this week!
On A4, see this week’s Learners of the Week, sponsored by Kinder Plant Food 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.
Licking R-8 is requesting bids for cutting hay, and Boone Township has posted it’s request for gravel bids, both on B3.
Our Business Card Directory returned to B5 this week.
You’ll find advertisements from Century 21-South Central Realty, Hawn Law Office, Dozer/Dump Truck/Excavating Services of Kirk Barnes, Hometown Accounting, Pierce Scrap Metal, Pro Plumbing, Ted’s Tile, Callaway Livestock Center, Salem Livestock Auction and other local businesses throughout the paper, including our Church Directory sponsors 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.
Coming Events, on A2, remain plentiful. See when the Easter Bunny will be leaving eggs at the park, and more. Also find Senior Center Happenings and a new joke from Cindy Wampner.
An obituary and two death notices will be found on A3. Our condolences to the families.
Three photos will be found on A3, with two of those including the Pregnancy Resource Center of South Central Missouri, and two of them including the Knights of Columbus. (That’s new math, two and two equal three!) Also see part 3 of Sandi Scurlock’s series on the Louisiana Hayride.
A4 contains the full report of the March R-8 Board meeting, including Stellar Staff. See who graduated from Missouri State University. Also find school menus for Raymondville, and the R-8 Sports Schedules.
TCMH is recognized for excellence in pediatric emergency care, Phelps Health celebrates 75 years, and Dr. Graham Colditz tells us that “At Any Age, We Can Cut the Risk of Colorectal Cancer.” Also on A5 you’ll find the flu numbers.
A6 has the report from the March Board meeting for the City of Licking, Rick Mansfield’s accounting of how his relative had an hour stolen, Lee Ann Akins shares that many books in the “Love Finds You” series have been added to their selection at the Licking library, and Linda Mondy makes Wacky Cake in Ozarks Cooks.
The Veteran’s Post is running a week early to notify veterans of upcoming events, and it is joined by Tech Talk, mourning the loss of Tony Hoare, and A Little Bit Like Home, sharing memories of carry-in dinners at church. These can be found on B1.
Lots of legal troubles are reported in this week’s edition. On B1, read about a former U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Analyst from Texas County charged with transmitting classified information. Charges have been filed against four SCCC offenders related to prison-made weapons, on B3, and the Asbury case involving Child Abuse/Neglect and a Death Investigation can also be found on that page. Finally, read about a Summersville man charged in the latest Peck Ranch elk poaching case, on B5.
Reports from the Texas County Courthouse, the Sheriff’s Office and the Texas County Commission are on B2 this week, and the MSHP crash and arrest report is on B3.
Our classified ads will be found on B4, and B5 contains another article in the Route 66 series; this one is about Times Beach.
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.
