In this edition: September 5, 2024
The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, job listings, area-wide menus, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events and classifieds are all included in the print edition this week.
In addition to the current postings on our webpage, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News:
R&S Track is having their fall FFA Truck & Tractor Pull this Saturday, and an art show at The Centre in Rolla will feature artwork from the Current River Artists and the Texas County Museum of Art & History throughout September, with their opening reception this Friday.
It’s time to pay Fire Dues! Mail a check, drop it in their dropbox, or pay it in person. Jackie will be at the Fire Station between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 7, collecting dues.
Licking Corner Express Shell is celebrating 25 years of business Wednesday – Friday, September 11-13 with lots of give-aways and prizes. See their ad on B1 for more details.
The Texas County Health Department announces the dates of their influenza vaccination clinics – mark your calendar for Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Licking Senior Center.
The Fire Department will host an open house on Saturday, October 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and they are still taking bids on a 2006 Ford F350.
Order your Wildcat Booster Club T-shirt; see the order form on A4.
Phelps Health has a new provider, and S&R Insurance is hiring.
Quilt entries are requested for the Quilt Turning and vendors are invited to join the Fall Festival on September 21 at the Licking Mill.
See these and even more coming events in this week’s edition.
Cindy Wampner pens Senior Center Happenings from St. Louis this week.
Three summer Dean’s Lists are included in this week’s edition, and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation donated to Missouri nonprofits, libraries and school.
Texas County Memorial Hospital sends their board report this week.
Phelps Health and Salem Memorial District Hospital announce a possible affiliation.
A recent study at the University of Missouri offers “A new approach to treating a difficult type of breast cancer.”
New Life Free Will Baptist Church hosted the Mattingly Family on August 24, and will host more gospel music with Kirby Clark at 6 p.m. on October 13.
The MC Cruise-In has begun their annual toy drive; it will wrap up the season and the toy drive on Sept. 26.
Lee Ann Akins shares the new books which have arrived at the Library, and reminds us that September is Library Card Sign-up month, in this week’s Bookends.
Rick Mansfield looks at three values – “Constant, Courageous and Curious” – in Reflections from the Road.
Tech Talk contains tips for “How to React to a Data-Breach” this week, and Sheriff Scott Lindsey tells of “New Statutes in Effect” in Behind the Blue.
MDC is offering a Hunter Education Skills class in Rolla.
You can also keep current with reports from the Licking Police Department, Texas County Courthouse, Sheriff’s Department, County Commission, Health Department, Coroner and MSHP.
Missouri Veterans Home – St. James sends a Veteran to Chiefs training camp.
Bennie Cook announces the upcoming annual Texas County Siren Bowl on September 14.
MU Extension offers advice for “Managing pinkeye in cattle.”
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The Licking News print edition may be picked up at these fine locations: in Licking, Town & Country Supermarket, Corner Express, Rinne Fast & Friendly, Casey’s General Store, Dollar General, Rinne Pharmacy, Route 63 Liquor, Friend Lumber Company, Feedlot Cafe, Country Crafts & Flea Market, and at the counter or at the paper box in front of The Licking News office; in Houston at Corner Express; in Salem at The Salem News Office; in Edgar Springs at Dollar General; and in Success at Pittman’s Store.
The Licking News is delivered free of charge 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.
