In this edition: May 15, 2025
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This week is our graduation edition. See all the Licking High School Class of 2025 graduates and the individuals and businesses who congratulated them in our pull-out section on B3-B6.
Also in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
This week’s LHS Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Rinne Tire Pros.
Licking Mill Craft & Junk Fest is this weekend – come on out and see!
Armed Forces Appreciation Day is Saturday; see details on A8.
Buckner & Gately Auction Service will be at it again this weekend, south of Rolla – see the ad on A7.
The Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast is Friday, May 23, at Old City Park in Licking. See details on A3.
Agri Enterprises is advertising their Spring Sales Event on B7.
Victor Baptist Church is seeking a pastor and Intercounty Electric is accepting bids for office cleaning.
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.
In this week’s Senior Center Happenings, the Senior Center is looking for more volunteers, if you have the time.
Two obituaries will be found on A3 this week.
The Governor announces memorial services for former U.S. Senator and Governor Kit Bond.
A summer concert series has been announced for Echo Bluff State Park; see who will be there on A3.
LUCHC and MFA Foundation announce scholarship winners, and a Licking Alum shares her coaching success.
The LPD is participating in a Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement – read about it on A5.
Farmers Market Nutrition Programs are underway, For Your Health urges you to “Move More, Live Better,” and Phelps Health has released its annual impact report, all on A5.
Corporal Kenny Santee tells us that May is Motorcycle Awareness month, and the MSHP announces that May 17 marks the beginning of National Safe Boating Week. Read about it on A7.
Do closed doors result in opened windows? Rick Mansfield tells his thoughts in this week’s Reflections from the Road on A8.
Lee Ann Akins tells what’s new at the Licking Branch of the Texas County Library in Bookends, also on A8.
This week’s Ozarks Cooks shares a recipe for Breakfast Bundt Bake, and it sounds yummy.
The NWTF, MDC and the University of Missouri collaborated to release a guide to evaluate wild turkey habitat – on A8.
Tech Talk takes a peek at sociology this week, and the Governor reports on the success of Operation Relentless Pursuit in the state, both on B7.
You can also keep current with reports from the Texas County Courthouse, Texas County Sheriff’s Department, Texas County Commission and MSHP.
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