In this edition – May 29, 2025
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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.
The Raymondville Picnic begins Thursday, May 29 – read about it on A5.
The 40th Licking Chamber of Commerce Rodeo will be May 30 and 31 at the Licking Rodeo Grounds. See our two-page rodeo spread on A6-7.
Town & Country Bank celebrates their 28th Annual Customer Appreciation Day on Friday, May 30, from 11 to 1.
New storage sheds are open and ready to rent – you’ll find their ad on A3.
Registration for the Summer Reading Program begins May 31 – more details can be found in their ad on A4.
Agri Enterprises is advertising their Spring Sales Event on B7.
Victor Baptist Church is seeking a pastor; read this and other classifieds on A10.
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.
Three obituaries will be found on A3 this week.
Drury and Columbia College announce their Spring Dean’s lists – read who made the list on A4. Dr. Edna Grover-Bisker pens a letter to the editor on A4 as well.
Licking Residential Care celebrates their resident and employee of the month, on A5.
The Class of 2025 Underground Railroad quilt will be auctioned – read the details on A5.
Rick Mansfield ponders our “throw-away” society in this week’s Reflections from the Road.
Bookends lists several new fiction selections at the Licking Branch of the Texas County Library.
Have you had an Egg Flip Sandwich? Find the recipe in this week’s Ozarks Cooks.
You can also keep current with reports from the Texas County Courthouse, Texas County Sheriff’s Department, Texas County Commission, MSHP and LPD.
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