In this edition: July 10, 2025
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Also in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
Do you need excavating work done? See the new ad from Kirk Barnes on B4.
The Texas County Livestock Fair runs this week, ending with the Livestock Auction on Saturday at 2 p.m. Walter Plant will be singing at the Senior Center on July 16 and at New Life Free Will Baptist Church on July 20. See all the details about these and other happenings in Coming Events 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.
See our new columnist this week – on B1. Dr. Ava Frick will be bringing us “Animal Attractions” monthly. See what this month’s column is about!
We have two obituaries in this week’s paper, and there were two residents of SCCC who died, both of apparent natural causes, on A2.
Ava Frick shares a tale of “A Sunday Ride in Rural Missouri” in the Poetry Corner, on A4.
“Whisperin’” Bill Anderson is the subject of an interview by Sandi Scurlock, on A4.
See what new rules were implemented in MSHSAA’s last board meeting, on A4.
Texas County 911 queries “Have You Ever Asked?” on A5.
The Phelps Health Foundation raises over $122,000 with a charity golf tournament.
An article about okra – love it or hate it – is on A5 this week.
See what they made at the museum last week, and find a new vendor highlighted at the Licking Farmer’s Market in this week’s Farmer’s Market Finds, on A6.
Two corrections officers at SCCC have earned places on PACT; read about it on A6.
Lee Ann Akins talks about the summer reading program and new books at the Licking library, in this week’s Bookends.
Try some Zucchini Mexicali (one ingredient is taco sauce) in this week’s Ozarks Cooks!
Rick Mansfield asks if people are “Better For It” after encountering you, in this week’s Reflections from the Road.
Tech Talk discusses the variability of “Weather Forecasting” on B1.
MU Extension shares what to do “When your garden becomes a drive-thru for wildlife” on B1.
Read about a Salem man arrested after a shooting on Thursday in Salem, on B5.
Rt. 137 will be closed at the Jack’s Fork bridge; learn more on B5.
Kayaking events are upcoming at Current River State Park; details are on B5.
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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