In this edition: August 7, 2025
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Also in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
Raymondville Volunteer Fire Department is notifying members that dues notices won’t be mailed. See four ways to pay dues in their ad on A3.
LHS/JH will have Open House on August 7, including 7th grade orientation. Licking Elementary Open House will be Monday, August 18. See details in their ads on A4.
Phelps Health welcomes a new provider in their ad on A5.
Personalized commemorative bricks are being sold to be placed at the Licking Veterans Memorial; see the ad on A3.
In Public Notices, Notices of Public Tax Hearings are posted for Licking School District and Boone Township. This and other notices are on B3.
In Coming Events, LRC and Three Rivers Hospice partner to present an Alzheimer’s information session on Friday, August 8, and kids fish free at Montauk on Saturday, August 9. See these coming events and many more 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.
Four obituaries will be found in this week’s edition, all on A3.
True North VBS was held at Boone Creek and was well attended; read about it on A3.
Meet the new teachers at Licking Elementary on A4, read about ways to beat back-to-school stress and see who graduated from the MBA Banking Leadership Missouri program.
On A5, Phelps Health warns patients to watch for scammers, and see how Texas County ranks on the recently released Missouri Hunger Atlas. Health insurance rates are expected to increase in 2026; read the details on A5. You’ll also see how much money was generated by Missouri’s adult use marijuana program and where it was transferred.
A6 has Bookends from the Licking library, read this week’s Farmer’s Market Finds, see who’s getting rewarded for their work at SCCC, and Ozarks Cooks shares a recipe for Homemade Spaghetti Sauce. Rick Mansfield talks about “Rambling, Ruminating and Rainbows” in Reflections from the Road.
Sheriff Scott Lindsey gives his monthly report and talks about automated 911 calls in Behind the Blue; Tech Talk is about an “Innovative Battery,” on B1. You’ll also read about a road rage incident in the county, and pro-agriculture legislation signed by the Governor.
On B3, you’ll find the July Conservation Commission action report, and they welcome their new commissioner on B5. MU Extension has a calving clinic set in West Plains and a Free Feedstuff Finder tool is available to help buy and sell hay, both 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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