In this edition: October 9, 2025
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Also in this week’s print edition of The Licking News you’ll find:
IECA Member Appreciation Day at the Licking Office will be Tuesday, October 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. See details on A3. Licking Downtown is selling a Memories of Yesteryear book at The Licking News Office.
On A4, see this week’s High School Learner, Elementary Learner and Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Corner Express-Shell, Kinder Feed & Farm Supply and Rinne Tire Pros, respectively.
Phelps Health welcomes a new provider on A5.
Coming Events is full of October and November activities. Read about them 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.
You’ll find an obituary on A3. Also read about an award for a DNR employee at Montauk, and see the Montauk Rural Fire Department picture from their Ham & Bean Dinner.
A4 has school lunch menus and the Sports Schedule this week, in addition to articles featured online.
An influenza vaccination clinic was held at the Senior Center, Terra Culley reminds us that it is Fire Prevention Month in Texas County 911, and Phelps Health has begun construction on an Emergency Department expansion, all on A5 this week.
SCCC celebrates a promotion on A6, and Rick Mansfield urges us to “Make a Good Day” in Reflections from the Road. Bookends shares what’s new at the Licking Library and Linda Mondy has a recipe for Melting Cabbage in Ozarks Cooks.
B1 features this week’s Tech Talk and this month’s Animal Attraction. Also see who kept law enforcement busy the past week.
You can also keep current with reports from the Texas County Courthouse, Texas County Sheriff’s Department, Texas County Commission, Licking Police Department, Licking Fire Department, Texas County Health Department and MSHP on B2, B3 and B5 of this edition.
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