Packing meals for disaster relief
By Shari Harris, Publisher Licking Christian Church hosted a mission event Saturday morning in their gymnasium, packing meals for International Disaster Emergency Services (IDES). IDES assists with disasters in many countries, including the United States. Sherri Lane helped to organize the mission event for Licking Christian Church. IDES volunteers Chad and Tammy Green, of Wentzville, were…
Read MoreAn outpouring for Ongole orphans
By Sandi Scurlock, Reporter The New Life Free Will Baptist Church sponsors the Grace Orphans Home, in Ongole, India. A fundraiser for the Grace Orphans’ Home was held on Saturday, November 9, at the church in Licking. Last year, Evangelist Doyle Williamson and his wife, Tonya, visited New Life Free Will Baptist and talked about the…
Read MorePenny Wars at Licking Elementary
By Shari Harris, Publisher Licking Elementary School was a “war” zone the second half of October – a Penny War, that is! Students and staff raised money to go to Convoy of Hope for hurricane relief efforts, and a fierce battle was waged to “punish” Principal Brian Barry by meeting their goals. Three separate goal levels…
Read MoreCross Country wraps up season at Districts
By Coach Kayla Lewis Our district meet was held on Saturday, November 2, in Plato. While the results didn’t exactly go in our favor, our Wildcats ran their best. There were 15 schools and 115 runners in the Boys’ 5k race and 12 schools and 88 runners in the Girls’ 5k race. Times and places…
Read MoreComing Events: November 14 – 20, 2024
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOXES OCC shoebox drop-offs can be made at First Baptist Church, Licking, November 18-22, from 5-7 p.m.; November 23, 10 a.m.-noon; November 24, 1-3 p.m.; and November 25, 8-10 a.m. Call 573-674-3141 for more information. STORM SIREN TESTING Testing of the Licking storm sirens is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m.…
Read MoreClassifieds: November 14, 2024
For Sale: For Sale: Dining Room Set, 42” x 60” Table, 4 Chairs & Bench. Call 573-201-8920. $200.00. L/44/5tp Silent Auction: Viewing on Friday, Nov. 22, 417-926-7800. Storage unit containing household items. For Sale: 17342 Varvel Rd. Willow Springs. No Sunday calls, 417-962-3861. Small square bales, mixed grass, second cutting, $4.50 a bale. H/29/3tp For…
Read MoreObituary – Joseph “Leon” Zimmer
Joseph “Leon” Zimmer, age 88, of Staunton, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis. Born December 1, 1935, in Harrisburg, Ill., Leon married Theresa Epperheimer on December 25, 1971, in Alton, Ill. She preceded him in death along with his parents, Harry and Stella (Basinger), his brothers, Loy and…
Read MoreObituary – Michael “Mike” James
Michael Allen James was born February 27, 1968, in Houston, Missouri, to Donnie and Beverly James. Mike passed away on November 6, 2024, in Springfield, Missouri. Mike was preceded by his parents, Donnie and Beverly James. He is survived by his brother, Donnie James, Jr. and wife, Debbie, of Claremore, Okla.; sister, Sheila Hall and…
Read MoreIn this edition: November 7, 2024
The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, area-wide menus, sports schedules, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events, job listings and other classifieds are all included in the print edition this week. In addition to the current postings on our webpage,…
Read MoreOver a foot of rain for Texas County
By Shari Harris, Publisher An inundation of rain, which began early Sunday morning, led to flooding and flash flooding throughout Texas County and surrounding areas. This resulted in several road closings, business and office closings and school closures on Tuesday. Overnight into Tuesday morning, Highway 63 north of Cabool was overtopped by the Big Piney River,…
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