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Coming events: October 3, 2024

STORM SIREN TESTING Testing of the Licking storm sirens is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 17. ABCs OF MEDICARE The Phelps Health EnrollU team will host an “ABCs of Medicare” class to answer questions about the different Medicare plans prior to open enrollment. This class is FREE and open to…

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Classifieds: October 3 – 9, 2024

Yard/Garage Sale: 3-Family Garage Sale: 109 Karla Street, Licking. Saturday, Oct. 5, starting at 7am. Clean, nice stuff. Carhartt men’s coats, men’s boots and clothing. Canning equipment and jars. DVDs, CDs, women’s clothing, light fixtures and much more. L/40/1tp 2-Family Yard Sale: Behind TJ’s Flowers, Licking, Saturday, Oct. 5, 8am-3pm. Vintage hair dryer, end tables,…

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Obituary – Faye M. Beasley

Faye Marie (Branson) Beasley was born on October 25, 1932, near Raymondville, Mo., in a house built by her father George Washington Branson, that is still standing on the same property where she lived her entire life. She passed on to her eternal reward in heaven on September 25, 2024, after a period of hospital…

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Obituary – Charles W. Hayes

Charles William Hayes, of Raymondville, Mo., passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 18, 2024, after a long series of battles with cancer. Throughout his life, Chuck was a beloved and respected resident of several towns in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma before returning home to Raymondville to spend the rest of his years.…

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Obituary – Lloyd E. Heavin

Lloyd Edward Heavin, of Newburg, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at the age of 65. Lloyd was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 14, 1959, to the late Richard Heavin and Mary Elva (Rogers) Heavin. In addition to his parents, Lloyd was preceded in death by his infant brother, Everett Heavin. Lloyd…

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Obituary – Robert “Bob” Green

    Robert Larry (Bob) Green was born January 13, 1943, in Salem, Mo., to Edgar W. Green and Lois Elese (Scholfield) Green. He departed this earth and moved to Heaven on Monday, September 23, 2024, with his wife and family at his side. Bob graduated from Salem High School in 1961. After two years…

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Obituary – Brenda D. Rector

Brenda Dawn Rector, 68, of Licking, Missouri, passed away at 5:22 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024, due to complications from cancer, COPD, Covid, pneumonia and heart problems.  Brenda was born to Clyde and Rosalie Backues in St. Ann, Missouri. She lived in and attended grade school at Chesterfield and attended Francis Howell High School.…

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In this edition: September 26, 2024

The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, job listings, area-wide menus, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events and classifieds are all included in the print edition this week. In addition to the current postings on our webpage, in this week’s…

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A wet Fall Festival

  By Shari Harris, Publisher Several people attended the Fall Festival at the Licking Mill Saturday, with many walking through the morning rain (with or without umbrellas) and the afternoon heat to check out the booths and activities. One car seat inspection was performed by the health department before it began raining. For those who were…

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Flash flooding in Licking

By Shari Harris, Publisher Rain started overnight Sunday and into Monday in Licking, totaling around 4.5-inches or more. In a relatively flat community, the low spots were easily discernible by Monday evening, with pools of water several feet deep collecting in some places and with the creeks through town roaring their way northwest. Some battled…

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