Fire on Elm Street
By Aaron Greathouse Fire Chief On August 27, 2024, at approximately 6:56 p.m., the City of Licking Fire Department along with Licking Rural Fire Department was dispatched by Texas County 911 to Elm Street, Licking, for a residential structure fire. Engine 2751 responded with a crew of five, Engine 2753 with a crew…
Read More“Taking Our Show on the Road”
By Sandy Campbell A few local artists recently gathered some of their best works, and we loaded them up and headed to a show in Rolla. The show is hosted by Arts Rolla, a group of artists and patrons of the arts from Rolla and the surrounding area, who host a different group…
Read MoreWildcat XC preview
By Shari Harris Publisher The Wildcat Cross Country runners are back and are ready for a great season. Three-day a week practices began July 8, and increased to five-days a week on August 19. By Thursday, September 12, the runners plan to be ready for their first meet at Willow Springs. Seven boys…
Read MoreComing Events: September 5, 2024
VETERANS FREE FISHING AT MONTAUK Military veterans fish for free at Montauk on Saturday, September 7. Veterans must obtain and display a fishing tag that will be given to them at the Hooked on Vets tent/booth in the park. GRANDPARENTS DAY AT LRC Grandparents’ Day is September 8. Licking Residential Care is encouraging everyone to…
Read MoreClassifieds: September 5 – 11, 2024
For Sale: For Sale: 6 men’s western shirts XL $25. Pair of camouflage coveralls XL $20. Pair of men’s Carhartt boots, size 11, $20. Three men’s coats – 1 new, XL, $25. Queen size air bed with built-in pump, 24-inches tall, $40. 573-453-2777. Salem L/36/1tp For Sale: Books by local and regional…
Read MoreObituary – Muriel E. Booker
Muriel Eleanora (Sample) Booker was born February 22, 1927, to Kenneth Sample and Grace (Ward) Sample in Fountain, Colo. She passed away August 25, 2024, in Stockton, Mo., at the age of 97 years. Muriel attended and graduated high school in Fountain, Colo. There in Colorado she met Leo Booker, and they were married in…
Read MoreIn this edition: August 29, 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 media postings, in this week’s…
Read MoreLicking Aquatic Center opens
By Shari Harris Publisher No one anticipated when the City of Licking was preparing the pool for opening in May that the actual season opener of the Aquatic Center would be on August 25. There were even times, midway through the summer, when many believed they wouldn’t open until 2025. So the City…
Read More39th Edgar Prairie Days
By Shari Harris Publisher This was the 39th annual Edgar Prairie Days, and while organizers initially thought it would be a one day event, Chris Spurgeon brought the MMRA Rodeo back to town Friday and Saturday nights, and the parade was held Saturday morning, changing it to a full weekend of fun.…
Read MoreFor the fifty-eight thousand
By Shari Harris Publisher For those traveling downstream on the Big Piney River from Boiling Springs, a memorial of thirteen white crosses, two cannons and a kneeling soldier may be a familiar sight. Located on Gary Brandon’s property just north of the campgrounds, it has been faithfully kept for nearly a decade.…
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