Wildcat 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.…
Read MoreDrug arrest leads to charges of Trafficking Drugs
During a routine patrol on August 22, at approximately 12:32 a.m., a Licking officer observed two subjects sitting outside a business which had closed for the evening. As the officer attempted to make contact with the subjects, the female subject placed an object behind the propane tank. When the officer asked the female,…
Read MoreStrength, confidence key to this year’s Lady ’Cats
By Shari Harris Publisher The Licking Lady Wildcats Volleyball Team is preparing for a competitive season. Head Coach Tammy Gorman and Assistant Coach Brenlee Smith have their team in shape and ready to begin their difficult schedule. “It will be a tough season,” predicted Gorman. “During adversity, we’ve got to learn to…
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