Wildcat Early Learning Center graduation
Photos by Shari Harris
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Licking students joined in passing the Peace Torch
By Christy Porter, Managing Editor The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run came to Licking Elementary School on Wednesday, May 15. The Peace Run is an international torch relay. A team left New York City in April, beginning a 10,000-mile route. Their four-month journey will take them across the U.S. and Canada to share the message…
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Wildcat Baseball wins District 9
By Coach Harv Antle The Licking Wildcats captured their second consecutive district championship last Thursday with a 10-0 victory over the Belle Tigers. The victory raised Licking’s record to 23-3 for the spring and moved the Wildcats into the sectional round of the state tournament where they will meet the Houston Tigers. Here are the…
Read MoreComing Events May 23, 2024
STARS & STRIPES SOCIAL A Stars & Stripes Social will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at American Legion Post 41, 1515 S. Sam Houston Blvd., Houston. All veterans are welcome. DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF PHELPS COUNTY The DCPC’s May Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Phelps County Courthouse on Thursday,…
Read MoreClassifieds: May 23 – May 29, 2024
Yard/Garage Sale: Yard Sale: Thursday 4-8 pm, Friday 8-?, 8034 Idaho Lane, Houston. Tons of Baby Stuff. H/5/1tp Yard Sale: Thursday – Friday 9 – 5, Saturday 9-2, May 30, 31, and June 1st, 17436 Oakwood Dr., Houston, Missouri. H/5/2tp For Sale: For Sale: John Deere disc mower Model 275, 9 ft. cut, 3 point…
Read MoreObituary – Alta V. Huff
Alta Virginia Huff, daughter of Clabe and Clara Mae Sullins was born April 28, 1951, in Kinderpost, Mo. She departed her earthly home in Licking, Mo., to be with her Lord and Savior on May 18, 2024, at the age of 73. Alta is preceded in death by her parents, Clabe and Clara Mae Sullins;…
Read MoreObituary – Bernice “B.L.” Mace
Bernice Lewis Mace, better known as B.L. or Bologna, was born January 27, 1942. He was one of eleven children born to Marvin Edward and Alma Magdalynn (Melton) Mace. B.L. lived his whole life in Edgar Springs and loved it there. He was united in marriage to Cletis Louise Hunt on July 29, 1961. B.L.…
Read MoreObituary – Charles R. Bartlett, Jr.
Charles Richard Bartlett Jr., son of Charles Sr. and Edna (Lewis) Bartlett, was born September 18, 1956, in Columbus, Ohio, and passed away May 14, 2024, at the Salem Care Center in Salem, Mo., at the age of 68. Charles is preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and numerous uncles and aunts. He is…
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