JH Boys Track & Field finish 2nd in State meet
Junior High Track & Field ended their season with a great finish at the state track meet on Saturday, April 27. Nearly every athlete came home with a medal. The boys’ team placed second overall and the girls’ team placed 6th. For the JH Boys’ team, Jett Sullins had three first place finishes, in the…
Read MoreComing Events May 9, 2024
MONTAUK HAPPENINGS Old Mill Days will take place from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at Montauk State Park. The celebration will include mill tours, old-time music and games, woodcarving, Dutch oven cooking, blacksmithing, living history performances and other Ozarkian crafted arts. Friday is Student’s Day, and Saturday…
Read MoreClassifieds: May 9 – May 15, 2024
Yard/Garage Sale: Yard Sale: Saturday, May 18, 8am-7pm, 111 Martin St., Licking. Variety of clothes, furniture, collectibles and more. L/19/2tp Yard Sale: Thursday May 9th and Friday May 10th at 18320 Whitlock Road, Licking. Go to Computiques, North on US 63 then turn left. Then right on Whitlock Road, second brown house on left. Moving…
Read MoreObituary – Reba S. Duncan
Reba Sue (Jones) Duncan, age 77, passed away Friday, May 3, 2024, related to heart and lung complications. For 60 years, Reba was married to Donnie Duncan and they lived in Licking, Mo., for over 47 years. Reba is survived by her family: husband, Donnie Duncan; daughter, LaDonna Sue (Duncan) Vestal; son, Jeffrey Allen…
Read MoreObituary – Adell Pugh
Adell (Martin) Pugh, age 80, daughter of William P. and Vida T. (Lovett) Martin, was born on November 3, 1943, in Little Rock, Ark. She passed away on May 2, 2024, at her home in Licking, Mo., surrounded by her family. Adell was a devoted grandmother and loved helping raise her grandchildren. She loved gardening…
Read MoreObituary – Lee M. Mace
Lee Marvin Mace, age 29, son of Randy Mace and Tammy (Adey) Mace, and brother of Brandi Faye Mace, was born April 11, 1995, in Houston, Mo. He passed away on April 28, 2024, at his home, in Edgar Springs, Mo. Lee is preceded in death by his two grandmothers, Alta Adey and Louise Mace;…
Read MoreFBLA State Leadership Conference Celebrated
Stacie Hutsell, LHS FBLA Adviser SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) welcomed 5,000+ attendees from nearly 400 chapters to the record breaking State Leadership Conference April 14-16, 2024, to celebrate our 65th year as an organization. Members and advisers gathered in person to expand their leadership knowledge, compete in various events…
Read MoreIn this edition: May 2, 2024
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Contact The Licking News to reserve your special senior’s ad in this year’s Graduation Edition. The Montauk Rural Fire Department will be holding a Breakfast for Dinner and Raffle on Saturday, May 4. All LHS Alumni are invited to…
Read MoreBreast cancer awareness: Make it personal
By Christy Porter, Managing Editor I come from a family history of female breast cancer, diagnoses for those close to me, coming at an early age to an advanced age. I have seen the difference between an early diagnosis and a later, between treatments and the advancement of treatments, and the prognosis and outcome. I…
Read MorePregnancy Resource Center hosts Banquet for Life
Submitted The Pregnancy Resource Center of South Central Missouri held its 7th Annual Banquet for Life, “In His Image,” on April 4 at Faith Fellowship Church in Houston, Mo. They raised almost $30,000. Since the PRC is a not-for-profit organization and they do not receive any government funding, 100 percent of the PRC’s operating budget…
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