Wildcat Baseball has 4-1 week
By Coach Harv Antle LICKING, Mo. – The Licking Wildcats went 4-1 over five games last week, beginning on Monday with a victory over Salem and ending on Saturday with a loss at Forsyth. The Wildcats improved their overall record to 12-2 as they prepare for another five-game week. Below are the summaries of last…
Read MoreComing Events April 18, 2024
STORM SIREN TESTING Testing of the Licking storm sirens is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 18. OPEN HOUSE ART SHOW An End of the Semester Art Show will be held from 4:30 – 7 p.m. in the LHS gym lobby on Thursday, April 18. High school artwork and HS Frisco…
Read MoreClassifieds: April 18 – April 24, 2024
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Read MoreObituary – Sarah M. Frick
Sarah Mae (Cartwright) Frick, age 90, daughter of Eli and Della (Henson) Cartwright was born January 20, 1934, in St. Louis, Mo. She passed away April 15, 2024, at Hickory Manor, Licking, Mo. Sarah is preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Dale Cartwright; and one daughter, Terry Frick. She is survived by her…
Read MoreObituary – Faye E. Widener
Faye Evelyn (Leonard) Widener was born on October 4, 1929, in Lenox, Mo., to Marvin and Thelma (Chapman) Leonard. She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Betty Richardson, Verlee Joyce, Helen (June) Presley and Minnie Ilene Mathes; daughter, Donna Blakemore; first husband, Charles Ferrell; and second husband, John K. Widener. Left to mourn…
Read MoreIn this edition: April 11, 2024
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: The Stanley Jones Singers will be at the New Life Freewill Baptist Church on Sunday. Dalton Harper will be featured at a Gospel Singing on Saturday at Anutt Community Church. A Benefit Fish Fry will be held for Paul…
Read MoreEclipse fever comes to southern Missouri
By Shari Harris, Publisher People flocked to southern Missouri and Arkansas Monday for a chance to see a total eclipse of the sun. Festivals and gatherings were held in many towns, and though Licking wasn’t in the path of totality, Monday’s concert by Moonshine Xpress to raise funds for the Licking Mill offered people a…
Read MoreGeorge O. White celebrated 90 years
By Christy Porter, Managing Editor George O White Nursery celebrated 90-years of productivity on Saturday with tours of the facility and in the field, a luncheon, free souvenirs, a visit from Smoky the Bear, a fishing clinic and an operation demonstration of a portable sawmill. Staff conducted tours that took visitors through the processes of…
Read MoreCaribbean fine dining at Hopyskitchen
By Christy Porter, Managing Editor “A Buen Tiempo!” is a standard greeting in the Dominican Republican at mealtime, shares Hope Domenech, the owner of Hopyskitchen, who is from the Dominican Republic. Translated, it means, “You came at a good time to eat!” “I want my customers to come in, sit down, relax and enjoy a…
Read MoreShafer Road meeting announced
A meeting has been organized by Rep. Bennie Cook and the Friends of Shafer Road to discuss improvements to the route. It will be held Thursday evening, April 18, at 6:30 p.m., at the Licking Senior Center on Green Street. Rep. Cook has invited several officials to the meeting to hear the reports of those…
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