Coming Events November 30, 2023
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR, SANTA & PARADE The Dec. 2 Christmas Craft Sale will begin at 9 a.m. at the Licking VFW Hall. Christmas window judging will be at 10 a.m. Santa will visit with children from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., so bring your cameras. All children getting a photo taken with Santa will receive…
Read MoreClassifieds: November 30 – December 6, 2023
For Sale: For Sale: 2000 red, short bed Chevy pickup, $5,000. Runs excellent. Call 573-889-9043. L/48/1tp For Sale: New electric bicycle. Lights, LED display, horn, fenders, rack. Contact Glenn Crowley at 417-260-6062. H/32/1tp For Sale: 21 cubic ft. Black Whirlpool Refrigerator. $600. Contact Louie Carmack Jr. at 417-458-4798. H/32/1tp For Sale: Home high above the…
Read MoreObituary – Lloyd A. Lunn
Lloyd Alvin Lunn, 85, of Salem, Mo., passed away Monday, November 27, 2023, in Salem, Mo. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday, December 1, 2023, in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, December 1, 2023, in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial…
Read MoreObituary – Barbara A. Beasley
Barbara Ann (Lehman) Beasley was born March 14, 1935, in Toledo, Ohio, to Lloyd and Frances (Wuebold) Lehman. On November 19, 2023, God freed her from Alzheimer’s and welcomed her home. She was 88 years old. Bunny grew up in San Antonio, Texas, the middle of three sisters. She graduated from Jefferson High School in…
Read MoreObituary – Beulah Page
Beulah (White) Page, of Edgar Springs, born 16 June 1932 at Vessie, Mo., to Martin Evan and Sarah Jane (Heavin) White, passed away 9 November 2023, at the home of granddaughter Andrea Mooney, in Kansas City. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Ruth (White) Schneider, Delphia (White) Bujewsk; brothers Thurman, Dale,…
Read MoreObituary – Patricia R. Fluehr
Patricia Ruth (Chambers) Fluehr, of Moscow Mills, Mo., passed away on November 19, 2023. Patricia was born May 5, 1939, to Fred and Ellen (Curley) Chambers. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert Fluehr, her parents, and siblings Helen, Fern, Dale, Cleo, Gerald, Harry, Donald and Glen. Patricia is survived by her…
Read MoreObituary – Beverly A. Steigman
Beverly Ann (Cameron) Steigman, born on March 28, 1946, in Rolla, Mo., to Robert Lynn Cameron and Juanita Maxine (Siddens) Cameron, passed away on November 21, 2023, after battling pancreatic cancer. She was the youngest of three children and the only daughter. Beverly grew up in Licking and graduated from Licking High School in 1964.…
Read MoreIn this edition: November 23, 2023
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Lighting of the Mill will take place on Saturday, with Santa, caroling, cookies and more. Licking Pentecostal Holiness Church invites you to The Wanda Mountain Boys southern gospel ministry on Sunday. The Licking Christmas Celebration will be held December…
Read MoreOrdinance putting marijuana tax on ballot must be amended
By Shari Harris, Publisher The Board of Aldermen met at the Council Chambers at City Hall on Tuesday, November 14, for their regular business meeting. Items of note during the meeting included an ordinance passed by a 2-1 vote (quorum) to add a question to the ballot for the April election regarding imposing a sales…
Read MoreBoard approves filling vacancy
By Shari Harris, Publisher The Licking R-VIII Board of Education held their regularly scheduled business meeting on Monday, November 13. Highlights from financial discussions included a walk-in freezer which has had multiple repairs and which will need to be replaced. One of the buses requires $9,000 in parts related to the diesel engine, leading to…
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