“Within These Walls”
OpED By Rick Duncan, Publisher Whether it’s the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, the Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida, Cooperstown in New York, any college Hall of Fame or the Sherman Hill Field House at the Licking High School, sports memorabilia, pictures and trophies line the walls representing individual and…
Read MoreShoplifter identified
By Pat Burton, LPD Chief of Police On March 23, 2023, the Police Department was notified by the Licking Dollar General Store Manager, Kim Richmond, that an unidentified man entered the store, removed an item of merchandise from the manufacturer’s packaging and placed the product into his pocket, leaving the packaging on the shelf before…
Read MoreCorvette’s 70th Birthday
By General Motors NEW YORK – Exactly 70 years after the Corvette debuted at Motorama in New York City, Chevrolet has returned to introduce the first-ever electrified Corvette with all-wheel-drive and a powerful 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8, the 2024 E-Ray. The E-Ray is the quickest production Corvette in history, clocking a 2.5-second 0-60 mph time1 before…
Read MoreMeet the new teachers
By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Kids will not be the only ones starting a new year at Licking R-VIII. The district and the community welcome several new teachers for the 2023-2024 school year. Elementary Mackenzie Atterberry continues her nine-year teaching career with the second grade at Licking Elementary. She enjoys reading, crafting and watching sports.…
Read More4 basketball Grizzlies sign with new teams
By MSU-WP Staff WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Four sophomores from the 2022-2023 Grizzly Basketball team at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) are taking their talents to new teams this fall. Dallas Clayton is transferring to Georgia College & State University, a NCAA Division II school in Milledgeville. Clayton, a 7-foot forward from Auckland, New Zealand, averaged…
Read MoreWalker Tynes, Clayton Kaiser named All-American Scholars in men’s golf
By Ed Beach, Assistant AD-Media Relations SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Clayton Kaiser and Walker Tynes from the Drury men’s golf team were named All-American Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America for their work in the classroom in 2022-23. To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior, or senior both academically in their…
Read MoreComing Events August 17, 2023
STORM SIREN TESTING Testing of the Licking storm sirens is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 17. FIREWORKS SHOW BACK TO SCHOOL BASH The Independence Day Fireworks Show, which was postponed due to drought, will be held Saturday, August 17, beginning around 9 p.m., at Deer Lick Park. It will be…
Read MoreClassifieds: August 17 – August 23, 2023
Yard/Garage Sale: Huge Multi Family Garage Sale: 7 am – 7 pm, August 17th, 18th, and 19th, 5512 Highway 63, Cabool MO, 7 miles south of Houston. Lots of goodies for men, women and children. Lots of tools, hunting gear/equipment, guns, BMW bike, women’s clothing and shoes, girl clothing and shoes, baby girl and boy…
Read MoreObituary – Rosalie “Nan” Dunham
Rosalie “Nan” Dunham, of Edgar Springs, Mo., passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at the age of 89. She was born on December 14, 1933, in Licking, Mo., to the late Wilford Deason and Mary Ann (Smith) Deason. On June 9, 1951, she married Billy Dunham. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded…
Read MoreObituary – Loretta “Jeanne” Yount
“Law and Order” (not SVU, but the original) lost a loyal follower on June 28, 2023. Loretta Jean Elliott Yount (“Jeanne”), formerly of Licking, was born October 1, 1942, and passed away at her home in Rainbow City, Ala., at the age of 80. Contributing factors were absolutely not the decades of smoking (her favorite…
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