In this edition: June 22, 2023
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: An LHS Mini Alumni Banquet will be held this Saturday; find out how to RSVP! Anutt Community Church announces more upcoming Gospel Singin’, and Jim and Audrey Friend are celebrating their 70th Wedding Anniversary. The Wildcat Travel Club is…
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Recognitions, summer maintenance review at R-VIII Board meeting
By Shari Harris,Publisher The Licking R-VIII Board of Education met on Monday, June 12, at 5:45 p.m. for the six-month community meeting and review of the district’s Safe Return to In-Person Learning Plan, followed by their regular monthly business meeting at 6 p.m. There was no community input voiced at the initial meeting, and Superintendent…
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Coming Events June 22, 2023
LHS MINI ALUMNI BANQUET All who were in the LHS graduating classes 1940 through 1969 are invited to a mini Alumni Banquet from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, at Fly Creek LLC (Old Rawlings Building) on Cedar Street. A special invitation is extended to the 50-year class of 1973. Music will…
Read MoreClassifieds: June 22 – June 28, 2023
Yard/Garage Sale: Moving Sale: Thursday 6/22 and Friday 6/23, 13140 Shafer Road. Everything must go! Priced to sell! Entertainment center, rocker, dining table, home décor, bikes, yard tools, shelves, women’s, kid’s, men’s clothes – ALL SIZES! L/25/1tp Family Garage Sale: 18945 Dixon Rd., Licking. Thursday-Friday, June 29-30, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 1,…
Read MoreObituary – Floyd “Ed” Walden
Floyd “Ed” Edward Walden was born February 5, 1961, in San Pedro, Calif., and passed away June 8, 2023, in Licking, Mo. He was the son of the late Wilma Jeane (Pennock) Johnson, of Licking, and Floyd “Duke” Lindsay Walden, of Montana. Ed loved his friends and family. He spent years truck driving, landscaping and…
Read MoreObituary – Glenda F. Thompson
Glenda Faye (Smith) Thompson, the daughter of the late Lonnie and Lovella Smith, was born on August 27, 1953, in Rockmart, Ga. Glenda went to her heavenly home on June 17, 2023, at Salem Memorial District Hospital, at the age of 69 years. Glenda lived her life in Duke, Mo. She graduated from Licking High…
Read MoreObituary – Freda L. Kell
Freda Lorraine Kell, age 86, was born September 8, 1936, in Elk Creek, Mo., the oldest daughter of Fred and Doris (Goodman) Goforth. She was the second oldest child of the clan. She passed away June 14, 2023, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Mo. Freda attended French Elementary School and Cabool High School.…
Read MoreNew TCMH Family Clinic for Licking
By Shari Harris, Publisher Work has begun on creating a new TCMH Family Clinic in Licking. Thanks to a $1.69 million Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and a $250,000 match by TCMH, the old Sturgeon Chevrolet building, next to Friend Lumber Company, has been purchased. Demolition work has begun on the interior to give construction…
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