By Shari Harris, Publisher The Licking WIldcat Baseball Team competed in the Missouri Class 3 State Tournament Final Four on Wednesday and Thursday, May 31 and June 1. It was the first time since 1994 that the team made it to the championship game, and would prove to be the first time since 1989 that…

  By Shari Harris, Publisher This weekend marked the 38th Annual Chamber of Commerce Licking Rodeo, complete with two nights of rodeo and Rodeo Saturday events downtown. A wet beginning to Friday night’s rodeo reduced attendance to around 1,000, but Saturday night was a packed house, with about 2,500 attendees. Saturday downtown events included vendors,…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor The annual Kingtown Cruise-In that began in memory of Danny Hebblethwaite was held Saturday, also now in memory of Dennis King, co-coordinator of the event which is in its sixth year. Doug Hebblethwaite, son of Danny, and Dennis King, Danny’s nephew, began the event in tribute to Danny. It now…

The Licking City/Rural Fire Department responded to a report of a fire inside of a building at Ozark Shavings on Staples Lane on Saturday evening, June 3, at approximately 8:36 p.m. Two engines and two tankers responded from the Licking City/Rural Fire Department, with a total of eight personnel. A command post was established and…

  By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Licking Librarian Lee Ann Akins was busy registering children, ages three to 12, on Thursday, for the library’s 2023 Summer Reading Program. Librarian Brandi Smith treated the kids to buttered popcorn as they enjoyed a movie, “Magic School Bus-Space Adventure,” while adults completed the paperwork. The theme for the…