Classifieds: March 23 – March 29, 2023
For Sale: For Sale: Handcrafted quilts made in the Ozarks. Available at the Rock House Vintage Market, Licking. L/1/tfn For Sale: 2005 F-150 extended cap truck, six cylinder, front wheel drive, six-foot bed with liner, red with gray interior, 152,000 miles, runs great, asking $6,000, 573-671-2111. H/48/2tp For Sale: Use ItchNoMore® shampoo on dogs, cats…
Read MoreObituary – Sharon Adele (McBride) Green
Sharon Adele (McBride) Green, 81, of Waynesville, Mo., passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Mercy Hospital of Springfield, Mo. Mrs. Green is survived by her husband, Dewayne Green, of the home; son, Michael Green, of Waynesville; daughter, Shari Bollenbach, of Lebanon; and son, Shannon Green, of Lebanon; two grandchildren, Megan Bollenbach, of Lebanon, and…
Read MoreObituary – Virginia “Dorlene” Blankenship
Virginia “Dorlene” (Major) Blankenship was born May 4, 1936, in Boss, Mo., to Glen and Verna (Pyatt) Major and passed away peacefully Sunday, March 19, 2023, in her home in Salem, Mo., surrounded by all her children at the age of eighty-six years. Dorlene is survived by her loving children: Bob Blankenship and wife, Cathy,…
Read MoreObituary – GySgt (Ret) Zenaida Rodriguez
GySgt (Ret) Zenaida Rodriguez, 44, of Edgar Springs, Mo., passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023, in the Phelps Health Hospital of Rolla, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2023, in the Memorial Chapels and Crematory of Waynesville / St. Robert. Burial with military honors will follow in the Missouri…
Read MoreObituary – Lola M. Bradford
Lola Margaret (Mullen) Bradford, age 84, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2023, at Hickory Park Manor in Licking, Mo. She had fallen in late October and broken her femur and was unable to recover. She was the daughter of Alice and Walter Lee Mullen and was born on July 16, 1938, in Jacksonville, Ill.…
Read MoreObituary – Alvis “Al” Kimrey
Alvis Wayne Kimrey of Park Hills, Mo., was born on August 6, 1939, in Steelville, Mo., a son to the late Roy Calvin Kimrey and the late Fern (Mayberry) Hassell. Al, as many lovingly knew him, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family, at the age of…
Read MoreDrug arrest at SCCC
By Pat Burton, LPD Chief of Police LICKING, Mo. (March 15, 2023) – On February 11, 2023, along with members of the South Central Correctional Center (SCCC), Licking officers conducted a short term narcotics investigation at SCCC. A visitor, Serena Green, was witnessed attempting to deliver a crystal like substance to an inmate during visitation.…
Read MoreNewspapers in classrooms
By Shari Harris, Publisher National Newspapers in Education week was celebrated March 6-10, 2023. Two area banks, Town & Country Bank-Licking and Progressive Ozark Bank, sponsor weekly deliveries of The Licking News to Licking, Phelps County R-III, Raymondville and Success third grade students. This year, representatives from the banks visited with some of the students…
Read MoreIn this edition: March 16, 2023
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Follow the ongoing teachings of “It Is Written,” by the Licking Church of Christ. See this week’s Licking R-VIII Elementary Learner of the Week, sponsored by Kinder Plant Food; HS/JH Learner of the Week, sponsored by Hawn Law Office;…
Read MoreShafer Road deterioration leads to petition
A petition has been started asking for road improvements to Shafer Road in Sherrill Township. People who live or drive on Shafer Road have joined together to form a Friends of Old 63/Shafer Road group, with their main objective being “real road improvements to the pavement and sides of the pavement on approximately a 6.9…
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