R-VIII Board of Education recognized
By Supt. Cristina Wright Licking R-VIII School District Board of Education members were recognized for their volunteer service at the Monday, January 9, regular business meeting. Each year during the month of January, Licking R-VIII School District, along with school districts across the state, honor the many contributions of locally elected advocates for Missouri schoolchildren…
Read MoreA new alternative for housing
By Shari Harris, Publisher A new sign, Montauk Studios, on the north side of what once was the Scenic Rivers Inn heralds a new style of living in Licking, studio apartments. The apartments are limited to one or two residents only, and are “inspired by minimalism and eco-conscious lifestyles,” according to the website of the…
Read MoreThe Big Banana Car
By Christy Porter, Managing Editor “My daughter Rhonda and I, along with others, saw this car at Shell (in Licking) on New Year’s Eve,” shared Denece Mitchell in an email to The Licking News. A review of area residents’ Facebook pages presented additional photos of the unique car. So we had to know more. The…
Read MoreTwo county shooters earn trip to Nationals
By Lisa Steelman Texas County is proud to be sending our sixth and seventh shotgun shooters in seven years to 4H Nationals as members of the Missouri State Shotgun team. Ben Steelman and Roy “Tres” Warner competed in tryouts to make the Missouri state team. National competition is held in Grand Island, Neb., where teams…
Read MoreLady ’Cats 2-0 in 2023
By Coach Steve Rissler The Licking Lady Wildcats started off the new year on Monday, January 2, with a 55-40 victory at home over the MASSIVE Iberia Lady Rangers. The two seniors led us in this one, with Abbie Sullins netting 28 points on eight three-pointers and Kaida Cook chipping in 14 points and nine…
Read MoreWildcats win one/lose one on the road
The Licking Wildcats basketball team was on the road last week for two games. They started the week on Tuesday, January 4, at Willow Springs, and brought home a narrow victory, 71-68. The week ended in Mountain View on Friday, January 6, with another close game, this one a loss, 65-73, to the Liberty Eagles.…
Read MoreComing Events January 12, 2023
STORM SIREN TESTING Testing of the Licking storm sirens is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 19. NOAH COLEMAN CHAPTER DAR MEETING The Noah Coleman Chapter DAR will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Sybil’s Restaurant in St. James on Saturday, January 21. The state Regent will be attending. Visitors are welcome.…
Read MoreClassifieds: January 12 – January 18, 2023
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Read MoreObituary – Gwendolyn M. Parker
Gwendolyn Merle Parker, of Edgar Springs, Mo., passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at the age of 74. She was born on January 20, 1948, in Willow Springs, Mo., to the late Merle D. Ray and Ruth Louise (Hanks) Gauldin. She was raised and loved by her dad, the late Claude “Butch” Gauldin. On July…
Read MoreIn This Edition – January 5, 2023
In this edition: January 5, 2023 In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: See the details of an upcoming Open House at TLC Alternative Health. Phelps Health advertises a new physician. Only thirteen 2023 Calendars of Yesteryear are left in stock – see where to…
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