Coming Events April 14, 2022
EASTER EGG HUNT Bring your basket and join the Easter bunny for The Easter Egg Hunt at Old City Park to be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 16. One golden egg per each age group: 0-3; 4-7; and 8-12. Photos with the Easter bunny are available. Rain date is April 23. NOAH COLEMAN…
Read MoreClassifieds: April 14 – April 20, 2022
For Sale: For Sale: Small standard red and apricot AKC poodles: Dame from Ukraine. For more information on upcoming litters: moyenmajesticembrace@gmail.com L/14/4tp For Sale: Horned Hereford bulls, thick, deep-sided, gentle, ideal cross for Angus cows, 417-268-7687. H/51/7tp For Sale: “You’re the Coach: The Ultimate Football Game” at The Licking News. L/38/tfn For Sale: Now…
Read MoreObituary – Kathy Earp
Kathy (Smith) Earp, age 63, daughter of Eugene and Mary Smith, was born September 3, 1958, in Mountain View, Mo. She passed away April 9, 2022, in Success, Mo., peacefully in her home. Kathy is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Steve; three children, Christopher and Kathy Kirkman, Jennifer…
Read MoreObituary – Arley A. Wilkins
Arley Arlis Wilkins, 92, a longtime resident of Northeast Kansas City, and formerly of Cabool, Mo., passed away peacefully on April 10, 2022, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Mo., with family at his side. Arley was born July 20, 1929, in Nebraska, one of five children of Thomas Jahue and Rosa Etta…
Read MoreObituary – Marjorie “Margie” Bradshaw
Marjorie Darlene (Pierce) Bradshaw was born August 30, 1941, to Howard Otto and Melinda Maude (Ledbetter) Pierce in Shannon County, Mo., and departed this life April 3, 2022, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Mo., at the age of eighty years. Margie was united in marriage to Elmer Raymond Bradshaw on August 30, 1960.…
Read MoreApril 2022 General Municipal Election – Unofficial Results
Service through the good and bad
By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Licking native and Licking R-VIII alumnus, Sgt. Jeffery Kinder has served the people of south central Missouri in law enforcement for over 30 years. After serving in several positions within Troop G, Sgt. Kinder retired from the Missouri State Highway Patrol effective April 1, 2022, as public information and education…
Read MoreIn this edition: April 7, 2022
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: The City of Licking held a special meeting on time-specific items including the budget and the proposed wastewater treatment plant project. Rick Mansfield shares the many benefits for young and old in “Service.” Larry Dablemont reminisces on times gone…
Read MoreThe Flaky Crust: A work of their hands
By Shari Harris, Publisher “And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands.” (Psalm 90:17, NKJ) For years, Delta Hernandez, a rural route mail carrier for the Licking Post Office, has been encouraged by Postmaster Melissa…
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