Lady ‘Cats win at Cuba
By Coach Steve Rissler The Licking Lady Wildcats traveled to Cuba for the first game of the 2021-22 season last Tuesday, November 23. Cuba capitalized on some early defensive miscues to take an 8-2 lead early, but Licking made a run and the score stood 12-12 after the first quarter. Licking started to get rolling…
Read MoreComing Events December 2, 2021
CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS The Texas County Museum of Art & History is having a Charlie Brown Christmas through December 4. LICKING CHRISTIAN CHURCH SPIRIT OF GIVING Does your family need help with Christmas this year? Licking Christian Church is having their Spirit of Giving event on Dec. 4. Call Amy Richards at 417-260-1057 or Teresa…
Read MoreClassifieds: Dec. 2 – Dec. 8, 2021
Yard/Garage Sale: Garage Sale: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Dec. 2 – 3, 107 Remington, Houston. Lots of things, Christmas things. H/32/1tp For Sale: For Sale: 2 German Shepherd pups, 1 male, 1 female, 12-weeks old. Fully vaccinated with 2 rounds Neo Par, 1 round New Vacc, 2 rounds Kennel Jec, and dewormed. (Purebred pups.)…
Read MoreObituary – Harold “Wayne” Sutton
Harold Wayne Sutton was born August 16, 1935, in Success, Mo. He passed away November 20, 2021, at the age of 86. Wayne was preceded in death by his loving wife, Carol; son Matthew; parents Lawrence and Sally; and siblings Earl, Carl, Joe, Eula and Mae. He is survived by his children, Paul, of St.…
Read MoreObituary – Frankie L. James
Frankie Lee James, son of the late Arthur and Lela Bell James, departed this life on November 24, 2021, at Texas County Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born February 20, 1946, on the hill above Welch Spring in Dent County, Mo. He is survived by his wife Donnetta; daughter, Melissia Creek and…
Read MoreObituary – MSGT Sid Higashi, Retired
MSGT Sid Higashi, retired Air Force, of Success, Mo., passed away November 23, 2021, in Columbia Hospital, at the age of eighty-three. His wife, Mary Ellen, and stepdaughter, Elyse was with him via zoom camera several minutes before his Angel took him to his new home in Heaven. Sid was born in Stockton, Calif., June…
Read MoreObituary – Vivian L. Smith
Vivian Lucille Fulks Smith was born on December 28, 1925, in Plato, Mo., to John Sherman and Lina Royster Fulks. On July 17, 1943, she married Doyle Smith. Vivian and Doyle enjoyed 70 wonderful years together. The majority of these years were spent in Licking, Mo. Vivian was preceded in death by her parents; her…
Read MoreA time of Thanksgiving
Photos by Christy Porter
Read MoreIn this edition: November 25, 2021
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Happy Thanksgiving! Rick Mansfield says, “I Laughed ‘Till I Cried,” and relates many “could have beens” as he tells of a hunting accident. Larry Dablemont went “Grouse Hunting,” not in the Ozarks but in Canada, and recounts why. Operation…
Read MoreChristmas in Licking
The Licking Chamber of Commerce annual day of Christmas festivities in Downtown Licking will be December 4. This year’s theme is “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Vendors will show their crafts to shoppers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Many vendors have already signed up and will be offering Christmas ornaments and décor, pot holders, wood…
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