CMS COVID vaccination mandate faces legal challenge
By Shari Harris, Publisher The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on November 4 that the Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID vaccinations of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, via an emergency regulation issued by CMS. On November 10, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and…
Read MoreLicking 4-H Club Awards Banquet
The Licking 4-H Club awards banquet was held Thursday, Nov. 11, and members were recognized for their participation in activities for the 2021 4-H year. Activities included LEGO, Arts/Crafts, Community Service, Gardening, Cooking, Poultry, Rabbits, Dairy Cow, Dairy Goats and Lambs. Four members’ activities also included being officers. There are hundreds of projects in which…
Read MoreLPD visits Licking Head Start
Gideon Antle signs with Ohio University
By Coach Harv Antle HILLSBORO, Mo. – Gideon Antle, sophomore outfielder for the Jefferson College Vikings, signed a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to attend Ohio University on scholarship to play baseball for the Bobcats in the spring of 2023. Antle graduated from Licking in 2020 and was a First Team All State performer…
Read MoreComing Events November 18, 2021
STORM SIREN TESTING Testing of the Licking storm sirens will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 18. TEXAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING The Texas County Democratic Central Committee will have their next meeting at 6 p.m. in the lower level Texas County Administration Center meeting room on Thursday, Nov. 18. Pizza will…
Read MoreClassifieds: Nov. 18 – Nov. 24, 2021
Yard/Garage Sale: Indoor Yard Sale: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 18 – 19, at the Houston Senior Center. Assortment of clothes, books, furniture and miscellaneous, at reasonable prices. H/30/1tp For Sale: For Sale: 2014 Dodge Avenger. Low mileage, excellent condition. $13,850. Call 417-217-5684. L/45/2tp For Sale: Fiberglass canoe, flat…
Read MoreObituary – Brittany N. Cook
Brittany Nicole Cook, daughter of Bob and Connie Cook, was born on September 14, 1990, in Houston, Mo., and departed this life on Sunday, November 14, 2021. She was 31 years and 2 months of age. She was born and raised at Plato, Mo., and graduated from Plato High School in 2009. She was an…
Read MoreObituary – Louise E. Akers
Louise Ella Akers, daughter of Ollie E. Williams and Grace Viola (Thomas) Williams, was born in Kinderpost, Mo., November 4, 1929. She went to be with the Lord on November 11, 2021, making her age at the time of her death 92 years and 1 week. Louise was raised by her mother and her stepfather,…
Read MoreObituary – Grace V. Hudson
Grace Virginia Hudson nee Nelson, age 102, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur, Mo., with her granddaughter by her side. She was born February 4, 1919, in Dent Co., Montauk, Mo. Grace was the seventh child born to William Marion and Susan Caroline (Bain) Nelson. Grace went to school…
Read MoreVeterans Tribute
This tribute to our veterans on Veterans Day contains a calendar of events for Veterans Day in Licking, a remembrance of veterans lost in the past year, and a list of sponsors expressing their thanks to the veterans and their families for the sacrifices made in the service of our country. …
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