Obituary – Betty D. Shaw
Betty Dean (Melton) Shaw of Flat, Mo., died on Thursday, May 13, in Rolla, Mo., at the age of 85. Betty was born August 5, 1935, in Creve Coeur, Mo., to the late August and Pearl (Rossel) Melton. She was united in marriage to Wayne Junior Shaw on June 11, 1952. She was a…
Read MoreObituary – Elvinia M. York
Elvinia Marie York passed from this life January 27, 2021, in Salem, Mo. She was born to Roy and Agnes Warthen on December 13, 1946, in Nevada, Mo., and was joined in wedlock to Lloyd York June 5, 1965, in Licking, Mo. She is survived by her son, Cliff (Diana) York of Houston; her…
Read MoreObituary – Kirk J. Steinbach
Kirk Joseph Steinbach, age 51, of Plato, Mo., passed away unexpectedly May 16, 2021. He was born, June 22, 1969, one of triplets, to Thomas Joseph Steinbach and Mary Margaret (Warren) Steinbach in Lebanon, Mo. Kirk grew up in Plato and graduated from Plato High School with the class of 1987. He married Misty Lynn…
Read MoreClass of 2021 graduates
The Licking High School Class of 2021 celebrated their Commencement on Sunday, May 16, at the Sherman Hill Field House at 3 p.m. The graduation program for 65 seniors began with the LHS Concert Band performance of “Hidden Wonders” by Sean O’Loughlin, followed by “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1” – Michael Story. Kermit Lonning,…
Read MoreIn this edition: May 20, 2021
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: The Licking News proudly presents the Licking High School Class of 2021 in a special pullout edition; we and the local area congratulate and wish them the very best as they move forward into their futures! Rick Mansfield promotes…
Read MoreSilver Creek Rodeo Company
Submitted Silver Creek Rodeo Company’s heritage runs deep! It goes back as far as 1976 with the creation of the Delayne Long Rodeo Company. For over 25 years the Long family produced some of the most notable rodeos in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa, and annually provided livestock to several association Finals events each…
Read MoreGuiding: A Wade family tradition
By Shari Harris, Publisher Fishermen have been traveling to Texas County for about a century to take guided floats with the Wades on the Big Piney River. What started with William Wade in the early 1900s has continued through five generations, and Art Wade & Sons Guide Service now offers over 100 years of combined…
Read MoreTrack and Field competes at Sectional Track Meet
By Coach Heather Hawn The Licking High School Track Team competed at the Sectional Track and Field meet last Saturday in Sarcoxie. Senior Tomi Rose qualified on to the State meet in three individual events. She won the girls long jump with a jump of 16’ 6.5”, placed fourth in the 100m dash with a…
Read MoreLicking Baseball moves into Districts
By Coach Harv Antle LICKING 10, PLATO 0 LICKING – The Licking Wildcats closed the regular season on Tuesday (May 11) with a 10-0 victory over the Plato Eagles at Deer Lick Park. Landon Medlock was the winning pitcher for Licking as he surrendered two hits and struck out two. The win was the third…
Read MoreComing Events May 20, 2021
STORM SIREN TESTING Testing of the storm sirens will take place at 10 a.m. in Licking on Thursday, May 20. TEXAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN’S MEETING The Texas County Republican’s meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Houston Lions Club, north of Houston off Hwy. 63, on Thursday, May 20. Potluck is at 6 p.m. Kelvin D.…
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