Blake Potts – professional rodeo clown
The 40th Licking Chamber of Commerce Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday, May 30 and 31, at the Licking Rodeo Grounds. This year’s rodeo will feature Blake Potts as rodeo clown and barrel man. Blake Potts is a professional rodeo clown and barrel man from Sedalia, Missouri. He has been traveling all over the…
Read MoreSpring Concert and Art Show at LHS
By Shari Harris, Publisher The Licking Music Department presented their Spring Concert on Sunday, April 27, at the Sherman Hill Fieldhouse on the campus of Licking High School. In the corridor of the building, the Licking High School Art Department showed their artwork from the year, including their ribbon winning work from the Frisco League…
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Photos by Shari Harris
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Wildcat Baseball picks up four wins
Coach Cole Roark Battle the weather, ride the bus, play lots of baseball. Spring baseball for the Wildcats continues on, and the Wildcats continue to work and get better. During a week of five varsity games and one JV game, the Wildcats picked up four wins and completed their conference schedule. Tuesday the Wildcats took…
Read MoreWildcat Golf posts best team score
By Coach Chris Harris LHS Golf went to Mountain Grove on Thursday, April 24, for a 16-team tournament. As a team the Wildcats posted their best team score of 380, finishing in seventh place. Roston Stockard finished just outside the top 10 with his new personal best 85, and Kolten Sullins was just behind that…
Read MoreComing Events: May 1, 2025
MONTAUK EVENTS Saturday, May 3, is Spring Kids Free Fishing Day. Kids 15 and under can pick up required “free fishing tags” at the registration booth near the fish cleaning station the night before the event from 2-5 p.m. or all day Saturday during the event. Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. is…
Read MoreClassifieds: May 1-7, 2025
For Sale: For Sale: Books make great gifts! Find books by local and regional authors Marie Lasater, Terra Culley, DK Barnes, Christy Porter and Richard Britner at The Licking News. L/1/tfn Order your subscription now to The Licking News. Call 573-674-2412 or stop by The Licking News office at 115 S. Main Street in Licking.…
Read MoreObituary: Lonnie Dean Roper
Lonnie Dean Roper, 85, of Licking, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 17, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born February 15, 1940, in Siloam Springs, Missouri. He was delivered at home by his Grandma Kate who was a midwife. He was the eldest son of Gay and Edith…
Read MoreIn This Edition: April 24, 2025
The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, area-wide menus, sports schedules, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events, classifieds, and don’t forget comics and puzzles are all included in the print edition this week. In addition to the current postings on…
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