Candidates speak at Chamber meeting
All three candidates for Licking mayor spoke at Thursday’s meeting of the Licking Chamber of Commerce. Sean Shearing and Tina Sisco addressed those assembled in person, and Scott Ogden, who was out of town at another obligation, spoke over the phone. Shearing mentioned community involvement as a key element to growth in the economy. Sisco…
Read MoreWorld Travel Club’s new adventure
The World Travel Club is going on another great adventure to Portugal, Spain and Morocco in 2026! The World Travel Club’s first trip began in 2014; Club founder Twyla Stone, a Raymondville teacher, took the first group to Ireland, Scotland, England and Paris as a group leader. The group consisted of ten adults and four…
Read MoreSurgery scores place TCMH in top 15 percent for patient satisfaction
TCMH HOUSTON, Mo. – Texas County Memorial Hospital’s outpatient ambulatory surgery patient satisfaction scores have increased by five percent over the past six months placing them in the 87th percentile, board members heard at their monthly meeting. April Crites, TCMH quality and risk management director, shared the uptick in scores, highlighting that TCMH surgery department’s…
Read MoreComing Events: April 10, 2025
RAYMONDVILLE COMMUNITY FAITH CRUSADE The Raymondville Community Faith Crusade will be held April 6-20 at Raymondville Community Church, 225 E. State Rte. B, Raymondville. Services will begin at 7 p.m. Guest speakers include Kevin Evilsizer, Jim Root, John Nutt, Gary Davenport, Tim Chitwood, Charles Felkner, Big Brother Ministry, Jason Akers and Charles Felker. EASTER EGG…
Read MoreClassifieds: April 10 – 16, 2025
Yard Sale: Yard Sale: Tools, dishes, cooking items, whatnots, miscellaneous, priced to sell. Behind TJ’s Flowers on Cedar Street. All proceeds to Licking Mill. 8am – 3pm Saturday, April 12. L/15/1tp For Sale: For Sale: Local grain finished whole or half beef. $5.25 per pound hanging weight, plus butcher fee. Summersville MO. 417-259-3142 email: logann200@gmail.com.…
Read MoreObituary: Damien M. Bowman
Damien Michael Bowman, 23, of Lenox, Missouri, departed this life Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Lenox, Missouri. Damien is survived by his mother: Rachel (Bowman) Earl and Joe Earl, of Lenox; father: Manuel Flores and wife Angie, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; sisters: Harmony Earl, of Rolla, and Kenzie Hendrickson and husband Logan, of Salem; half-siblings:…
Read MoreObituary: Elvin “Huck” Lane Jr.
Elvin “Huck” Lane Jr., age 66, passed away on April 3, 2025, in Rolla, Missouri, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 16, 1958, to Elvin Sr. and Margaret Lane, in Waynesville, Missouri. He is survived by his wife, Carol, of the home; son Vance Lane (Charlene), of Licking; grandchildren, Logan and Kameryn…
Read MoreObituary – Douglas “Doug” Keaton
Douglas “Doug” Lynn Keaton, 69, of Erie, Kansas, passed away on March 28, 2025, in Joplin, Missouri. Doug was born on December 25, 1955, in Waynesville, Missouri, to Don and Vergena Keaton. He grew up in O’Fallon, Missouri, where he attended school. As a young man, he worked alongside his father at Beachner Construction, laying…
Read MoreIn this Edition: April 3, 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…
Read MoreMeet the candidates for Licking Board of Education
By Shari Harris, Publisher Two three-year terms on the Licking R-8 Board of Education will be decided in next week’s election. Three candidates are vying for those two positions, two of which are incumbents. The results of their interviews follow. In alphabetical order, the candidates are incumbent Jake Floyd, incumbent Heidi Moloney and candidate Joe…
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