“Your Vote Matters: School Board Elections Shape the Future of Our Community”
By Superintendent Telena Haneline The impact of our Licking R-8 School Board is felt in classrooms every day. These elected officials, public servants who receive no compensation for their tireless efforts, play a crucial role in guiding the direction of public education in our community. “Local school boards play a vital leadership role in providing…
Read MoreThe Ashby Turkey Call returns
By Shari Harris, Publisher Collectors and hunters alike will be excited to learn that Doug Ashby will be producing 1,000 limited edition Ashby turkey calls this season. From Vienna to Houston, and now in Licking, the Ashby box turkey call is back. With 200 already produced and another 200 expected to be ready by the…
Read MoreFish Fry Benefit exceeds fundraising goal
Thanks to the generosity and support of the community, the fundraiser fish fry held Saturday evening at Licking Pentecostal Holiness Church was a huge success. The fundraiser was to help Karla Reno as she fights cancer. Organizers had purchased 75 pounds of fish for the event, but quickly realized that would not be enough. Two…
Read MoreBenefit Ride for Gale sees good turnout
A Benefit Ride was held on Saturday at Crow Creek Bar & Grill for Beulah resident Ivan Gale, who sustained serious injuries in a motorcycle accident on March 9. Twenty-seven tickets to ride were purchased at the event, and Rock Springs Baptist Church matched $1,000.00 of ticket sales. Over forty riders enjoyed an afternoon of…
Read MoreWildcat Baseball takes second in Stockton Tournament
By Coach Cole Roark LICKING 12, STRAFFORD 6 BUFFALO, Mo. – The number five state-ranked Licking Wildcat baseball team opened the 2025 campaign in the Stockton Tournament. The two-site tournament began on March 22 with pool play at Buffalo High School. In the first contest of the spring, Licking faced a very talented Strafford team.…
Read MoreLicking Track competes at Cuba
Coach Steve Rissler The Running Wildcats opened the 2025 track season at Cuba on March 31. For the girls’ team, athletes finishing in the top six in their events included: Jadyn Barnes opened her junior season with an incredible throw in the javelin of 41.64m. She broke the meet record and set a new LHS…
Read MoreComing Events: April 3, 2025
REVIVAL A revival will be held at 7 p.m. on April 4, 6 p.m. on April 5, and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on April 6 at New Life Free Will Baptist Church in Licking. Pastor Bob Thebeau will be preaching. All are welcome to attend. RAYMONDVILLE COMMUNITY FAITH CRUSADE The Raymondville Community Faith Crusade…
Read MoreClassifieds: April 3-9, 2025
For Sale: For Sale: 2011 convertible Mustang, 5.0 engine, stick shift, 65,000 miles, dark blue color, excellent shape, $17,000. 417-260-6063. H/50/2tp For Sale: Shelby Mustang hardtop, 4.6 liter engine, stick shift, excellent shape, $11,000. 417-217-1122. H/50/2tp For Sale: Books make great gifts! Find books by local and regional authors Marie Lasater, Terra Culley, DK Barnes,…
Read MoreIn this Edition: March 27, 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…
Read MoreOgden, Shearing and Sisco register as write-ins for mayoral race
By Shari Harris, Publisher This year’s mayoral election for the City of Licking will look a little different on the ballot. The name seen on the ballot will be that of former mayor Keith Cantrell, who passed away January 21, 2025. Cantrell was running unopposed at the time of his death, which was past the…
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