Fried fish, fundraising, music and more
By Shari Harris, Publisher Licking Downtown Inc. held their annual Fish Fry fundraiser Saturday evening at the Licking VFW Hall. Fried fish by Paul Wade and friends with all the fixin’s was served beginning before 4 p.m., and Herman Hall began singing shortly thereafter, entertaining diners and workers with his live show “The 50s at…
Read MoreTown & Country Bank recognized for inspiring reading
By Shari Harris, Publisher Town & Country Bank Vice President and Licking Branch Manager Rawly Gorman met with the third grade classes at Licking Elementary School on Wednesday to hear their thoughts on receiving newspapers in the classrooms. The bank sponsors a program that delivers newspapers to the students each week, to inspire reading. The…
Read MoreLicking Archery Team competes in Mountain Grove
The Licking Archery team competed in Mountain Grove on March 1. Twelve archers from Licking participated. Albert Gyory was the high scorer for Licking. He compiled a score of 268, placing 3/7 among twelfth grade boys, 12/47 in high school boys, and 13/117 overall boys. Other scoring was as follows: Malachi Smith – 239, 7/10…
Read MoreComing Events: March 13, 2025
CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE The annual Knight of Columbus Corned Beef & Cabbage dinner will be held Saturday, March 15, from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. at St. John Catholic Church, West Highway 32, Licking. For carryouts or in-town deliveries call 573-674-4010. NSDAR MARCH MEETING The Noah Coleman Chapter, NSDAR, is scheduled to hold their…
Read MoreClassifieds: March 13-19, 2025
Yard Sales: Estate Sale: March 20-21, 7am-5pm, Carol Chilton, 18320 Whitlock Road, Licking. Everything must go. L/11/1tc For Sale: For Sale: Grass hay, Raymondville. 4×5 net wrapped, stored in barn, didn’t get wet, $45, hauling extra. Call 417-300-0920. H/46/2tp For Sale: John Deere X300 riding mower with 42 inch mower deck. Good condition with 660…
Read MoreObituary – Jerry Willbanks
Jerry Willbanks, 79, of St. Ann, Missouri, went to be with the Lord on March 5, 2025. Jerry was born on August 20, 1945, to Climmie and Alvin Willbanks in Blooming Rose, Missouri. After working at Fort Leonard Wood, he moved to St. Louis and started a long career at Defense Mapping Agency, from which…
Read MoreIn This Edition: March 6, 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 More“No Child Left Indoors – Path to the Uplands” Annual Banquet
By Shari Harris, Publisher The Piney River Covey Chapter of Quail Forever hosted their 2025 banquet Saturday evening at the Intercounty Electric Auditorium in Licking. Their “No Child Left Indoors – Path to the Uplands” banquet was very well attended. The banquet had 38 sponsors this year, up from 30 in the past. The local…
Read MoreFrom beneath the sand and debris
By Shari Harris, Publisher After a winter of hard work and worry, the crews from the Hatchery and Montauk State Park saw their visitors return for Opening Day of catch and keep trout season. Robert Christensen, of O’Fallon, and his wife joined Hatchery Manager Kyle Case on the bridge to fire the opening shot as…
Read MoreMontauk Rural Fire Department hosts fundraiser dinner
By Matthew Glenn, Board Treasurer Every year we schedule our Spring fundraiser in conjunction with opening day of Trout season at Montauk State Park and this year, as always, did not disappoint. We are happy to announce another fabulous event as we raised approximately $5700.00! We hosted approximately 100 people who enjoyed hotdogs, several varieties…
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