MDC holding public meeting in Houston to discuss CWD
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) has spread to white-tailed deer within Texas County. Landowners, hunters, and conservation partners are invited to learn more about the disease and MDC plans for managing the disease during a public meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, at…
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Customer Appreciation Fish Fry at Lewis & Sons Service
Lady ’Cats place second in Mountain Grove Holiday Tournament
By Shari Harris, Publisher MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. – Licking competed in the Mountain Grove Holiday Tournament last week, finishing second in the tournament to the host team, Mountain Grove. MTN. GROVE 64, LICKING 43 Licking faced the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers in the Championship game on Saturday, December 28. Despite playing with determination and grit…
Read MoreComing events: January 2, 2025
LICKING DOWNTOWN ANNUAL FISH FRY & AUCTION The annual fish fry and auction fundraiser for the Historic Licking Mill will be held on Saturday, February 22, at the Licking VFW Hall. Music by Herman Hall will be from 4 – 6 p.m., fish dinner with all the fixin’s from 4 – 6 p.m., auction at…
Read MoreClassifieds: January 2 – 8, 2025
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Read MoreObituary – Debra “Debbie” Benson
Debra (Debbie) Jean Benson, age 65, passed away on December 25, 2024, at her home in Licking, Missouri. She was born on September 11, 1959, to Donald and Bonnie (Lewis) Benson. Debbie is preceded in death by her mother, Bonnie and grandparents, Bud and Helen Benson and Dayton and Leota Lewis. She is survived by…
Read MoreIn this edition: December 26, 2024
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 MoreHoliday singing from the heart
By Sandi Scurlock, Staff Reporter It was standing room only in the Sherman Hill Field House on Thursday, December 19. Parents, grandparents and other relatives came to watch PreK through fourth grade students perform their annual Christmas concert. The show began with the Wildcat Learning Center students singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells.” Music…
Read MoreChristmas at Hickory Manor
By Shari Harris, Publisher Residents celebrated with a Christmas party on Friday at Hickory Manor in Licking. Santa Claus and his chief elf (Austin Diedrich and Maddy Rolen) attended courtesy of Three Rivers Hospice, and helped to hand out gifts to residents. The facility fundraises and accepts gift donations for the residents’ Christmas gifts each year.…
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