Area News
Wildcat Athletics and Wildcat Boys Basketball under interim leadership
The Licking R-VIII School District has announced that some temporary changes have occurred in their athletics program as a personnel issue is being addressed. Interim Athletic Director duties have been assigned to Volleyball Head Coach Tammy Gorman. JV Boys Basketball Coach Chris Harris has been temporarily assigned duties as interim Boys Basketball Head Coach, with…
Read More“You’re the Coach: 2nd Edition”
By Shari Harris, Publisher Raymondville resident Michael Wray, Jr., drives his “You’re the Coach” rig across the country as an over-the-road trucker and spends his spare time creating, selling and improving his own football board game, “You’re the Coach.” His “Ultimate Football Board Game” was featured in an article in The Licking News in September…
Read MoreValentine’s Day King and Queen fundraiser
In this edition: January 23, 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 MoreIn this edition: January 16, 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 MoreFire Department Training Room is operational
By Shari Harris, Publisher When the Licking Rural and City Fire departments hosted their Open House in October, they shared plans for the construction of a new training room. Thanks to the hard work of the volunteer firefighters, that training room has become a reality. Built in the northeast corner of the fire station, a fully…
Read MoreCWD meeting held in Houston
By Shari Harris, Publisher The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) held a public meeting on Tuesday, January 7, in Houston. Landowners, hunters, and conservation partners were invited to attend and learn more about chronic wasting disease (CWD) and MDC plans for managing the disease. Despite the less-than-ideal weather, a good turnout was reported. An extensive…
Read MoreMeet TCMH’s first baby of 2025
HOUSTON, Mo. – It’s a boy! John Craig Decker was the first baby born at Texas County Memorial Hospital in 2025, arriving at 4:09 p.m. on Wednesday, January 1. His parents, Nicholas and Leah Decker, of Eminence, Missouri, were overjoyed to welcome their precious son, John. Christopher Baldwin, MD, an obstetrician and gynecologist, and Kristina…
Read MoreMega Millions ticket worth $1 million sold in Willow Springs
Mo. Lottery A lucky Missouri Lottery player in Howell County rang in the New Year as a million-dollar winner. Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket at Town & Country Supermarket, 719 E. Main St. in Willow Springs, won $1 million in the Friday, December 27, drawing by matching all five white-ball numbers drawn –…
Read MoreIn this edition: January 9, 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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