In this edition: December 23, 2021
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News:
Enjoy the Christmas edition, which features the Kindergarteners’ wishes to Santa written by the second graders; the second graders have also done the Christmas artwork sponsored by area businesses!
Larry Dablemont shares his memories of “Christmas Socks,” and how the Christmas holiday was celebrated with family in his youth. Rick Mansfield is shown where to go in “Future Ghosts.” See more photos of the winners in “A Charlie Brown Christmas” parade.
This year’s tree in the Missouri Capitol was “born” at our very own George O. White State Nursery; read about it in “December, Christmas Tree Month in Missouri.”
The Licking R-VIII School Board of Education met and discussion included ESSER III funding.
The Licking News continues to monitor COVID-19 statistics.
Keep current with reports and updates from the Licking Board of Aldermen and Licking Police Department, the County Commission, Courthouse and Sheriff’s Department, and MSHP and MoDOT.
The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, job listings, area-wide menus, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events and classifieds are all included in the paper edition this week.
Online subscriptions of The Licking News are now available.
The Licking News print edition may be picked up at these fine locations: in Licking, Town & Country Supermarket, Corner Express, Rinne Fast & Friendly, Casey’s General Store, Dollar General, Rinne Pharmacy, Route 63 Liquor, Friend Lumber Company, Country Crafts & Flea Market, and at the counter or at the paper box in front of The Licking News office; in Houston, Corner Express and Casey’s General Store; in Salem at The Salem News Office; in Edgar Springs at Dollar General and Widener’s General Store; in Raymondville at JR’ville Store; and in Success at Pittman’s Store.
The Licking News is delivered free of charge to local third grade classes to inspire reading; many thanks to Town & Country Bank for their generous sponsorship of this program for the Licking and Phelps County R-III third grade classes, and many thanks to Progressive Ozark Bank for their generous sponsorship of this program for the Raymondville and Success third grade classes.
