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Chamber presents update to Lebanon City Council

Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ashley Mahan reported Monday  that her organization has seen some positive changes in recent years. Mahan, who will celebrate two years in the …

Conway graduating class members reflect on senior involvement, community

Conway’s graduating class has overcome the virtual consequences of the pandemic and emerged as an interconnected group of seniors. Abigail Brake and Garrett Yelvington, 2025’s class …

City of Lebanon planning #LevelUp cleaning event for Wards 2 and 3

The City of Lebanon is launching its Spring 2025 #LevelUpLebanon initiative, focused on Wards 2 and 3, which include Lebanon’s south side and lower west side. Residents in these areas are …

Sharing presidential history

Historian Dr. Larry Cook shared some of his presidential memorabilia and stories about the nation’s former chief executives at a Lebanon Rotary Club luncheon Thursday. Cook, a nationally …

Lebanon baseball coach to be inducted into State Sports Hall of Fame

A former Lebanon High School baseball coach has been named to the 2025 class of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, according to a press release from the organization. David Plassmeyer was one of eight …

Former MFA Producers Creamery listed on National Register of Historic Places

The MFA-Producers Creamery Company Dairy Plant is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property has also been known as the Mid-Am Dairy Plant. According to the National …

Laclede County Commission reviews senior tax freeze applications

The Laclede County Commission considered senior tax freeze applications during the bulk of their Tuesday meeting. During the meeting, the commissioners approved 12 SB 190/senior tax freeze …

Board releases schedule for July’s annual Laclede County Fair

The Laclede County Fair Board has released its schedule for July’s rendition of the annual county fair. This year’s Laclede County Fair will be July 5-12 and feature livestock …

Assessment notices are out now, Assessor says

Notices to property owners regarding reassessment were sent in the mail on Monday, according to Assessor Julie Rayl-Gilstrap. Under Missouri Statute 137.115, county assessors and their offices …

Correction: Disaster requests clarified

The Record is clarifying some information about recent storm disaster requests, Previously, the Record had written that all of the following were under a single federal disaster request: the March 21 …

Correction: Library MoU article

In our Saturday article on the Lebanon-Laclede County Library’s memorandum of understanding with the Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society on the management of the library’s Route 66 …

Library board approves memorandum of understanding with Route 66 Society

The Lebanon-Laclede County Board of Trustees adopted a Memorandum of Understanding between themselves and the Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society on their collaboration in the library’s …

Drug Take Back event set for next Saturday at Lebanon Police Department

The Lebanon Police Department, in partnership with the Laclede County Drug Council and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event on …

City Council takes step toward removing unlicensed vehicle ban from property laws

The Lebanon City Council has given first reading approval to removing a ban on “unlicensed vehicles” from the city’s property maintenance laws. The action came during Monday’s Council …

Bennett Spring hosts event for veterans

Bennett Spring State Park opened up for veterans Saturday. People who have served in the military were invited to fish for free and take part in a slate of special activities. Mike Swanson, …

City approves incentives for apartments, H.D. Lee site

The Lebanon City Council Monday night approved a resolution to provide economic benefits to a developer for two projects, an apartment complex and future construction at the former H.D. Lee …

GoFundMe responds to alleged fraud

Update: The GoFundMe representative the Record has been in contact with confirmed that the email Snider-Lay shared with the Record was from GoFundMe. A GoFundMe representative has provided a …

Library’s Route 66 Museum is locally rooted and internationally visited

Tucked in a corner of Lebanon-Laclede County Library lies a museum that has drawn international visitors to Lebanon and Laclede County. The library’s free Route 66 Museum is operated by library …

Lebanon’s new city administrator talks about his plans, goals for the city

Lebanon’s new city administrator has been on the job for more than a week now and he already has some potential goals in mind for the city. In an interview with the Record Wednesday, Troy …

JEB Board swears in new members

he Joel E. Barber C-5 School District added three new members to its school board on Thursday: Landon Hall, Brad Reed and Bruce Fulkerson. The school board swore in Hall and Reed on Thursday …
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