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New honorees named to Route 66 Wall of Fame

A husband and wife who brought the Munger Moss restaurant to Lebanon and built an internationally famous motel with the same name, a father and son who operated a Shell station and garage on Route 66 …

Show Me Romey raises funds for autism awareness

Show Me Romey fundraised for autism awareness at their annual gala on Saturday in Springfield with music, auctions, and testimony. According to its website, Show Me Romey is a nonprofit in …

Car hits bear on North Highway 5

A vehicle hit and killed a Missouri black bear just outside of Laclede County Tuesday, according to Department of Conservation Agent Jarad Milligan. The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. as the bear …

Historical Society Victorian Ball is Saturday

The Victorian Ball presented by the Lebanon/Laclede County Historical Museum and Society is this weekend. The event is 7 until 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Exchange at the Wall Street Cattle …

Here comes Santa Claus

City says there's no lead in water

The City of Lebanon says it wants to assure residents there is no lead in the water. The city addressed the issue in a press release issued Friday. The release said that the current rumors …

OTC gives update on lineworker program

Students and staff from the OTC’s Electrical Distribution Systems Technology (lineworker) program visited the Lebanon Rotary Club last Thursday to present on the program’s progress. Technical …

Mayor lights Christmas tree at annual ceremony

Salvation Army campaign begins

The holiday season is now underway and the Salvation Army of Lebanon has started its annual bellringing campaign. The effort is the organization’s major fundraiser and the need is greater than …

Carmen’s Cafe and Catering is winner of the 229 Project

The 229 Project announced Friday that the winner of its business competition is Elle Winterrowd’s Carmen’s Café and Catering. Winterrowd will begin planning the building next week for her …

Lebanon School Board hears report on Plaster academies

The R-3 School Board received an information report on plans for a new business academy in the Robert W. Plaster Center for Student Success at its monthly meeting Tuesday of last week. Dr. Holly …

Lebanon resident recalls seeing the end of the Berlin Wall

Thirty-five years ago this month, Lebanon resident Anita Acreman was in Germany when the infamous Berlin Wall fell in one of those astounding events watched by the whole world. She was accompanied …

Pam's Flowers to close after four decades in business

After four decades of providing the community with flowers to celebrate and mourn all manner of occasion, Pam’s Flowers is closing its doors on December 27. Owner Pam Daniels is satisfied with her …

Park Board discusses budget consequences of state's minimum wage increase

The Parks Board spent much of its Wednesday meeting considering a report from Director John Shelton and Assistant Director Elliot Wilburn on the impact of Prop A’s passage last week on the …

Dispatch transition complete, according to officials

As of November 13 at 6 a.m., all of the county’s emergency calls will be handled through the combined dispatch at the county’s 911 Center. “The first day of combined dispatch went very …

Lynn Stowe is grand marshal of next Saturday's Lebanon Christmas Parade

Having been involved with Lebanon’s Christmas Parades for a long time, Lynne Stowe will finally be at the front of the procession this year as grand marshal. “It’s an honor,” Stowe said, …

City, school work together to recognize veterans

The Lebanon R-III school district collaborated with the City of Lebanon’s Veterans Memorial Board to recognize veterans Monday with an assembly open to the public at Lebanon High School. After the …

Travelers spend night in Laclede County following 3-vehicle crash on I-44

Following a traffic accident on the Interstate 44 Monday night, Laclede County Office of Emergency Management helped shelter 16 stranded non-English speaking travelers until the next …

Commission considers coroner standards, approves Chamber CDT application

Major topics of interest during Tuesday’s Laclede County Commission meeting included Coroner Steve Murrell’s report to the commission on the updated state standards for coroners as well as the …

Letters From Home to present matinee performance Nov. 16 at Cowan Civic Center

A concert performance by Letters From Home will be presented at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 in the Cowan Civic Center. “The Lebanon Concert Association is excited about this performance and wants …
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