Update: Taylor's partner had resigned from Lebanon Rural Fire following the corrective action from district. News of the resignation came from Chief Phillip Pitts the day of publication, and …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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4/11/25
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Laclede County voters rejected use tax proposals from both the City of Lebanon and Laclede County in elections held Tuesday.
Voters also elected school board members. According to unofficial …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM • STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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4/8/25
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Lebanon’s first jazz band class in 17 years performed at its first festival last Friday.
The Golden Blues Jazz Festival, held in Ava, was the first festival the LHS Jazz Band had competed in …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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4/8/25
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Council now faces a financial crisis amid an inability to pay expenses due to the pausing of their grant reimbursement portal. The pause, originally brought on by the Trump Administration’s now …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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4/8/25
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No known fatalities occurred because of last weekend’s storm, Office of Emergency Management Director Randy Rowe reported on Monday.
The county, according to Rowe, had seen around nine inches …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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4/8/25
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The Lebanon Public heard a presentation on recommended utility rates that called for an average 6.7% increase for many residential electrical customers in 2026 at its meeting Wednesday.
The rate …
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STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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4/4/25
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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites veterans to fish for free April 12 at Bennett Spring State Park’s Veterans’ Free Fishing Day event.
At Veterans’ Free Fishing Day, which …
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LCR Staff
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4/4/25
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Former Laclede County Sheriff David Millsap was honored with a retirement resolution on Wednesday. The presentation was part of the larger Laclede County Day at the Capitol.
State representatives …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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4/4/25
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The Laclede County Commission declared April Child Abuse Prevention Month during Tuesday’s meeting among other agenda items.
The declaration was part of a larger docket which included the …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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4/1/25
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Conway school district constituents will decide whether to pass a new school bond on Tuesday. Proposition Bear Legacy Bond, which would not increase the current service debt levy ($0.49) and borrow …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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4/1/25
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4107 released a statement on the organization’s ongoing course-correction efforts in the aftermath of a former quartermaster being charged with fraudulent …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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4/1/25
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Concerns over a planned road design for the Ridge Creek development dominated discussion at Tuesday’s Lebanon City Council meeting.
The issues came up in a public hearing for the final plats of …
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STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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3/28/25
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A Lebanon mason has seen an outpouring of support from the community following his silicosis diagnosis.
In a March 20 Facebook post from Downtown Lebanon’s business profile series, Bobby Dozier, …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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3/28/25
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The president of the Joel E. Barber C-5 Board of Education, Robert Dale Christiansen, has resigned after being charged with domestic assault in the third degree. The board accepted his resignation …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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3/28/25
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Laclede County Treatment Court hosted a graduation Friday for its two newest graduates.
Allon Campbell and Kaytlyn Dieman were recognized in a ceremony at the courthouse for successfully …
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STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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3/25/25
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Following recent ststorms, Laclede County Office of Emergency Management Director Randy Rowe reported ongoing storm assessment efforts and asked residents to submit any property damage resulting from …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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3/25/25
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The Laclede County Commission renewed its wastewater agreement with the Laclede County Health Department Tuesday among other items during its Tuesday meeting.
During its Tuesday meeting, the …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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3/25/25
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The Lebanon Area Veterans Memorial Board discussed the details of the year’s upcoming veteran-related events during Thursday’s meeting. Mayor Jared Carr was also present and provided details on …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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3/21/25
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The City of Lebanon’s April 8 use tax election was the subject of a town hall meeting Tuesday night at City Hall.
According to the ballot language, the use tax would be the same as the local …
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STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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3/21/25
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The Library Board of Trustees discussed the Route 66 Museum and ongoing library improvements during two separate meetings this March. The joint meeting on March 11 mainly concerned inter-group …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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3/21/25
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