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911 lines restored in Laclede County after lightning strikes
UPDATE 9:01 PM – The Laclede County Sheriff’s Office says their 911 lines are back up. The Lebanon Rural Fire Protection District added that crews are still trying to recover Lebanon Police Department phone lines and that residents should call 417-533-7497 or *55 if there are still any issues. Original Story: LACLEDE COUNTY, Mo. — […]
Lebanon R-3 hosts active shooter training
The Lebanon R-3 School District recently hosted a two-day active shooter training hosted by the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s (MSBA) Center for Education Safety and attended by members of local law enforcement agencies, according to a post on the district’s Facebook page. This training took place over the district’s spring break. The district’s Director of School Safety Jason Riggs spoke about the training over the phone. “The Missouri School Boards Association…contacted me back last fall and asked if we’d be willing to host a training,” Riggs said on the training’s initial proposals. “And the training would be free to the Lebanon Police Department, the Laclede County Sherriff’s Department, some other individuals I could invite.” For more on this story, see Wednesday's LCR.
City applies for sidewalk grant
The City of Lebanon is applying for a grant to install sidewalks from Ivey and Elm to Morgan Road. The City Council approved a resolution for the Transportation Alternatives Program grant application for the approximately 1,600 linear feet sidewalk at its meeting Monday night. For more on this story, see Wednesday's LCR.
Lebanon: 2040 residents want more variety, entertainment in city
More retail and entertainment options are needed in Lebanon, according to results found during work on the city new comprehensive plan known as Lebanon Plan 2040. The Lebanon City Council heard a progress report on the plan during its work session Monday night. Shelby Ferguson, project manager for Olsson Studios, reported on what the surveys conducted for the plan have revealed. Ferguson said residents can review the full draft of the plan and leave comments at lebanonmoplan2040.com. Comments are invited during the public review period that runs from April 24 through May 1. For more on this story, see Wednesday's LCR.
Mustang Club’s Pony Drive rumbles through Lebanon
The Great American Pony Drive Mustang Club visited the Laclede County Library’s Route 66 Museum last Friday as they travelled along the Mother Road. The group is the only chartered driving club of the Mustang Club of America (MCA), according to organizer David Turnbull. “We take a trip around a different part of the country every year,” Turnbull said. “We started in Mustang, Oklahoma, and we’re working our way towards Pontiac.” Pontiac is in Michigan. After the museum, they planned on driving to Devil’s Elbow. For more on this story, see Wednesday's LCR.
Public invited to watch OTC’s lineworker rodeo
LEBANON, Mo. – The Ozarks Technical Community (OTC) Lebanon Center will be hosting a rodeo in the sky on Monday, April 29, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. The competitors will be first-year students from OTC’s lineworker programs. Four competitions will test student’s skills. The students will be judged on the four competitions. The judges will […]
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