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Local and state officials on Wednesday gathered to celebrate the installation of two new emergency sirens in Bennett Spring State Park. SEMA Director Jim Remillard, Region I Coordinator Brett …
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STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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7/11/25
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This year’s royalty was crowned Saturday as the 2025 Laclede County Fair kicked off a week of events. This is the second year for the revived fair queen pageant. Miss Laclede County acts as an …
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STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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7/8/25
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The Laclede County Literacy will have to drastically downsize due to a sudden loss in federal funding. Executive Director Dr. Carol Barsby told the Record Thursday that The Laclede Literacy Council …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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7/3/25
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Governor Mike Kehoe’s passage of the education state budget addressed immediate concerns the Lebanon R-3 School District had had regarding state funding this year.
During its study session last …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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7/1/25
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The Laclede County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that happened in the Phillipsburg area Tuesday.
The victim was found in the 10000 block of Birch Road and was identified as …
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STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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6/27/25
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Those with visual impairments can find fellowship at Open Hands Blind Mission. Open Hands Blind Mission meets the third Thursday of each month – except January and February – in …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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6/24/25
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The Lebanon Rotary Club received an update on downtown revitalization efforts at its noon luncheon Thursday. Sarah Angst, executive director of Downtown Lebanon spoke about the organizations’s …
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STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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6/20/25
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Live 2 Give Hope graduated five students from its driving and life skill program Thursday with cheers from the graduates’ parents and the program’s community partners.
Program Director Laura …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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6/17/25
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One former Lebanon-Laclede County librarian will continue to tell the community its stories through a series of new historical displays. The Lebanon-Laclede County Library dedicated its new Hall of …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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6/13/25
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The sound of classic cars, guitars, and dunk tanks filled Boswell Park Saturday as the Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society, Lake Regional Health System and the City of Lebanon presented the …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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6/10/25
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Elevate Lebanon and its work to help residents on the path from poverty to self-sufficiency was the topic for Thursday’s Lebanon Rotary Luncheon.
The speakers were Robin Durbin and Beth Durreman …
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STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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6/6/25
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Don Brenton is a man of many instruments, many songs, and many different experiences with music. As part of the Record’s 2025 Reader’s Choice Best of the Best contest – where over …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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6/3/25
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Local wrestling fans may have seen Lebanon native “Astonishing Austin Mulitalo” on the wrestling stage for the first time during World Wrestling Entertainment’s 2025 Backlash. But Mulitalo has …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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5/30/25
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With clouds overhead, a chill in the air and flags fluttering in the wind, community members gathered around the Veterans Circle at Mount Rose Memorial Park to observe Memorial Day on Monday. …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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5/27/25
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One of Laclede’s state representatives, Melissa Schmidt, paid the Lebanon Rotary Club a visit Thursday to share news about her first year in office. Schmidt is the state representative for …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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5/23/25
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Lebanon High School’s Class of 2025 graduated Friday night at the Cowan Civic Center. The ceremony included speeches from school faculty and graduates as well as musical performances and the …
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STEVE SMITH • EDITOR@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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5/20/25
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If Laclede County residents wonder what Rob Day’s post-retirement plans are, they can call the Eastwood Memorial United Methodist Church after July. The Methodist pastor and retired City of …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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5/20/25
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Bennett Spring State Park’s new splash pad officially opened on Friday, though families were already enjoying the new activity as its ribbon cutting ceremony began. Delighted yelling from …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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5/20/25
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Laclede County Central Dispatch has responded to criticism following the handling of a non-emergency call intended for the Sheriff’s Office taken on Sunday.
Lexi Welch posted Monday morning …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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5/16/25
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The Lebanon R-3 Board of Education heard a public concern over predicted increases in its tax levy rates during Tuesday’s meeting. The concern is part of a wider trend sparked by state-mandated …
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JACK SILBERBERG • REPORTER@LACLEDERECORD.COM
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5/16/25
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