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Lebanon Daily Digest Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Ty McDuffey

15 Jul 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

Lebanon's having one of those weeks where you can see the town working on itself—the school board locked in a budget that includes expansion of the Early Childhood Center, which means somebody's thinking about the next generation staying put here instead of chasing jobs elsewhere. The Route 66 Centennial Caravan rolling through reminds us we sit on one of the country's most storied highways, the kind of crossroads that used to mean something and still does if we tend to it. And yeah, a new ice cream shop opening sounds like small news, but that's how it starts—someone believes there's enough of a future here to invest in it. On a slow week in early spring, when folks are thinking about what comes next, that's actually the whole story.

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