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Lebanon Daily Digest Thursday, July 16, 2026

Ty McDuffey

16 Jul 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

Lebanon's getting a taste of that old Route 66 magic this week with a Hollywood premiere coming to town. A film built around Laclede County memories—the kind of stories that don't usually get told outside the county line—is bringing some spotlight back to this part of Missouri, and that's worth noticing. In a working town that's spent generations making boats and raising families and fishing the Niangua, it's easy to feel like the real stories get told somewhere else. This one didn't. Whatever this film is about, it started here, and that's the part that matters.

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Preview: Hollywood premiere planned for film about Laclede County memories

A Lebanon native is bringing his short film "Marigold" to the big screen at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre on June 23 as part of the Dances With Films festival. The six-minute film, named after a road near Bennett Spring, features vintage footage from a family farm and marks a major milestone for...

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