Lebanon Daily Digest Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Ty's Take
A man drowned at a local campground this week, which is the kind of call that doesn't sit right with anybody in a river town like ours. The details are still coming in through the sheriff's office, but deaths in the water always carry that weight a little heavier around here, especially as we head into the season when more folks are out on the Niangua and around Bennett Spring. The same week the city council moved ahead on cemetery improvements and took delivery of a new fire truck, the kind of quiet infrastructure work that keeps a town running. None of it makes headlines that grab you, but the drowning reminds you that every piece of that machinery, every investment in equipment and grounds, exists because people live here and sometimes things go wrong. We look out for our own, even when the news is hard.
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Online Brief: Sheriff’s Office investigates drowning at campground
The Laclede County Sheriff's Office is investigating a drowning incident involving a five-year-old that occurred at Bennett Spring Campground and Float Trips on the evening of July 11. The victim was airlifted to Kansas City, where the child was pronounced dead on July 12.
Online Brief: Lebanon City Council approves agreement for Lebanon City Cemetery support
The Lebanon City Council approved a maintenance and operating support agreement for Lebanon City Cemetery on Monday, with the city budgeting $60,000 for fiscal year 2027. The 20-acre cemetery along Lynn Street is running low on reserves and would default to city ownership under state law if...
Full Story: Lebanon pushes in new fire truck
The Lebanon Fire Department held a push-in ceremony Monday evening for a new 100-foot ladder truck at Lebanon Fire Station 3 on Ivey Lane, replacing a 23-year-old apparatus that had become difficult to maintain. The new truck features modern safety equipment including airbags, an improved rope...
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