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Lebanon Daily Digest Thursday, September 24, 2026

Ty's Take

County 911 upgrades moving forward, the school board punting on property taxes another week, and folks weighing in on how they want their sports scores served up in the paper. It's the kind of Tuesday around here where the real business gets done in committee rooms and county offices instead of making headlines, which is exactly how it should be. The 911 project matters because we've got rural stretches where response times still matter, and that infrastructure work doesn't get splashy but it gets lives saved. The school board's delay on taxes isn't new either, not when budgets keep tightening and everybody knows somebody's fixing to vote on it. Meanwhile, Lebanon keeps doing what it does: showing up to the ballgame, keeping score, and wanting to read about it the right way in tomorrow's paper.

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Lebanon Daily Record

Poll: Sept. 23, 2026, Question of the Week 1: When you read sports scores in the newspaper, what format do you prefer to read them in?

The Lebanon Daily Record is asking readers to weigh in on how they prefer to see high school sports scores formatted in the newspaper and online editions. Readers can submit feedback by emailing the newspaper, mailing a letter to 100 E. Commercial St., Unit B, Lebanon, MO 65536, or responding to a...

Full Story: Potential county 911 upgrades still on track

The Laclede County Commission has approved one of three proposed 911 infrastructure upgrades, purchasing a Nelson System recorder for $40,000 at its September 8 meeting. Two remaining upgrades, including a transition from the county's current copper-line Enhanced 911 system to a modern...

R-3 School Board tables decision on setting property tax

The R-3 School Board postponed action on setting the district's property tax rate at a recent meeting.

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