Lebanon Daily Digest Friday, October 09, 2026

Ty's Take

The future farmers learning their trade at this week's agriculture event are getting something you can't pick up from a textbook or a YouTube video, and that matters more than people realize. Around here, we've built something real on the back of people who know soil, equipment, and what it takes to work a place year after year. That kind of knowledge gets passed down through hands-on experience, through mentors, through showing up and doing the work. When you see kids getting that early exposure to farming, you're watching the real continuity of rural life happen in real time. It's easy to get caught up in all the questions we ask ourselves as a community about growth and change, but this is the steady work that keeps Laclede County rooted.

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Full Story: Future farmers get hands-on experience at agriculture event

More than 220 students from seven schools visited Mid Missouri Stockyards in Phillipsburg last Wednesday to learn cattle industry skills through hands-on training stations and mentorship with working professionals. Participants rotated through activities including cattle roping, artificial...

Poll: Sept. 23, 2026, Question of the Week 2: Which of these responses best captures your sentiment about law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) such as Flock Safety?

The Lebanon Daily Record is asking readers to share their views on police use of automated license plate readers such as Flock Safety through a new community engagement poll. Residents can respond by emailing the newsroom, mailing their feedback to 100 E. Commercial St., Unit B, Lebanon, MO 65536,...

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 surveying readers about their preferred format for reading high school sports scores in the newspaper's print and online editions. Feedback can be submitted by email to reporter@laclederecord.com or editor@laclederecord.com, by mail to 100 E. Commercial St., Unit B,...

Full Story: Potential county 911 upgrades still on track

The Laclede County Commission purchased a Nelson System for Eventide DX Recorder for $40,000 at its Sept. 8 meeting as part of planned upgrades to the county's 911 infrastructure, with two additional proposals still pending action. The remaining upgrades would transition the county's emergency...

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