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Ty's Take A bomb threat at Lebanon High closed the school and drew heavy law enforcement response this afternoon—the kind of disruption that ripples through a whole community fast, especially when kids are involved. Meanwhile, down in Versailles, another predator's facing additional charges that push
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Ty's Take Jet skis and boats sharing the same water is nothing new around here, but when a teenager ends up hurt in a collision, it's worth asking what we're missing in how we use this lake. Every summer brings new faces, rental equipment,
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Ty's Take Harbor Hop's back this weekend, which means the docks are going to be packed shoulder-to-shoulder with people who either own a boat or wish they did—and around here, those two groups make up most of the town anyway. It's
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Ty's Take Three tornadoes touched down in Morgan County Monday, and by some miracle—or maybe just the grace of people who know their landscape—nobody died. Firefighters sheltering from an EF-1 at a lightning-struck house fire, residents in basements, drivers who'd seen enough
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Ty's Take Two stories caught my eye today that tell us something important about where our community's headed. First, congratulations to that Camdenton educator who just got named the state's best librarian — in an era where rural schools are fighting for every dollar and
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Ty's Take Those three tornadoes that tore through Morgan County last night, with one EF-1 packing 90 mph winds that forced firefighters to take shelter while battling a lightning-sparked house fire, remind us how quickly Mother Nature can turn dangerous around here. When your emergency responders
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Ty's Take When fire crews are battling a house blaze and a tornado hits mid-fight, you know it's been one hell of a weekend at the Lake — and that's exactly what happened Friday during those confirmed twin twisters that touched down in our
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Ty's Take That confirmed tornado north and west of Barnett is exactly the kind of weather event that should have everyone around the Lake paying attention to their emergency preparedness plans. Spring tornado season is no joke in Missouri, and while this one may have missed populated areas,
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Ty's Take While everyone's talking about that $100K bass caught Sunday morning – and rightfully so, that's life-changing money for whoever hooked it – we can't lose sight of what happened Friday night when multiple tornadoes ripped through our area. The National Weather
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Ty's Take Friday's storms packed a serious punch around the Lake, and if you're a dock owner, you're probably already counting the cost this morning. When lightning is causing house fires and flipping docks like pancakes, it's a reminder that
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Ty's Take This storm system isn't messing around – we've got golfball-sized hail already pounding the Lake, a deck collapse that injured six people, power outages across the region, and the state has activated its emergency operations plan ahead of more severe weather tonight.
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Ty's Take The deck collapse story is what demands our attention today – when people get hurt at the Lake, that's real news that affects real families, and we need details on what happened, where, and whether building codes or inspections might be involved. Everything else in