🌱 How rising Lebanon-area tuition could reshape Joel E. Barber’s future

Hello Lebanon! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How rising Lebanon-area tuition could reshape Joel E. Barber’s future
• How one Bennett Spring teacher shaped 50 years of fly-fishing memories

Also on today's calendar: Ozark Varsity Baseball @ Lebanon and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Warm with decreasing clouds, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Full Story: Joel E. Barber sets community meeting date for high school planning (laclederecord.com) — Joel E. Barber C-5 families are being asked to weigh in on whether the district should pursue its own high school as tuition costs to nearby districts, including Lebanon R-III, climb to unsustainable levels. At an April 28 community meeting, residents can share views on options ranging from tax increases and budget cuts to building a high school or even district consolidation.
   

• Instructor marks over 50 years teaching fly fishing at Bennett Spring State Park (komu.com) — A longtime fly-fishing instructor based at Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon is celebrating more than 50 years of teaching visitors the art of casting. Jim Rogers has helped over 4,000 students—from local beginners to international travelers—discover not just how to catch trout, but also lessons in patience, confidence, and enjoying life along one of Lebanon’s favorite outdoor getaways.
   

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📸 Around Lebanon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lebanon

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Mid Missouri Stockyards
  Mid Missouri Stockyards, 17505 U.S. Rte 66, Phillipsburg
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Golf: B/JV
  Joplin Schifferdecker Golf Course
• America 250 Commission
  City of Lebanon Calendar , Cowan Civic Center, Meeting Room A 500 W Elm Street , Lebanon
  9:00 am
• Tennis: B/JV
  Farmington High School
  11:00 am
• Tennis: B/V
  Farmington High School
  11:00 am
• Track: G/JV
  JFK Stadium
  4:00 pm
• Track: B/JV
  JFK Stadium
  4:00 pm
• Ozark Varsity Baseball @ Lebanon
  Lebanon High School , 777 Brice St , Lebanon
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Camdenton

• Tuesday Meetings Across The Lake Area (krmsradio.com)
• Planning for the Unexpected - Ozarks Farm & Neighbor Newspaper - written for, by & about farmers (ozarksfn.com)
• Southall Announces New Album, ‘Kinfolk' (whiskeyriff.com)

Marshfield

• 2026 Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival in Marshfield, Mo. runs week of April 19-April 26 (stlsportspage.com)
• Julia Dent Grant Embraced Change (eastwingmagazine.com)

Lake Ozark

• Prep Baseball: School of the Osage 4, Eldon 2 (newstribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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