by sarah | Apr 29, 2026 | Partners
People find each other. They always have. A community exists because people decided this was the place. A building gets restored because someone believes in what the street still holds. A studio gets built because stories need somewhere to live. Ozark Fiber built that...
by sarah | Apr 29, 2026 | This is the Ozarks
Nobody gives permission for a community to exist. In 1849, someone donated land on a hill and drew the lines of a town. It was a reasonable decision. High ground. A crossroads. A courthouse went up. A name went on a map. Lebanon began the way most things begin,...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
It was loud. It was chaotic. It was exactly what it was supposed to be. Kids’ Night Out was a full-on Nerf battle! Four hours of running and screaming and foam darts flying in every direction. Kids who needed a night to just be kids got exactly that. Little Caesars...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
Some towns have a place everybody knows. You know which mornings to go. You know what to order. The counter where a fireman and a farmer and a teacher all become, for a few minutes, just neighbors. Carmen’s is one of those places. Elle Winterrowd learned to bake...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
Forty graduates of Paving the Way. Since 2021. 94% employed or in school. The national average for youth aging out of foster care is 50%. This summer, Elevate Lebanon joins Paving the Way to add additional workforce readiness, resume skills, and guaranteed employer...
