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Located inside The today’s issue of The ConwayChronicles Lebanon Daily Record The Lebanon www.lebanondailyrecord.com Volume 69, Number 35 Daily Record TUESDAY 50 cents FEBRUARY 11, Janice (Ashe) Maness You need to read today’s Leb a non Daily Record DEATHS Waynesville Memorial Chapel 2014 Wesley Kenneth Haisty Fred Allen Uder • Agriculture news Pages 4 & 5 Shadel’s Colonial/Lebanon GOOD See Page 2 Larry McGuire REA SONS • Wrestling at conference recap Page 3 Allee-Holman-Howe/ 4 Camdenton • Hanaway to make bid for governor Page 9 Clara Etta (Wieners) Williams www.holmanhowe.com • Community Calendar Page 2 www.lebanondailyrecord.com Council hears IPMC concerns Landlords continue to oppose revisions, despite assurances that rental inspections will not change By Julie Turner-Crawford to replace the 2000 IPMC in Have a comment? hot water heaters and smoke tion), but pickups can drive as said. “This is putting more The Daily Record an effort to address nuisance Go to www.lebanondailyrecord.com detectors. fast they want, but you can’t regulations onto us and it is [email protected] structures, such as abandoned Howard Fuller said the touch them,” Fuller said. “We putting a tax on us. ... You The second public hearing buildings that have fallen low the city’s code regarding property owners who keep all want to be treated as fair as are still penalizing us, not the held by the city regarding the to disrepair and are unoc- inspections are being penal- utilities in their name in an ef- anyone else. We aren’t against people who are breaking the adoption of the 2006 Interna- cupied. ized, while those who dodge fort to avoid inspection by the keeping our homes up.” law... tional Property Maintenance The majority of the more the city ordinances and rent city are the property owners Fuller said he is a charter As far as the IPMC, Fuller Code drew much more atten- than an hour-long public hear- substandard properties are not the city should be targeting. member of the Laclede County said he did not feel that an tion Monday than the fi rst one ing was taken up by landlords being addressed. City council “It’s like informing the po- Landlord’s Association, which international code would fi t two weeks ago, but many of who opposed any changes to members, as well as city staff, lice department to set out there focuses on providing quality Lebanon. the concerns voiced remained city code that addressed oc- have stated there will be only with a radar gun and shoot housing, but there are a num- “We are all trying to get to the same. cupancy inspections. minor changes on the city’s cars coming down the road ber of people who don’t have the same spot, but you aren’t The city has proposed the Most stated that they feel property inspection checklist, and fi ne them $10 (which is the the same standards. adoption of the 2006 IPMC See ‘City’/ page 12 the landlords who do fol- such as the temperature on cost of an occupancy inspec- “Why penalize us?” Fuller The shoveling continues A tough call to make Widhalm says decision to go to school Monday was not taken lightly By Fines Massey The Daily Record Have a comment? Go to www.lebanondailyrecord.com [email protected] Some parents were up in arms on a snowy Monday “This morning was a tough morning when Lebanon R-3 call. I admit it,” Widhalm School District was in session said. “...We take all of (the as many sur- information) into consid- rounding dis- eration, and we make the tricts canceled best call. Sometimes we get school. it right, and sometimes we Lebanon R- don’t.” 3 Superinten- Before the call goes out dent Dr. Duane to parents and staff on iffy Widhalm told mornings, the district is in- The Daily Re- volved with a conference call cord Monday with a meteorologist to get morning that Widhalm insight on the weather fore- a lot goes into cast. The district also takes deciding whether school will a look at road conditions, be held on days with inclem- as well as the probability of ent weather, but even with being able to clear school Laclede County awoke all the information available, parking lots and sidewalks to a fresh blanket of it can still be a hard decision before students arrive. snow Monday, sending to make. See ‘Call’/ page 11 many people outside to once again shovel side- walks in preparation for the day's business. Above, Warm up expected Laclede County Govern- ment Center Maintenance Supervisor Lance Gladden, later this week left, and Jerry Henson of the Laclede County Road NWS says mid 40s possible by Thursday and Bridge Department clear a path to the govern- From LDR Staff Have a comment? ment center Monday. At It’s been cold so long that Go to www.lebanondailyrecord.com left, Henson works to clear sometimes it’s hard to remem- the steps of the govern- ber what the phrase “above bring a measure of relief. To- ment center. Luckily, the freezing” means; however, day’s high is only expected to snow soon stopped, al- it looks as though Old Man be in the 20s, and Wednesday lowing the men to put their Winter might soon relent. morning’s low is predicted to shovels away for another According to National be approximately 10 degrees. day. Weather Service Meteorologist Wednesday’s high, though, is Gene Hatch, area residents will LDR photos expected to rise into the 30s, have to endure another day or Julie Turner-Crawford and by Thursday morning so of cold weather, but after that, a warming trend should See ‘Weather’/ page 11 OEM: Siren testing Lebanon man charged after police investigate drug tip to be held today Charge comes after offi cers fi nd several baggies of marijuana inside safe at Millcreek Road apartment From LDR Staff of a $25,000 cash-or-surety bond, activity. Five cars had arrived and were found, but the officers did From OEM A Lebanon man accused of according to online left from the apartment within 20 locate a locked safe. When asked to The Laclede County Offi ce of Emergency dealing drugs across the street court records. minutes, the reporting party told open it, Damron said no “because it Management has announced that the monthly from an elementary school is in jail At about 4:25 the police. had jewelry in it.” storm siren test will be held at 1:30 p.m. to- after several baggies of marijuana p.m. Saturday, Leb- Upon being questioned about Damron was told the officer day. were found in his home. anon Police offi cers the accusation, Damron told police could get a search warrant to open Sirens for the city of Lebanon, as well as The Laclede County Prosecut- went to Damron’s that he was not dealing drugs and the safe or have a K-9 offi cer check Conway, Stoutland, Phillipsburg, and the Joel ing Attorney’s offi ce has charged home in the 500 that they could search his residence, the safe. Damron said he wanted E. Barber and Gasoncade schools will sound 30-year-old David Allen Damron block of Millcreek according to a probable cause state- a K-9 to come to the home. The during the test. with a class B felony of possession Road, which is near ment fi led by the LPD. K-9 offi cer’s dog alerted for the Additional siren activations are possible of a controlled substance with intent Boswell Elemen- Damron During the search, an officer presence of narcotics on the safe from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. as maintenance is per- to distribute. Damron is being held tary School, after reported a “moderate” odor of by scratching it. formed and additional testing my be neces- in the Laclede County Jail in lieu receiving a report of suspected drug marijuana in the home. No drugs See ‘Charges’/ page 11 sary. Page 2 THE LEBANON (MO.) DAILY RECORD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014 www.lebanondailyrecord.com CALENDAR DEATHS The Lebanon Daily Record Calendar of Events is open to step-great-grandchildren, one be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, LARRY McGUIRE of Camdenton. churches, civic groups, clubs, step-great-great-granddaugh- Feb. 12, 2014, in the Memo- Larry McGuire, 64, of Linn Visitation will be from 5 to schools and other Lebanon- ter, other relatives and many rial Chapels and Crematory Creek, died Friday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral area nonprofi t organizations. friends. of Waynesville/St. Robert. 2014, at his home. home. Calendar items may con- Funeral services for Wesley Burial will be in the Hooker He was born Aug. 3, 1949, Memorial donations may tain the following informa- Kenneth Haisty will be held at Cemetery. in Camdenton, Mo. to John be made to the family and left tion: event, date, time, place, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, Visitation will be from 5 to Blue and Gracie Ann Looney at the funeral home. sponsoring organization and 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral Online condolences may be person to contact for more in- at Shadel’s Colonial Chapel McGuire. formation (FFI numbers). The with Pastor Matt Taylor of- home. On April 18, 1968, he mar- made at www.alleeholman- Calendar will be published fi ciating. Burial will be held Memorial contributions ried Donna Sue Long. howe.com. according to space available. Thursday afternoon at Cedar may be made in memory of He was preceded in death Creek Cemetery in Parks, Clara Williams and may be left by his parents; his wife, Donna TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Ark., under the direction of at the funeral home.