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LEBANON, Mo. (AP) The family of a Lebanon police officer who died of COVID-19 has been denied workers' compensation, city officials said. Officer Kendle Blackburn died Dec. 28 after a long.
Friends remember Officer Kendle Blackburn as the friendliest officer you could ever meet, said Lebanon Police Chief Bryan Arnold, who d known Blackburn for more than 20 years. He was always smiling, waving at the public, Arnold recalled. He d do anything for anybody. I always said he was like our unofficial ambassador of the police department. The entire town knew him and loved him. Kendle s death had a big impact on our community. He was well-known, well-liked, Arnold said. Everybody loved him, and you could tell. On the day of his funeral, people in Lebanon lined the streets to show their support.