Missouri’s Supreme Court Chief Justice spoke at the Bicentennial Statehood Day Celebration yesterday at the State Capitol in Jefferson City.  Chief Justice Paul C. Wilson says Missourians through history have fought against each other-

 

 

The state’s top judge says when times get tough, Missourians have pulled together:

 

Justice Wilson joined other dignitaries in Jefferson City to recognize the anniversary of Missouri becoming a U-S state on August 10, 1821.  A note of interest, Chief Justice Wilson is married to former Lebanon resident Laura O’Kelley Wilson, a 1977 graduate of Lebanon High School.