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Dimwits Damage Beloved 'Ozark Halfwit' Statue On The Bagnell Dam Strip

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Damage To The Ozark Halfwit's Foot
photos by LakeExpo Staff

LAKE OZARK, Mo. — Only two weeks after the beloved Ozark Halfwit statue returned home to the Bagnell Dam Strip, the owner says it's already suffered damage from vandalism. 

Joe Page, of SummerUSA and owner of the famous statue, said the 60-year-old antique was vandalized on Saturday, May 11. For more than a decade, the statue had been absent from the spot at the top of the Strip, where it had greeted visitors for decades.

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"Vandals took a 20 lb rock and smashed the right foot of the Halfwit statue," Page said. "Obviously, we're disappointed after spending several years and tens of thousands of dollars having it restored."

The Ozark Halfwit's Damaged Foot

The beloved statue spent seven years in storage before restoration began in 2020. The 25-ft giant finally returned on May 1, 2024.

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"It is priceless and irreplaceable," Page said. "We hope the vandalism does not continue so this proud symbol of the community can be enjoyed by everyone."

Page is having a fiberglass expert take a look at the damage sometime in the next few days. He hopes it can be repaired without taking the Halfwit down.

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