“It’s the bill that won’t die,” says Rocky Miller of his HJR 87, the bill that could bring casino gambling to the Lake of the Ozarks area (but not the Lake itself). Groups are lining up to kil…
Lake Of The Ozarks Politics
Legal medicinal marijuana is coming to the Lake. Businesses probably won’t be open until April, but when they are, locals will have several options for dispensaries.
LAKE OZARK, Mo. — A plan by Magruder Limestone to mine an area adjacent to Highway 54 has generated some confusion among nearby residents, and the City of Lake Ozark is trying to clear the air.
The Morgan County R-II School board has hired Sid Doerhoff as an interim superintendent to work part-time to complete this school year.
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — It has not been an especially snowy winter at Lake of the Ozarks, but the timing and nature of the season’s wintry storms has been enough to close Camdenton schools for ei…
To The Editor: On January 14, 2020 I attended the Osage Beach Planning Commission Regular Meeting to support Rezoning Case 403 (Arapaho, LLC). I have no affiliation with Arapaho, LLC or the ap…
Lake Ozark doesn’t have the money to improve its streets, according to a 2019 engineering study, but the city’s most-trafficked road, Bagnell Dam Boulevard, is in need of significant work.
LAKE OZARK, Mo. — The city of Lake Ozark has taken a giant step toward encouraging recycling within the city and the Lake area.
SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. — The Lake of the Ozarks Village of Sunrise Beach could be in hot water, after a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) investigation says the village’s sewer operators dumpe…
President Donald Trump signed a measure last week raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21.
The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District (SBFPD) Board of Trustees passed, in a 2 to1 vote, the district’s 2020 budget at their Thursday, Dec. 19 board meeting. Included in the budget was a …
SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. — Sunrise Beach Mayor/Board Chairman Samuel Curtis “Curt” Mooney passed away at Lake Regional Hospital on Monday, Dec. 16 of a massive heart attack. Mooney was 69 years old.
The City of Camdenton has announced that Jeffrey Hooker has been selected as the new City Administrator. He is expected to be on the job sometime after January 6, 2020.
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — An attorney hired by Camden County to evaluate several questions about the Tri-County Lodging Association and Camden County Business District says the county cannot withhold funds from the association without a court order.
LAKE OZARK, Mo. — A large portion of Lake Ozark will be without water from midnight until as late as 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — In closed session on Tuesday, Nov. 26, the Camden County Commission voted to ask the county prosecutor to examine the operational structure of the Tri-County Lodging Association.
It wasn’t quite a “kumbaya” moment, but opposing sides seemed to at least hear each other, during an informal, two-hour meeting at the Camden County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 25.
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — Calls for transparency have been met with several changes in TCLA's relationship with the public.
Several people recently approached the County Commission with questions regarding the county’s purchase of the building formerly owned by the law firm of McElyea, Carpenter and Welch. In order to answer any similar questions anyone might have and to clear up any misconceptions, we would like…
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — Presiding Commissioner Greg Hasty has responded, in what has become a back-and-forth public quarrel with the Tri-County Lodging Association (TCLA).
LAKE OZARK, Mo. — A large portion of Lake Ozark will be without water from midnight until as late as 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — A week after voters drop-kicked a proposal for a tax-funded destination tournament soccer complex, Camden County Presiding Commissioner Greg Hasty is calling out the Tri-County Lodging Association, which, along with the Lake of the Ozarks Convention & Visitor Bureau,…
LAKE OZARK, Mo. — Bagnell Dam Boulevard stretches from the intersection with Osage Beach Parkway, on the edge of Lake Ozark city limits, to Bagnell Dam. It’s the city road with the heaviest use, and the city would like to resurface and improve the boulevard. That would come with an estimated…
Good news for Missouri drivers: a new law that will take effect on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, will save motorists on their registration costs by adding five years to motor vehicle biannual inspection requirements.
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — There will be no destination tournament soccer complex at Lake of the Ozarks—at least, not one funded by lodging tax dollars.
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — Voters across the Lake area will decide a major question about the future of the Lake, today. The only issue on the ballot: should the lodging tax across Camden, Miller, and Morgan counties be raised to 6 percent, for the purpose of promoting tourism at the Lake, in…
Paddlesports are growing explosively across the U.S., including stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking and canoeing. And with that rapid growth, local, state and federal governments have worked to ensure there’s plenty of paddler access, including paddlecraft-only launches that make it easy to la…
As Lake of the Ozarks area residents realize next week they'll have the chance to decide whether to fund a Destination Tournament Soccer Complex with a Lodging Tax increase, the questions have begun piling up.
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. — Thursday’s normal meeting of the Tri-County Lodging Association (TCLA) was anything but, as dozens of local resort and vacation home owners showed up to voice their (strong) opinions about the proposed lodging tax increase to fund a destination tournament soccer complex (DTSC).
Missourians are lining up for their medical marijuana cards: more than 14,000 have been granted since the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) started issuing them this summer. But how will now-legal cannabis make it’s way into the state so it can be grown and distributed?
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. – This summer, Sebastian Sanchez from Macks Creek, Mo. will join outstand…
LAKE GEORGE, NY — This year marks six decades since a homemade submarine called Baby Whale, …
“It’s the bill that won’t die,” says Rocky Miller of his HJR 87, the bill that could bring c…
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — This week will start off cloudy and rainy with high temps in the m…
Bobby Ray Loggins, age 62, of Linn Creek, Missouri passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 at his home in Linn Creek.
Adele “Del” Atteberry, age 99, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Friday, February 14, 2020 at Lake Parke Senior Living in Camdenton, Missouri. She was born June 24, 1920 in Charleston to the late Charles W. and Corinne Louise Hequembourg.
If hard work and kindness are the measure of a man then Chuck Watkins was the best of all of us. He was a giant; 6’ 5” and 290 lbs. with a booming baritone voice and hands as big as lunch boxes.
Linda Therese (Lambert) Kramp, daughter of the late Jay & Joan (Donnelly) Lambert, was born on December 17, 1955 in Evergreen Park Illinois, departed this life on February 12, 2020 at University Hospital surrounded by her family. At the time of her passing she was 64 years, one month and…
