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 Of The Ozarks Politics
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.
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. — The City of Osage Beach Board of Aldermen will consider a new law defining what counts as a “Dangerous Animal” and what the city can do about a resident who has one.
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 withho…
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.
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.
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. — The Tri-County Lodging Association has responded to a letter from Camden County Presiding Commissioner Greg Hasty.
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…
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?
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday called on elected officials in Jefferson City to take action to ensure Missourians are not affected in case of an economic downturn. Her audit of the state's Budget Reserve Fund found Missouri's rainy day funds are used throughou…
Dr. Benny Earl Thomas has announced his candidacy for Missouri House District 124 covering northern Camden and Miller Counties.
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — A destination tournament soccer complex could bring half a million visitors and over 145,000 additional room-nights to the Lake of the Ozarks, in the spring and fall: that’s the hope Lake area tourism promoters and lodging establishments are working to convey to vot…
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. – The Missouri State Lottery Commission has appointed Republican Bob Gattermeir of Lake Ozark to serve a three-year term on the five-member council. Also appointed to the council was Democrat Lance Mayfield of Viburnum.
JEFFERSON CITY — Rep. Rocky Miller has been named a 2019 Business Champion by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
LAKE OZARK, Mo. — Dr. Lisa Thomas has announced her candidacy for State Representative of House District 124 comprised of portions of Camden and Miller Counties. The seat is currently held by Rocky Miller who is term-limited and cannot run again. Dr. Thomas is a resident of Lake Ozark.
The "biggest liar gets the listing" is a common thought among real estate agents. In order t…
The Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership (the Partnership) eliminated 10,495 feral hog…
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — This weekend is expected to start out with a rainy and icy Friday,…
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. — A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a crime who…
Fay Joseph Kelley, age 75, of Macks Creek, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at his home in Macks Creek.
Lyle W. Chamberlain, age 85, of Gravois Mills, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at his home. He was born June 2, 1934, in Morgan County, a son of the late Arvil and Ruby (Evans) Chamberlain.
Cathie McMullen’s work is done here. After 81 years, on January 12, 2020 she received an offer she couldn't refuse to join her Lord in a wonderful location where she reunites with her parents Anne and Joe Crossan and her daughter Catherine (Kittie).
Frank Donald Terry, age 89, of Laurie, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at his home. He was born May 23, 1930, in Gladstone, Missouri, a son of the late Frank Day and Ethel Mae (Brown) Terry.
