Osage Community Elks Lodge 2705 in Laurie provided fun and games for more than 40 children during Youth Day 2012.

The Village of Gravois Mills may soon have a new ordinance to address how certain utilities charge residents and businesses for use. The board of trustees is proposing an ordinance requiring all sewer and water services be metered to, they say, ensure fair rates.

Elections carry a hefty price tag for taxing entities.

A Sunrise Beach teenager flipped his car Monday afternoon sustaining serious injuries. Jeffrey P. Pratt, 17, was driving a 1996 Toyota northbound on Missouri Route 5 when the crash occurred just south of Standing Rock Road.

The proposed K-9 unit for the Laurie Police Department has been tabled indefinitely and the city will be seeing about returning money that had been donated.

The Laurie Board of Aldermen will be asking voters on Aug. 7 to approve a 2 percent use tax to replace revenue being lost from sales tax on out-of-state purchases of cars, trucks, boats, motors and trailers as well as in-state transfer of the same properties between individuals was illegal.

The Village of Gravois Mills was recently cited by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for failing to have an asbestos inspection and illegal burning related to the demolition of the Gorilla Villa building on its property last summer.

Laurie Elks Lodge #2705 have named Samantha Mankey and Zachary Drescher the LCTC Student of the Year.

Join the Osage Community Lady Elks for a showcase of fashion trends from Sun & Fun Resort Wear.

After the upheaval in the police department in the last two years, newly-named Laurie Police Chief Mark Black says he is ready to move the department forward.

The next  Relay For Life of Morgan County Planning Meeting is scheduled for May 8 at the Morgan County Library in the Comminity Room.

Lake Regional Health System will hold a health fair from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, May 10, at Elks Lodge #2705, located at 174 Elks Lane in Laurie, Mo.

The Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance is holding two septic tank maintenance workshops on the west side of the Lake of the Ozarks this spring.

Mrs. Michael’s and Mrs. Fischer’s preschool students from Morgan County R-1 in Stover visited Gravois Fire Protection District’s Station 5 May 3.

A deer collided with a motorcyclist Wednesday evening causing serious injuries to the driver.

The annual Taste the Westside will be held May 6 at 5 p.m. at the Shrine of St. Pat's Church in Laurie.

It's a battle of brains rather than brawn and it's all for a good cause. Get your brain trust together and see if you can take home braggin' rights from the annual trivia contest held by the Chances R Relay for Life Team.

The WestSide Senior Center is holding a BBQ Pork Steak fundraiser from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at the center located at 1501 Highway O.

The City of Laurie is maintaining stability in the midst of the multi-year national economic slowdown, according to Lisa Officer, CPA, in the recent annual audit of finances.

Due to strong demand from the community, the Westlake Aquatic Center has scheduled a three-day class for Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR and AED eertification.