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The proposed $359 million Oasis at Lakeport in Osage Beach will get its second review by the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission Monday, April 17, when the Commission hosts a public hearing.

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Developers of a proposed $350 million family friendly entertainment center in Osage Beach sweetened the project with the announcement Monday afternoon that Marriott International will bring a massive hotel complex to the project.

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The Osage Beach Board of Aldermen passed a resolution Thursday evening, March 2, referring the proposed Oasis at Lakeport Tax Increment Financing application to the TIF Commission.

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Capital City Productions of Jefferson City is headed to the Lake of the Ozarks with professional live entertainment. CCP will be opening a second theater venue in Osage Beach.CCP has acquired and is re-opening the 1,000-seat Main Street Music Hall which was a favorite source of entertainment…

Current Missouri law authorizes the General Assembly to permit gambling on excursion gambling boats only upon the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. But a Lake-based group hopes to change that through the Missouri Legislature.

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On the heels of a successful opening in September 2020, Ballparks National has announced a major expansion to its youth all-turf softball and baseball facility to include the potential for additional sports and activities.

VRBOs – nightly rentals – will once again be allowed in areas of the city of Lake Ozark that are zoned R-1 (single-family) and R-2 (duplexes). At their Jan. 10 meeting, aldermen voted 4-to-2 to overturn a decades-old ordinance that prohibited the practice.

On a split 4-to-2 vote, Lake Ozark aldermen approved the first reading of an ordinance that amends sections of the city’s code to permit nightly rentals in areas zoned R-1 (single family homes) and R-2 (duplexes). The second reading of the ordinance will come before aldermen at their next me…

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Filings opened Tuesday, Dec. 6, for General Election voting April 4. Filings close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27.

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December promises a lot of Christmas celebrations and events and Christmas on the Square in Camdenton is one of the highlights of the season.

Despite the fact that more than 50 residents showed up at the last meeting of the Lake Ozark Planning and Zoning Commission to voice opposition to the move, Mayor Dennis Newberry isn’t giving up on his attempt to get the commission, and then the board of aldermen, to reverse the ordinance pr…

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The Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen Tuesday night accepted a letter of resignation from Lake Ozark Police Chief Gary Launderville. Dec. 30 will be his last day on the job.

The president of the Camdenton Board of Education is being called out for her public comments regarding claims that the Camdenton School District was not properly notified of plans for the Preserve at Sycamore Creek in Osage Beach.

In October, the Osage Nation Gaming Enterprise Board reported $100,000 in donations to seven Missouri-based entities as efforts continue to establish an Osage Casino & Hotel property near the Lake of the Ozarks.

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