Vote for the Best of the Lake

Voting has begun for the 2012 Best of the Lake. Access the survey here.

Join the ride

It's a once-in-a-lifetime event. World War II U.S. fighter airplane rides are being sold for an air show coming to Camdenton in September.

Networking opportunities through PBW

Women's business group meets every month to help local charities and for networking.

Wehrenberg Theatres to break ground on eight-screen multiplex

A new multiplex theatre is coming to Lake Ozark. Boasts new amenities and technology.

Buying or selling a used boat?

With today's economy, consumers are looking for great deals. If you are in the market to purchase a used boat, or want to get rid of one that you own, there are some things to consider.

Compiled by Charis Patires

New owners for Casablanca

The home of the Lake Ozark post office in the 1950s, Casablanca has been a bar and grill for more than six decades.

Do you know a community hero?

The search is on to find the next Lake of the Ozarks Community Heroes. If you know someone worthy of the honor, fill out a nomination form.

Force those blooms

Add color and fragrance to your home by tricking bulbs, spring-flowering trees and shrubs into thinking it's spring and blooming. The process is called forcing.

Charli Allee, Lake Area Master Gardener

"Kings" of the crowd

The musicians of the Blue Collar Kings say they cannot describe the "feel good" that comes from playing great music and watching the audience enjoy it.

Charis Patires

Lake-area icon closes its doors

A bumper sticker on the back of Mike Craig’s white SUV urges us to “Save A Chicken, Eat Catfish.” That encouragement is moot now that Mike and his wife Linda have closed the doors to one of the lake’s few remaining icons — the Happy Fisherman. It’s believed that only Bentley’s Restaurant on Bagnell Dam Blvd. is older — by one year.

Dan Field

2011: A Safer Year at Lake of the Ozarks

It was a safer year for boating on Lake of the Ozarks, according to year-end accident numbers released by the marine operations of the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Joyce L. Miller