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Ty's Take The lawsuits swirling around Osage Beach Mayor Harmison are creating exactly the kind of dysfunction that kills small towns from the inside out. When your elected officials are spending more time in courtrooms than city hall, and when aldermen feel compelled to publicly distance themselves from
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Ty's Take The political drama unfolding in Osage Beach deserves your attention, especially with Mayor Harmison dismissing two lawsuits as a "coordinated political hit" while aldermen are publicly weighing in on the mess. When elected officials start throwing around conspiracy theories instead of addressing the substance
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Ty's Take That casino heist in Boonville hits close to home — armed robberies at gaming establishments always raise concerns about security at our own lakeside casinos, and you can bet law enforcement will be taking a harder look at protocols across the region. But what really caught my
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Ty's Take The formal censure of Camden County Commissioner Steve Dougan by the Republican Central Committee is the kind of political drama that rarely stays contained—when your own party turns on you publicly, there's usually more to the story than what's on the
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Ty's Take Four house fires in one weekend isn't just bad luck—it's a pattern that demands immediate attention from our fire departments and insurance investigators. While we're still waiting for official causes, the timing and concentration of these incidents should have
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Ty's Take While everyone's talking about that $50,000 crappie tournament, the real story that should have your attention is FANUC's $90 million investment in robot manufacturing - that's the kind of advanced manufacturing that could transform rural economies if we can
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Ty's Take That $2,000 landscaping incentive for waterfront homeowners isn't just free money – it's a smart investment in keeping our lake healthy for the long haul, and every property owner near the water should be looking into it. Meanwhile, with burn bans already
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Ty's Take That million-dollar fire damage hitting three homes should have every Lake property owner checking their insurance coverage and defensible space – when you're dealing with our ongoing dry conditions and volunteer fire departments stretched thin across multiple calls, prevention becomes your best friend. The drought
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Ty's Take Today's headlines paint a troubling picture of both natural disasters and leadership failures hitting our community hard. The massive waterfront fire that destroyed three homes reminds us how quickly things can go sideways around here, especially when our fire districts are already stretched thin
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Ty's Take It's a pretty quiet news day around the Lake, but I want to tip my hat to that Camdenton city official earning top honors statewide — those clerk positions are the backbone of local government, handling everything from elections to public records, and recognition like
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Ty's Take The dust-up between Camden County's prosecutor and sheriff's office over detective conduct isn't just inside baseball — when law enforcement can't work together, it's the community that suffers through botched investigations and justice delayed. Prosecutor Jennifer Kercher
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Ty's Take The string of house fires hitting our area this week should have everyone double-checking their heating systems and fire safety plans — when crews are battling multiple blazes in frigid, windy conditions like we've had, response times get stretched thin and every second counts. That