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Lake Expo Christina Hankinson Announces Bid For Camden County Presiding Commissioner Christina Hankinson has launched her campaign for Camden County Presiding Commissioner. The announcement marks another candidate entering the local political race for the county's top executive position. VIDEO: Bald Eagle Swipes A Softball At Osage Beach City
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Ty's Take It's a slow news day when the March real estate numbers are our lead story, but don't let that fool you into thinking this isn't important stuff. Property values and sales activity are the pulse of any lake community – they
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Ty's Take That Camdenton house fire in Camelot Estates is getting serious attention across multiple outlets, and when you see that kind of coverage for a residential fire, it usually means either someone got hurt or the damage was extensive enough to affect neighbors – both scenarios every homeowner
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Ty's Take That brush fire near Macks Creek should grab everyone's attention — when it takes six or seven fire districts to knock down 30 acres, you know conditions are bone dry and dangerous out there. With lake traffic picking up and more folks camping and grilling
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Ty's Take The real story buried in today's headlines is those election results showing Lake area voters approving new taxes and installing fresh faces in city hall — that tells me folks around here are ready for change and willing to pay for it, which says something
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Ty's Take Richard Ross pulling off the win in Osage Beach matters more than folks might think at first glance — mayoral races here aren't just about ribbon cuttings and budget meetings, they're about how we balance growth with keeping what makes the Lake special.
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Ty's Take The near-drowning of a 5-year-old at Truman Lake is a stark reminder that our beautiful waterways can turn deadly in a heartbeat, especially with kids who don't understand how fast flood conditions change. Every parent around here needs to have that
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Ty's Take The serious traffic accident in Camden County that left a Macks Creek woman with major injuries is a stark reminder of how dangerous our rural roads can be, especially as we head into tourist season with more traffic on highways that weren't built for
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Ty's Take Looks like it's been a rough stretch for our corner of Missouri, with hundreds of folks in Camden and Morgan Counties dealing with power outages and some serious criminal charges coming down in Versailles that remind us how important it is to protect our
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Ty's Take That water rescue near Versailles — a teen trying to retrieve a flip flop — perfectly captures why we need to talk about water safety as the weather warms up and folks start thinking about getting back on the lake. We've got firefighters pulling one kid
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Ty's Take That near-drowning of a 5-year-old in Benton County flood waters should be a wake-up call for every parent around here as we head into another round of severe weather Friday. With all the excitement around that $50,000 crappie catch at the
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Ty's Take The unexpected death of Miller County Prosecutor Matt Howard is a real loss for our community — prosecutors in rural counties like ours wear a lot of hats and build relationships that span decades, and losing that kind of institutional knowledge hurts. Meanwhile, that bomb threat to