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Lake Ozark discuss possibility of allowing board members to attend city meetings virtually Dan Field newsroom@lakesunonline.com Consideration of an ordinance allowing for city board and commission member attendance of city meetings by electronic means evolved into a discussion about the importance of attending meetings in person. Ultimately, the board voted during its regular meeting Tuesday, May 11, to table a decision to gauge input from the public and for more consideration. The authorizatio...

Local interest keeps food truck discussion trending in Lake Ozark Dan Field Food trucks in Lake Ozark. Currently, they are prohibited by ordinance. But growing interest from both the public and food truck vendors is keeping the issue on the front burner for city officials. The Lake Ozark Planning & Zoning Commission spent about 45 minutes during its regular monthly meeting May 5 hearing from proponents of food trucks within the city and discussing the ramifications at length. No one spoke in op...

Lake Ozark annual audit shows clean bill of financial health Dan Field newsroom@lakesunonline.com The City of Lake Ozark has received a clean bill of financial health for the fiscal year 2020. Lindsay Graves, CPA, of Graves and Associates, presented the annual audit during the regular board meeting April 27. She noted that the city had sound accounting and financial practices and meets most recommendations for communities of Lake Ozark’s size. One of the most important objectives which the ci...

Jan 28, 2021 2:03 PM Hal D. Hoppa, age 74 of Holland, passed away on January 27, 2021. Born and raised on a farm and a farmer for the first part of his life, Hal never was afraid of hard work. He worked at Brooks in Holland and later at Parmalat in Grand Rapids until his retirement. In his retirement, he put his knowledge for tinkering to good use and worked at Menards, helping others with their projects. During his free time, Hal was a talented woodworker and enjoyed traveling. Above all, Hal...