That things have digressed to a situation of skullduggery and malevolence at the Osage Beach Fire Protection District disappoint but do not surprise us.
One would need to look no farther back than how things were in the city of Osage Beach when Jim Schneider was its mayor.

Perhaps residents have forgotten during the years of peace and prosperity under Mayor Penny Lyons leadership.

We’re concerned about the goings on at the Osage Beach Fire Protection District.
As with every public entity, full disclosure is paramount to retaining the public’s trust.

We share the Missouri Highway Patrol’s concern over the number of accidents in which people who were not wearing seat belts were killed.

Some things you can look for too

Nobody called the candidate for sheriff names, no one accused the candidate for county commissioner of being a terrorist sympathizer or thief and no one said another candidate was a bad person.

We can all breathe a little easier now.
A contentious presidential election season has finally past, twenty-some months after it  began.
Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s vote, it’s implications for the future and its local impact; one thing should stand out above and beyond everything else.
In the United States of America, the halls of power are transferred peacefully from one party to the next and back again.

If you did not cast one of the roughly 5,000 absentee ballots in Camden County, chances are you may find a line today at your polling place.
We’d like to remind voters that the line will end promptly at 7 p.m. – and that will be according to the election judges’ timepiece, not yours.

Things to look for

We’re pleased to report today the stay against blasting next to the Lake Ozark/Osage Beach Joint Treatment Plant will remain in effect.
And Magruder Limestone’s attempt at extorting a million dollars was also rejected Thursday by a judge in Miller County.

Lake Ozark Board has bigger issues to be concerned with than fiddling with police business

Residents who tend to run late going places should take note: County election officials have announced their intent to close voting at 7 p.m. on election day.
“Close voting” means that if you are in line before 7 p.m., you will be allowed to vote. If you attempt to get in line at 7:01 p.m., you will not.

We hope the citizens of Macks Creek retake control of the reigns of government in their city.
We are disturbed at the recent storylines coming out of the western Camden County town, in particular those that demean the city clerk.

U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt coined that phrase a century or so ago about his vision for America’s foreign policy.
We find it to also be appropriate when it comes to local politics.
But carrying a big stick also implies that if called upon, you must be willing to swing it.
This week Lake Ozark Alderman Jeff Van Donsel did just that.

1. A record number of absentee ballots  would make voting lines shorter on Nov. 4. Voters can cast ballots ahead of time at their county clerk’s office during normal business hours and on Saturday mornings in Camden and Miller counties.

We join a Missouri circuit court judge in urging state legislators to fix a glaring loophole in a state domestic violence law.
As reported Tuesday by The Associated Press, a man convicted of assaulting his wife has been allowed to remain anonymous in some court documents. The key word here is convicted – all shadow of doubt have been removed by a jury of his peers.