Category Archives: People / Business / Entertainment

Cover, Feature, Featured Columns, July - August, News, People / Business / Entertainment, Profile

What the Waters Remember THREE LIVES, THREE CENTURIES, ONE AMERICAN STORY

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01
Jul

As America marks its 250th birthday this year, the spotlight falls on the places where the nation was born — the cobblestones of Philadelphia, the harbor at Boston, the fields of Yorktown. But the Revolution had a western edge that history has nearly forgotten, and it ran right through the river valleys now lying beneath Lake of the Ozarks. The Osage Nation’s trading network was the economic spine of Spanish Louisiana when Spain joined the colonists against Britain — and it was Osage country being fought over at the westernmost battle of the Revolutionary War, won on the Missouri frontier in 1780.

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Feature, Featured Columns, July - August, Months, News, People / Business / Entertainment, VIP Spotlight

The Lake’s Finest Serve On

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01
Jul

Two hundred fifty years of American independence didn’t happen in Washington, D.C. alone — it happened in communities like ours. Across Camden, Miller, and Morgan counties, men and women in uniform fought for those freedoms, and today their legacy lives on in the posts, auxiliaries, and patriotic societies that call the Lake of the Ozarks home. In this special America 250 issue, L•O PROFILE is proud to spotlight the organizations that serve our veterans, honor our history, and celebrate what it means to be American. Whether you’re a year-round resident or a Lake-lover who comes back every summer, these groups are your community — and they’d love to have you.

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Feature, Featured Columns, May - June, Months, News, People / Business / Entertainment, VIP Spotlight

Red, White, & Restored – Magic Dragon Car Show Winner

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01
May

Dees first laid eyes on the truck in 2015 — and he knew he had to have it. He made an offer on the spot, but the owner wasn’t ready to let it go. Dees waited. Five years later, in 2020, his patience finally paid off when he was able to track down the same owner and seal the deal.

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Cover, Feature, Featured Columns, May - June, News, People / Business / Entertainment, Profile

A Life Well Played

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01
May

Bill Maas can still command a room. He can still tell a football story with the easy authority of a man who lived it. He can still make Chiefs fans smile with a few words about Arrowhead Stadium, and still sound every bit like the rugged defensive lineman Kansas City remembers. But these days, the former Chiefs standout is just as comfortable talking about charity golf, community service and the Lake of the Ozarks.

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Feature, Featured Columns, March - April, Months, News, People / Business / Entertainment, VIP Spotlight

Miss Missouri 2025 – Courtney Rowe

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02
Mar

Being crowned Miss Missouri is an honor many girls dream of from a young age, and for Courtney Rowe, crowned Miss Missouri 2025, it marks the opportunity to serve the state while representing Missouri at the Miss America pageant. Crowned Miss Missouri 2025 2019 graduate of Liberty North High School 2023 graduate of Northwest Missouri […]

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Cover, Feature, Featured Columns, March - April, News, People / Business / Entertainment, Profile

Strong Is Beautiful

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02
Mar

When Sophie Cunningham walks into a room, she carries a kind of magnetic energy that can only be forged in the heart of the Midwest. She is engaging, fashionable, and undeniably charismatic—beauty in every sense of the word. But step onto a basketball court, and a switch flips. The smile stays. But the fashion turns into physicality, and the girl from Columbia, Missouri, becomes something else entirely—a freight train barreling down the lane, unafraid to crash the boards or protect her teammates at any cost.

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Cover, Feature, Featured Columns, January - February, News, People / Business / Entertainment, Profile

Rooted In Family – The Story of Governor Mike & First Lady Claudia Kehoe

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05
Jan

When Governor Mike Kehoe talks about his life, he doesn’t start with politics. He doesn’t even start with business. He goes straight to the thing he and his wife, Claudia, are proudest of—their family. “Before anything else,” he said, “our greatest accomplishment is our children.”

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Feature, Featured Columns, January - February, Months, News, People / Business / Entertainment, VIP Spotlight

Stronger Together – Missouri’s Promise to Its Families

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05
Jan

For many Missouri families, a visit to a food bank is the moment between fear and relief. Governor Mike Kehoe understands that feeling. Raised by a single mother and the youngest of six children, he remembers the days when money was tight, and kindness from others made all the difference. His support for food banks comes from that place, wanting every child to feel secure and every family to know help is there.

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Feature, Featured Columns, Months, News, November - December, People / Business / Entertainment, VIP Spotlight

Semper Fi! The Marine Corps Turns 250

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04
Nov

L•O PROFILE is proud to spotlight the United States Marine Corps on its 250th birthday, a milestone honoring courage, sacrifice, and unwavering devotion to duty. Born in revolution, tested in wars at home and abroad, and revered for their discipline, the Marines’ journey through history is as enduring as our nation itself. Birth of the […]

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Cover, Feature, Featured Columns, News, November - December, People / Business / Entertainment, Profile

Walt Disney – The Boy from Missouri Where the Kingdom of Magic was Born

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04
Nov

Long before Disneyland became a winter wonderland of twinkling lights and festive parades at Christmastime, a young boy in Marceline, Missouri, dreamed beneath a cottonwood tree, imagining worlds full of magic—and maybe a few snowflakes.

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