Road Ready or Risky? – What Lake Ozark Buyers Should Know Before Buying a Golf Cart

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Golf carts have become part of everyday life at the Lake of the Ozarks. Whether it’s taking steep subdivision roads for dockside runs or quick trips to a neighbor’s house, today’s carts are doing far more than cruising the fairway (or traversing the trees looking for a wayward tee shot). But according to Brian Cheever, CEO of Clear Creek Golf Car & Utility Vehicles, the way many consumers are buying them hasn’t kept pace with how they’re being used.

Take The Pain Out of Your Game

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Is there more pain medication in your golf bag than in your home? Is your shoulder pain preventing you from making birdies? Is a full turn when you swing a distant memory? Golf is a low impact sport, but injuries do happen over time. A combination of overuse, an inadequate warm-up routine, poor mechanics and the repetitiveness of the golf swing can take a toll on a golfer’s body leading to muscle, tendon and joint strain. If you have a pain in your back, neck, shoulders, wrists, elbow or knee don’t worry, these are common golf ailments that usually don’t require surgery. However, before self-diagnosing or checking with Dr. Google get in touch with one of the Lake area’s expert orthopedic doctors, you know a real doctor and get a diagnosis.

Flavor That Feeds the Body – Lightly Crusted Mediterranean Tilapia

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Tucked inside the welcoming kitchen of Garden Gate Estate Retirement Community, this baked tilapia reflects a philosophy that good nutrition should be both simple and satisfying. Light, flavorful, and rich in lean protein, the dish pairs a delicate parmesan-herb crust with bright notes of lemon for a meal that supports heart health without sacrificing comfort. It’s the kind of recipe that proves wellness doesn’t require complexity—just thoughtful ingredients and a little care. 

Miss Missouri 2025 – Courtney Rowe

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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…

Strong Is Beautiful

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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.

Where Healing Meets the Herd

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Christina Landry is quietly redefining what healing can look like through Unbridled Therapeutics, a nonprofit co-located with Missouri Forget Me Not Horse Rescue and Sanctuary (MFMN). A licensed mental health professional with deep roots in the equine world, Landry has built a practice where traditional counseling and animal-assisted therapy work side by side—creating space for meaningful, often life-changing breakthroughs.

A Life Built on Hard Work, Heritage, and Heart

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For Khalid Mundwiller, choosing to build his life in Eldon, Missouri, had nothing to do with convenience or career strategy. It had everything to do with family, especially his grandparents, J.R. and Nina Atwell. “Grandpa and Grandma are the reason I moved here,” he says—a simple truth that shaped his early years. Week after week, his grandmother drove to Rolla to pick him up so he could spend weekends in Eldon. Those visits became the rhythm of his childhood—days spent helping, learning, and absorbing the presence of the man who would become his greatest influence.