Permit Issued for Bike Race

A special event permit for the first-ever Ozark Gravel Road Expedition bicycle race set for April 20 has been unanimously approved by the Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen.   The race will start at Big Surf Waterpark in Linn Creek and end at the Paul’s Supermarket parking lot. The course will run approximately 154 miles with the majority of the route being on gravel roads. Organizers are expecting about 150 riders to sign up for the event.