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Ozark Community Center Installs Mamava Pod for Nursing Moms

Ozark, Mo. – The Ozark Community Center recently installed a new Mamava Lactation Pod, providing a dedicated space for mothers to breastfeed or pump while visiting the facility.

The spacious pod is wheelchair-accessible and offers a clean, secure, and comf...

Garrison Springs Community Forest Wins Statewide Innovation Award

Ozark, Mo. - The City of Ozark is proud to announce that Garrison Springs Community Forest has been awarded the 2025 Innovation Award in the Large City category by the Missouri Municipal League (MML). This prestigious award honors outstanding municipal pr...

Garrison Springs Community Forest Opens to the Public

Ozark, Mo. - The City of Ozark is thrilled to announce the opening of the Garrison Springs Community Forest.

This revitalized gem represents Ozark’s history and showcases and conserves its natural beauty, native ecosystems, and geological feature...

Ponsar Named Parks & Recreation Director

Ozark, Mo. - The City of Ozark is excited to announce Hayden Ponsar as our new Parks and Recreation Director.

MDC fulfills grant to the City of Ozark

Ozark, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation has fulfilled its Community Forestry Cost-Share Grant to the City of Ozark.

The $29,760 grant helped Ozark’s Parks & Recreations Department remove emerald ash borer infested trees from Finley River ...

Ozark Community Center Upgrades Security

Ozark, Mo. -- The Ozark Community Center (The OC) is taking steps to increase safety and security for everyone entering the facility, as well as the Grubaugh Outdoor Pool.

On April 1, 2024, The OC implemented the Raptor Visitor Screening system. This syste...

Parks & Recreation: City plans to replace removed trees

Ozark, Mo. -- The Parks & Recreations Department plans to plant new trees at Finely River and Neil Grubaugh parks after a tree company removed 24 trees in the Fall of 2023.

"We are looking forward to Spring when our Parks Maintenance team can work...

Protecting Our Parks: City of Ozark awarded MDC grant to remove dead trees at local parks

OZARK, Mo. — The City of Ozark is thrilled to announce it was awarded a?Community Forestry Cost-Share Grant through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) to remove green ash trees under threat from emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis). &nbs...