OZARK, Mo. — Christian County residents and business owners are preparing for what organizers say will be one of the largest community‑driven fundraisers the region has ever seen.
The event, called “Roll Call for the Fallen and Injured,” will take place Sunday in Ozark and aims to support the deputies killed and injured in last month’s tragedy.
Organizer Chaz Koeppen says the effort began much like the fundraiser he helped launch six years ago for Officer Mark Priebe, when the community raised $22,000 in just two weeks. But this year’s response, she says, has grown far beyond anything he and co‑organizer Heather Davis expected…