Osage Beach mayor, business named in New York civil lawsuit
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Osage Beach Mayor Michael Harmison and his business Harmy’s Cheese Store and More have been named in a civil suit out of the state of New York.
The lawsuit was filed in Monroe County, New York on March 17, but documents were dated March 13. The complaint claims Favo Funding LLC went into a futures contract worth $79,365 that it bought for $55,500.
The petition claims Favo Funding was authorized to collect payment through an ACH account, but claims Harmison’s business changed the account and placed a “stop payment” on Sept. 16, 2025.
The lawsuit claims it Favo Funding is still owed $22,641.99.
Osage Beach gave a brief comment regarding the case in a Tuesday press release.
“The Mayor and Board of Aldermen are aware of civil litigation recently filed against Mayor Harmison’s business and will continue to evaluate information as it becomes available,” the release says. “Because this matter concerns the private business activities of a City official and not City operations, the City has no further comment at this time.”
Harmison also commented on the litigation on his social media on Tuesday.
“As the City has clarified, this is a civil matter involving private business activities—not city operations. Nothing Illegal or Unethical: This has zero connection to my role as your Mayor, your tax dollars, or the ethical standards of our city,” Harmison wrote on his Facebook page.
“Interestingly, I first learned about this filing on Facebook—just 1 hour and 29 minutes after it was submitted to the court. As of right now, I have still not even been officially served. It is disappointing that a private business matter is being weaponized on social media in the final days of a campaign before the legal process has even begun. I’ll let the voters of Osage Beach decide why the ‘Facebook critics’ knew about this before I did.”