Education
Nixa Journalism students competed at the national level and learned about journalism from a variety of journalism experts during the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Seattle last week. In addition to participating in specialized learning sessions, they earned several accolades during the event.
Nixa High School sophomore Jasmyn Piwko has won the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Her drawing "Vintage Visit" will hang in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the next year. She will receive flights from Southwest Airlines for her and a guest to attend the awards ceremony in D.C. June 11. Pictures courtesy of Nixa Public Schools
James J. Mikulin, 76, passed away peacefully. He is survived by his wife, Janet; daughters, Rebecca and Sandra; grandsons, Philip and Oliver; and sisters, Delores, Ginny, and Jean.
The Ozark Technical Community College (OTC) unveiled its Be Well Bell, a public art display intended to promote mental health care, on Thursday, April 24, at the Richwood Valley campus in Nixa.
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Opinion
(Editor’s note: Given the tremendous efforts by many line workers and others to restore electricity to homes left powerless after the April 29 storm, it seemed only fitting to include this article in this week’s issue.)
Christian County has a new nonprofit, Christian County Cares. Our goal is to help our neighbors with currently unsupported emergency needs. We are also working with established nonprofits to help increase the impact, with the goal of maintaining shelters, utilities, and meeting basic needs.
Gardening season has awakened in me a troubling vice — impatience. I didn’t use to be this way, but digital cameras ruined me.
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