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A different approach to a traditional home library, the Christian County Library's Outreach Department has been providing an invaluable service for over a decade, delivering library materials to those with mobility or visual impairments. more

The Nixa Theatre Department competed in the Reader's Theatre state competition on Thursday, April 24, at Marshfield High School. The Reader's Theatre cast took second place. The Reader's Theatre Cast includes: McKenzie McConville, Deacon Brown, Judah Anderson, AnnaLynn Keese, Emerson Burk, Harrison Carter, Ashlynn Reed, Aiden Hopkins, Greta Finley, Skylar Pannell, Arthur Loden, Lola Quigg, Olivia Carlin, Elly Molacek, and Lilli Robison. more

Dr. Allison Fleetwood was presented the Missouri Outstanding Theatre Educator of the Year Award on Thursday, April 24, by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The award was presented at the MSHSAA Theatre State Championships at Marshfield High School. more

A Nixa High School student was taken into custody on Tuesday, April 22 after it was discovered he brought a gun to the school’s SCORE Campus. more

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. more

Capital Holding Group unveiled their new asphalt plant during an invitation-only ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, April 23. The event was marked by speeches by numerous delegates, including Gov. Mike Kehoe. The asphalt plant represents a $29.5 million investment by Capital Holding Group and is expected to create 29 new jobs. more

In the April 23 edition of the Christian County Headliner, a picture on p. A7 was incorrectly captioned as Newly elected Ozark School Board member Rae-Ann Wade posing for a picture with former Board President Mark Jenkins. The picture was actually of the new Ozark School Board President Amber Bryant presenting Jenkins with an award in recognition of his service on the board. The photo reappears this week, correctly captioned, on p. A7. The editor sincerely regrets the error. more

Cooper Pumphrey has been on both sides of a camera lens enough for the Ozark pitcher to gain further appreciation for all that goes into a picture. more

Wyatt Vincent found himself a 20/20 man at the start of this week with his sights set on 100s in four major statistical categories. more

For the second time in as many years, Ozark has turned to a former Kickapoo assistant to fill a head coaching position. more

The First Baptist Church of Clever held their annual Easter Egg Drop at the location of their future campus on Wednesday, April 16. About 2,000 people attended the event, which included free food, bounce houses, prize drawings, and towards the end of the evening, a helicopter dropping thousands of candy-filled plastic eggs onto the event. Children attending the egg drop each vied for a share of the 15,000 eggs, and for kids who didn’t manage to pick up too many eggs, extras were on hand. more

The Nixa Fire Protection District (NFPD) held an open house at their Fire Training Center on Wednesday, April 16. The open house was a chance for members of the public to tour the training center, which was formerly the NFPD’s Fire Station One. Visitors were treated to breakfast and shown around the building. more

Army veteran Larry Ross, of Clever, poses for a picture with his patriotic quilt wrapped around him. Ross, who served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1970 and was in Vietnam, was presented with the quilt on Sunday, April 13, by Christy Kemp, leader of Quilts of Valor, at the Red Barn Cafe in Mt. Vernon, Mo. During his tour in Vietnam, Ross was in charge of keeping 12 printer machines running 24 hours a day, so propaganda could be printed. He was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant, E-5. Photo courtesy of Christy Kemp. more

Ozark School District is happy to welcome Rae-Ann Wade to the Board of Education following the April 8 election. Wade was sworn into office, along with incumbent Sarah Adams Orr, at the April 17 meeting. The board voted for Amber Bryant to serve as president and James Griffin as vice president. more

David Jerome, a respected and influential figure from Ozark, has been named a Missouri Cherry Blossom Colonel by the Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival in Marshfield, Missouri. The prestigious designation recognizes his exceptional contributions to preserving history and honors his role as a legendary Missourian. more

At the April 17 Board of Education meeting, the board voted to hire Dr. Landon Gray as the Executive Director of Finance & Business Services for the 2025-26 school year. The finance position became available following the resignation of Dr. Robert Hedgecorth. more

Patty Quessenberry has come out of retirement to take on a new role with the Ozark Chamber of Commerce. Formerly a member of the chamber’s Board of Directors, she recently became the chamber’s operations assistant. more

Nixa Parks and Recreation held their annual Easter Egg Hunt at McCauley Park on Friday, April 18. An estimated 500 children attended the event to get a share of about 22,000 candy-filled eggs. Other attractions included face painting, inflatable buildings, food trucks and a visit from the Easter Bunny. more

The Ozark Chamber of Commerce held their annual expo at the Ozark Innovation Center on Saturday, April 19. Over 70 vendors set up booths at the event and handed out prizes, information about their services and more. Attendees at the expo were able to take part in a punch card raffle, where they got punch cards filled out at various booths and turned them in for a prize drawing. Many of the vendors also had their own prize drawings. more

The Nixa Police Department and the Christian County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) were both awarded the Missouri Blue Shield designation on Thursday, April 17. more

It has been another eventful week, with lots of school stuff and my normal running around to keep things going. more

Ellen Marie Weed more