The Ozark Board of Education, at a special Jan. 26 meeting, voted to hire Dr. Phillip Link as the Executive Director of Human Resources beginning in the 2024-25 school year. more

The Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP) named two Ozark administrators, Dr. Sandra Roy and Kristy Richart, as principal of the year and assistant principal of the year, respectively, for the Southwest Region for 2024. more

The Ozark Board of Education, at its Jan. 18 meeting, voted to hire Dr. Kendra Scott as the South Elementary principal for the 2024-25 school year. more

The Ozark Board of Education, at its Jan. 18 meeting, voted to hire Justin Peery as the Finley River School principal for the 2024-25 school year. more

Earlier this month, the City of Ozark hired Benjamin DeClue as an interim city administrator. He took over the role from Steve Childers, who has accepted a new position as the City of Springfield’s Planning & Development Director. more

Ozark School District is hosting its first-ever We Are Ozark Hiring Event, and the public is invited. The District has open positions in all departments from educators to custodians and nutrition services. The hiring event — slated 6:00-8:00 p.m. Jan. 23 in the Ozark Innovation Center, 1600 W. Jackson St. — will be an opportunity for prospective employees to meet current staff and supervisors, ask questions, fill out an application and even interview. more

It has been nearly five years since Ozark School District purchased the commercial property known as the Fasco building. As of Dec. 29, the District has nearly doubled that space with the purchase of its neighbor, Dolby Laboratories. more

A Houston, Texas, man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Dec. 19, 2023, for his role in the theft from an automated teller machine (ATM) at an Ozark bank. more

Josie Orellana passed away last week, according to a Facebook post by her father, Frank. more

Ozark School District Assistant Superintendent of Learning Dr. Craig Carson was recently presented with the inaugural Linda Dorn Leadership Award at the Missouri Association of Reading Recovery Educators conference, recognizing his outstanding leadership in the field of literacy within the District and across the state of Missouri. more

Ozark School District police were honored Dec. 12 at the Christian County Sheriff’s Office annual Christmas party and awards ceremony with three service awards and four life-saving awards. more

After leading the District as interim superintendent for the first half of the school year, Dr. Lori Wilson will now officially lead the Ozark School District as superintendent. The Ozark Board of Education chose Wilson during a special closed-session meeting on the evening of Dec. 13 following a day of in-person formal interviews with three finalists. The vote was unanimous. more