Jackson Cantwell became the first shot put state champion in Nixa history by winning the gold medal with a throw of 64-3 3/4 at the Class 5 State Track Meet over the weekend.
A Nixa comeback over the final two innings and another shutdown relief outing by Colin Kelley lifted the Eagles to a 5-4 Class 6 Quarterfinal triumph at Blue Springs on Saturday.
With MSHSAA opting for teams to have as many as eight days off in between their District and Quarterfinal games, Nixa will have a week’s worth of practices leading up to its trip to Blue Springs on Saturday.
Now that hay season is in full swing, it is a good time to pull hay samples for entry in the Ozark Empire Fair Hay Show in Springfield, says University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist Tim Schnakenberg.
Baseball fans are being asked to step up to the plate to help local patients and score Springfield Cardinals game tickets. The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the sole supplier of blood, platelets and plasma to patients at 44 area healthcare facilities, is asking everyone to team up to help the blood needs in their community by donating during the Bleed Red promotion at the upcoming blood drive in Nixa on Thursday, June 15.
According to preliminary reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 10 people died in traffic crashes over the 2023 Memorial Day weekend counting period of 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 26 through 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 29, 2023.
Arvest Bank announces Chandler Johnston has been promoted to Community Marketing Manager for the Springfield region.
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announced the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s 2023 annual school bus inspection program.
An Ozark contractor, who was the focus of an October 2021 Better Business Bureau (BBB) consumer warning, has been charged with two dozen counts of felony deceptive business practices in Greene County.
