Missouri Gov. Mike Parson made national news for the wrong reasons on Oct. 14. He condemned a journalist from one of the state’s largest newspapers for finding a flaw in a state database. Parson effectively shot the Good Samaritan.

A special ceremony will be held at Nixa Community Center at 9 a.m. on Nov. 13 to recognize the 100-year remembrance of the Unkown Soldier, and honor all veterans who served in the U.S. military.

Slippery slope arguments occur when one person, group of persons or, in legal terms, a party, views decisions as having the potential to begin a trend. In general, a slippery slope argument says that if a relatively harmless action is taken today, it could start a trend that will lead to something unconscionable being accepted in the future.

NIE allows teachers to sign up to receive newspapers in their classrooms at no cost. It’s part of a statewide public service partnership that community newspapers like this one have with the public school districts we serve.

In the year that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a total of 181,510 Americans signed up to join an active-duty branch of the United States military.

THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES AERIE donated $500 to Ozark School District's Operation Half Pint. Operation Half Pint allows students to have an extra milk or snack milk even when they don't have the money on their school account to pay for it.

The Ozark High School JROTC Raider team won its second consecutive national championship at the 2021 U.S. Army National Raider Championship in Molena, Georgia, Nov. 5-6.

The Clever School District will make a change in leadership, naming Dr. Brian Breeden superintendent of schools effective July 1, 2022. The school district announced Breeden's promotion on Nov. 11.

Almost 300 Nixa High School band students took part in the Grand Nationals competition in Indianapolis over the weekend.

The Ozark High School National Honor Society welcomed 90 students as its newest members with an induction ceremony.