Education
Have you ever wondered what your student will do when they finish high school? What job, what career, what are the employment options? Is college or technical school an option? Will they live with others? Will they need support or will they live independently?
One of Missouri’s larger birds of prey is a common, yet interesting, winter wildlife sighting for people who drive along the area’s gravel roads and highways.
Freshmen students at Nixa High School got to hear about one of the worst chapters in World history from a person who lived through part of it. Erika Schwartz, who survived the Holocaust, spoke to the students at the Aetos Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Lena Irene Stewart, a former Nixa High School teacher, managed to avoid prison time with a plea bargain that saw her plead guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to a single amended charge of Second Degree sexual abuse, a Class A misdemeanor, for which she was given a suspended imposition of sentence and two years of supervised probation. In return for her guilty plea, six other counts against Stewart, including three counts of sexual contact with a student, two counts of Second Degree statutory sodomy, and one count of First Degree sexual misconduct, were dismissed.
The Ozark School District is excited to announce the promotion of Dr. Anna Thurman from Director of Interventions to Executive Director of Student Services for the 2025-26 school year. This promotion not only recognizes Thurman’s leadership and dedication but also reflects a strategic realignment of responsibilities that will result in cost savings for the district.
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Opinion
My husband Tom once accused me of being unromantic. As much as I hate to admit it, I think he might be right.
Charlie and Pete, the sequel
Remember when a nickel would buy a bottle of Coca-Cola?
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