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

Jax Adams is a bit of a break from the norm as a wrestler and sprinter. more

Repeating events: more

Christian County Library Events more

Linda Kay Schnur more

The Nixa Drone Team 2319 X, consisting of Dalton Jones, Andrew Durbin, and Faith Helterbrand, took first place at the 2025 All-Service JROTC Drone National Championships on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5. The tournament, which included 83 drone teams from around the United States, included teams from Hawaii and Samoa. After 160 grueling qualifying rounds, Team 2319 X, as well as Nixa's two other teams, placed high enough in the seeding to advance to the single-elimination rounds. However, only 50 percent of the teams advanced. more

Top performances of Christian County boys and girls track and field athletes from this spring: more

Rylan Sutton is on track to become the first member of Ozark’s 100-hit club since 2019 grad Blake Mozeley. more

After a few weeks of meets, Nixa’s Keivon Flint has received confirmation that he made the right decision by returning to track. more

Congratulations to our Ozark Tigers who are retiring! They were recognized during an all-staff meeting April 7. We are so thankful for their many years of service! Combined, they have more than 500 years of service in education. We will miss them and wish them the best of luck in the future. more

Christian County voters approved Ambulance District Property Tax Relief, a ballot measure that the Christian County Ambulance District put forth on the ballot for the election held on Tuesday, April 8. During the election, 2,770 people, or 52.29 percent of the voters, cast “Yes” votes for the proposition, while 2,527 people, or 47.71 percent of those who voted, cast “No” votes. more

The Ozark Chamber of Commerce will hold the 2025 Showcase Ozark Community Expo at the Ozark Innovation Center on Saturday, April 19. The event is free and open to the public more

Congratulations to the EagleAir staff for being recognized in NBCU Academy's nationwide student broadcast news contest. Freshmen Alexander Eggleston, Scarlett Mahy, and Dusty Stewart won a 6th Place Finalist award for Outstanding Video News Report from the NBCU Academy contest called The Edit. The contest required students to create a video news package centered around the subject of "wellness," using the Adobe Express video editing app. Their news package focused on how students can balance screen time with overall health. The Edit Spring 2025 contest received submissions from schools across the United States, with registrations from over 600 teachers representing more than 23,000 students. more

That old wind just keeps on blowing and moving things around. When I look out and things look strange, it is because that was either in the backyard or maybe out in the field the day before. more