In the article titled “As Piccolo rebuilds, community shows support,” which appeared in the Aug. 6, 2025, edition of Christian County Headliner News, it was stated that Piccolo would reopen in March. This was incorrect; Steve D’Arpino, owner of Piccolo, said the restaurant is expected to open in August. The editor sincerely regrets the error. more

Christian County Prosecuting Attorney Kristen Tuohy was reappointed in July by Gov. Mike Kehoe to the Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board (CANRB), Springfield Board F, where she has served since 2017. more

Ozark, Missouri — The Ozark Chamber of Commerce and the Ozark School District held their annual New Teacher Luncheon on Monday, August 4th, welcoming 66 incoming teachers and administrators for the 2025–2026 school year. Also, on hand to help welcome the new teachers as they entered the Ozark Schools Innovation Center were members of the Pride of Ozark Marching Band, Ozark Cheerleaders, High School JROTC Color Guard and members of the Ozark Football team. more

Happy Birthday to all you August folks. There seems to be a lot in my family. more

Donna Lee Bidgood more

Bodie Lyn Matthews more

Marjorie Ann Welch more

I wish I had their energy. I wish I had many things kids have. I think I will officially give my resignation as an adult. I have decided I want to be a kid again. more

About a month after a car crashed into it, Piccolo, an Italian restaurant in Nixa, remains closed as repairs proceed on the building. However, while customers currently can’t eat in the restaurant, several of them are showing their love for the business and its staff by buying gift cards and contributing to a GoFundMe page set up to support Piccolo’s employees. more

Patrica Ann Gentry more

Carol Jean Lewis more

Terry Lee Prewitt, a beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on July 27, 2025, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 76. more

The Christian County Sheriff's Office was actively involved in the capture of a man who allegedly murdered his pregnant wife and unborn son. According to a press release by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Sidney F. Wilson, V, of Stoutland, Mo., was captured at a Nixa address on Thursday, July 31, by the member of Operation Relentless Pursuit, with assistance from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Marshals, and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. more

Christian County Sheriff Brad Cole was recently presented with the Defender Award by the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU). According to a press release from the ARCU, the award is given to law enforcement officers who “honor their constitutional oath to protect and to serve by working cooperatively with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to protect legal, law-abiding citizens from criminal illegal aliens.” Cole is the first Missouri sheriff to receive the ARCU Defender Award. more

Bernard Arnold Norland more

Welcome to a new month of a summer that has gone much too quickly. We sometimes complained about getting too much rain in the Springtime. Now, we could use a good shower, just not a flood! more

Darcy May DeWaard, age 7, of Ozark, Missouri, passed away on July 30, 2025, at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Darcy was born on Nov. 21, 2017, in Branson, Mo., to Joshua James DeWaard and Ashley May Reich-DeWaard. She was raised in Ozark and attended Tiger Paw Preschool and Ozark South Elementary, where she was a bright and loving student preparing to enter second grade. more

Ozarks Technical Community College will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 1 p.m., to celebrate the opening of its new Technical Training Center at the Richwood Valley Campus. The event is free and open to the public. College leadership, local officials, and industry partners are expected to attend. more

Charles “Chuck” Dewey Waterworth, Jr. was born Dec. 24, 1926, in St. Louis, MO. He grew up in Competition, MO., where his parents owned a farm. He spent his youth working on the farm, trapping, fishing, hunting, and playing in the Gasconade River, local woods, and caves. more

A LIFE WELL-LIVED more

The recent Sisterhood in Success networking event proved to be a tremendous success, drawing more than 65 women from across the community for an afternoon focused on professional growth, relationship-building, and empowerment. more

Ozark, MO — The Ozark Fire Protection District Citizen’s Fire Academy celebrated the graduation of its ninth class on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. more

Ozark, MO - The Christian County Elks Lodge #2777 held its annual Flag Day ceremony on Saturday, June 14, at their lodge in Ozark, honoring the enduring symbol of American freedom and unity—the United States flag. more

There were some very successful Bible schools this summer. This week will begin the one for the Baptist Temple in Chadwick. I hear they have come up with some new projects for the kids. more

The Missouri Public Service Commission held a hearing in the Nixa City Council Chambers on Tuesday, July 22, over a proposed increase of nearly 34 percent in the rates that Liberty Utilities (LU) charges their customers. An estimated 120 people attended the hearing. more