Jackson Cantwell was proud of himself for emerging from perhaps the first slump of his Nixa career and taking first place in the shot put at Parkview’s Jim Vaughan Invitational on Friday. more

The value of a Dollar at Nixa has risen over the past month. more

Donna Fetterhoff more

Carol Johnston more

Robert Lee Mayes, 86, of Ozark, passed away on March 23, 2025, in his home surrounded by his loving family. more

Jerry Ward more

Elsie Thompson more

Nancy Dempsey more

Rodney Jacobs more

Sharlene June McKee more

During a special Board of Education meeting on Friday, April 4, the Board named David T. Snider as the new Ozark Transportation Director. more

Nixa High School DECA students recently competed at the DECA State Career Development Conference in Kansas City, MO on March 23-25. In order to compete at the state level, students must first qualify at the district level. Nixa High School’s DECA chapter earned the opportunity to advance to the International Career Development Conference and represent Missouri. The competition involves a combination of a written component such as an exam or report and an interactive component with an industry professional serving as a judge. more

Nixa Journalism earned eight awards from the Language Arts Development of Southwest Missouri. The Wingspan magazine staff won both the first and second place awards in the School Magazine category. more

The Nixa Fire Protection District (NFPD) responded to three house fires on Friday, April 4. more

On Saturday, March 22, Zan Fugitt, a 2023 Nixa High School graduate, won All-American honors when he came in fourth at the NCAA National Wrestling Tournament in Philadelphia, becoming only the second person from south of I-44 to win All-American honors in wrestling. Less than a week later, he was back in Nixa to lead a wrestling clinic at his old high school. About 60 kids attended the clinic. more

One week of April is behind us, and we had every kind of weather this past week. I feel for all the folks whose life had been destroyed by floods, tornadoes, fires, or just plain old heavy winds. The water went across my pasture in three small streams. It didn't take the fences out like it had in the past. more

A Nixa Middle School student paid a visit to his former kindergarten teacher on Friday, April 4, and read his book to the students in her class. Carter Zoromski, 14, read his book, PJ Pirate, to the students in Leigh Berry's kindergarten class at Century Elementary School, capping off their Pirate-themed week. more

The Utopia Club held the First Annual Spring Market at the Ozark Innovation Center on Saturday, April 5 in Ozark. The event featured almost 100 vendors who offered a large variety of hand-crafted items for sale, including pottery, crocheted items, body products, clothing, plants, jewelry, and more. Funds raised by the Utopia Club will be used to benefit seniors and youth in Ozark. more

Ruth “Allene” Hicks more

As embarrassing as Ozark's season-opening 16-0 loss was, the only finger-pointing afterward was aimed at a whiteboard in the Tigers' clubhouse. more

Bradley Keith Behrens more

Abigail Conrad of Nixa was among 225 University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate students officially admitted to teacher education programs during the 2024-25 academic year who were recognized at the second annual Teacher Education Convocation on April 4 at Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall. Conrad is a sophomore in the elementary education program. more

NIXA, Mo. With tooth decay remaining the leading chronic disease affecting children1 and 29% of Missouri third graders having untreated cavities,2 establishing essential oral health habits at an early age has never been more vital. Delta Dental of Missouri, the state’s leading dental benefits provider and a non-profit organization, is tackling this issue through its popular Land of Smiles® dental education program, teaching kindergarten through third-grade students essential oral health habits. Since 2002, this free, interactive program – featuring superhero Captain Super Grin® and his sidekicks – has impacted 1.2 million kids across 113 Missouri counties through in-person and virtual elementary school performances. This winter and spring, an additional 30,000+ kids at 150+ schools statewide will participate, including those most recently at Epsy Elementary School in Nixa. more

After months of counting down the days to meet the new professional therapy dog, Ozark East Elementary students were excited when they walked through the doors after spring break and were greeted by Spice, a yellow Labrador retriever. more

Ozark School District is proud to announce that the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) named Assistant Superintendent of Learning Dr. Craig Carson as the Southwest Region’s Outstanding Assistant Superintendent. This honor is part of MASA’s 2025 Spring Conference, where individuals are recognized at both the regional and state levels. more