According to the City of Nixa, Leak Investigators, LLC arrived on site June 7 and are helping Nixa Parks & Recreation determine where exactly the leak is located so that it can be determined what is required to fix the leak. Working together with Parks & Recreation staff and the Nixa Utilities Water Department, the leak detection company has identified a potential area of concern, but further testing is required. more

The City of Nixa is investing in upgrades to its billing systems and payment processes. While these upgrades are taking place, the City of Nixa, including Nixa Utilities, will not be able to accept any payments beginning 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21 and continuing through Sunday, June 25. more

Starting Friday, June 9, Nixa Fire District is inviting the community to sit on their “front porch” and visit with the firefighters on Friday evenings during the summer from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Nixa firefighters will have open houses every Friday night through July. more

Baseball fans are being asked to step up to the plate to help local patients and score Springfield Cardinals game tickets. The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the sole supplier of blood, platelets and plasma to patients at 44 area healthcare facilities, is asking everyone to team up to help the blood needs in their community by donating during the Bleed Red promotion at the upcoming blood drive in Nixa on Thursday, June 15. more

The Nixa branch of the Christian County Library celebrated its fifth birthday on May 19, and with this celebration came the announcement that the Nixa branch is expanding. more

The Inman Intermediate Student Council ran a change challenge fundraiser to raise money for C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue. Students were able to raise over $900 for the animal rescue. This past week, Student Council presented C.A.R.E. representatives with their donation and got a few cuddles with the rescue pup, Honey. more

Arvest Bank announces Chandler Johnston has been promoted to Community Marketing Manager for the Springfield region. more

Nixa Parks & Recreation staff have discovered a significant leak in the community pool located at The X Center in McCauley Park. Normally, the pool opens Memorial Day weekend, however, the need for repair will cause a delay in the opening of the pool. The Aquatics Center will remain closed until the pool is in condition to be opened to the public. At this time, the City of Nixa does not have an estimate for when repairs will be completed. more

The EagleAir TV student staff and senior Justice Jones recently received awards from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society for High School Journalists. more

Inman Intermediate has been recognized as a Model Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Work School. Inman is one of about 500 schools and districts in the United States and Canada to receive this honor, and the third school in Nixa to earn this achievement. more

The Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce is announcing the 65th Annual Sucker Day Music, Arts and Crafts Festival sponsored by Price Cutter. Event dates are May 19-21, 2023. more

On May 5, the Nixa School District inducted J’Neal Warfel McCoy and Barb Barnett Stillings into the Nixa Academic Hall of Fame. more

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Foundation announced that Nixa High School students Sergio Pulbere, Landon Carson, Jackson Coleman and Alexander Deatherage won the Spring 2023 Stock Market Game competition for the entire state of Missouri. The Stock Market Game in personal finance simulates trading, buying and selling stocks. more

The Better Business Bureau® (BBB) St. Louis has revoked BBB Accreditation of Premiere Exterior Solutions of Nixa for violating BBB’s Accreditation Agreement. more

Over 200 art pieces from Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Branson and Willard competed in the Central Ozarks Conference (COC) art show, hosted by Nixa this month. The show was comprised of the best pieces from the surrounding COC schools. Nixa students won four of the five top awards: more

This past weekend, the Nixa Archery Team placed 2nd overall while competing in the National Archery In The Schools Program (NASP) Archery IBO/3D Eastern Nationals (JROTC Division) in Louisville, Kentucky. more

The Nixa Utilities electric department has earned a platinum level designation as a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) from the American Public Power Association (APPA). Chris Huett, Assistant Electric Superintendent, represented Nixa Utilities in accepting the award, which honors public utilities for providing reliable and safe electric service. more

What if an entire community read the same book during the same month? What if the book everyone read together has a unifying message about kindness, neighborliness and friendship? What if everyone celebrated these lessons with family-friendly events where readers can come together to discuss? more

The Nixa Reader’s Theatre competed in the Missouri State High School Activities Association State Theatre Competition at the end of April. They competed in semi-finals on Thursday, April 20, and advanced to finals on Friday, April 21. Only four schools in the state of Missouri advanced to finals. Nixa’s Reader’s Theatre received third place overall. They performed “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by T.J. Klune. more

On April 23, 150 Nixa High School choir students traveled to Worlds of Fun in Kansas City to compete in the Festival of Choirs. more

Nixa choir and band students participated at the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) State Solo and Small Ensemble Music Festival on the campus of the University of Missouri on April 27. more

Nixa High School DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) members earned the organization’s highest honors at DECA’s annual International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Orland, Florida, on April 22-25, 2023. A competition is also held during the conference. more

Jarad Giddens became the new mayor of Nixa when he won the April 4 general municipal election in Christian County. He took over the role from Mayor Brian Steele. more

Nixa Parks & Recreation announced a grand opening ceremony for the new inclusive playground at McCauley Park will be held Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Local media and members of the Nixa community are invited to attend this ceremony. In conjunction with the ribbon cutting for the new nearly $1 million playground, the City will celebrate that PlayCore, a leading company in play and recreation research, programming and products, recently awarded its National Demonstration Site™ Award to Nixa Parks & Recreation. more

Karson Robb competed at the Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Championship in Branson. This archery tournament had 3,571 students compete in the event. more