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

Mathews Elementary has been recognized as a Model Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Work®, one of only 500 schools and districts in the U.S. and Canada to receive this honor, and the second school in the district. more

Kaleb James was a late arrival to the gridiron, having grown up with a focus on soccer. more

A former assistant principal at Nixa Junior High School was sentenced in federal court on June 2 for soliciting sexually explicit photos from a 13-year-old victim by posing online as a teen … more

Nixa’s undefeated run through the COC earned the Eagles seven selections on the All-COC First-Team, including the Player Of the Year and Pitcher Of the Year awards. more

Taylor Hopper is hearing about the personal records of some of the sprinters from the St. Louis and Kansas City metro areas and is curious what they might mean to her PR. more

Tony Perez is in the best shape of his life, at least thus far. The Nixa senior is so fit his father, Eagles assistant track coach Richard Perez, wonders if he could compete as a decathlete in college. more

Rylan Evans anticipates he and his Nixa teammates will be more motivated than ever in response to the Eagles’ Class 6 District 6 final loss to Kickapoo last week. more

Memorial Day weekend for Sam Russo as a youth included making the short drive from his suburban Indianapolis home to Speedway, Indiana, to attend the Indy 500. more

JOPLIN — A storybook season for Nixa with five walk-off hits and a school-record 32 wins ended Thursday at the hands of a pitcher having a storybook comeback in a fight for his life. more

One of the largest events in Nixa is this weekend, May 20-22. Sucker Days opens at 2:00 p.m. and kicks off the festivities with the Sucker Day Parade on Friday at 6:00 p.m. The parade starts at the … more

The Aetos Center for the Performing Arts officially announced its opening season on Tuesday, May 10. The center is located on the campus of Nixa High School and will serve as not only a place for … more

SPRINGFIELD — Even after 80 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of overtimes, Ozark forward Madison Moore sprinted half the field to lead the Lady Tigers’ celebration Tuesday. more

JOPLIN — Prior to this week, Nixa outfielder Sam Russo had never experienced the thrill of a walk-off hit. more

Jaret Nelson could get to the 100-hit milestone during Nixa’s Class 6 District 6 run in Joplin this week. He entered the Eagles’ opener with Springfield Central on Monday seven shy of triple digits. more

Hardy Dougan and seemingly every Nixa pitcher and hitter has responded well to the change of coaching staffs at Nixa this season. more

It says everything about the reverence Nixa athletes have for former Eagles star Chase Allen that Koby Graham was worried about Allen’s reaction upon breaking his school javelin record. more

Want an opportunity to get involved in and give back to your community? While there are various volunteer options in the area, one special opportunity is coming up May 20-22. Nixa Sucker Days is your … more

Nixa’s annual Sucker Days is Friday through Sunday, May 20-22. Returning festivities include … more