The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks input from the farmers who work Christian County’s fields and pastures.

University of Missouri Extension is offering Master Gardener training courses in Branson and Ozark this summer.

Adult Japanese beetles are on the move in southwest Missouri and like past years, they will bring a big appetite with them according to Kelly McGowan, horticulture specialist with University of Missouri Extension.

One of the most beloved baseball players in the history of the St. Louis Cardinals is making his mark in Ozark.

Police, sheriff offer citizens law enforcement academies

PHOTO: From left, Cody Scott, Nixa Police Chief Joe Campbell and Eric Turney at the Drury University Police Academy graduation July 3, 2019. Both Scott and Turney have been hired as Nixa’s newest police officers and started their training with the Nixa Police Department July 8.

Three children—a six-year-old, a seven-year-old and an eight-year-old—were killed in a car accident at approximately 2:35 p.m. July 18, along I-44.

A person of interest is in custody as the Nixa Police Department investigates a suspicious death at a home in the 900 block of S. Timber Ridge, according to a press release. Police were dispatched at roughly 10 p.m. July 18, to check the well-being of a person at the home. When police arrive…

Nixa High School senior Mark Meads placed second in the nation in Management Information Systems at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) national conference. 

They investigate some of the worst events in Christian County.

Ozarks Technical Community College took home more medals than any other community college in Missouri at a national competition June 24-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Christian County got hit by a tornado, but it isn’t part of a federal disaster declaration.

The Ozark School District July 16 closed on a $4.1 million purchase of a 170,000 square-foot commercial property known as the Fasco building, located at 1600 W. Jackson St. The purchase is part of Phase 1 of the district’s long-range plan the board of education approved in March, according t…

The city kennel wasn’t at capacity, but volunteers from one of the primary animal rescue groups that serves Nixa felt overwhelmed on the first day of summer.

The end of summer brings the community together, as several back-to-school events take place through August to help families in need.