I’m back. I got the cows up and fed last week. This week, it’s down to the business of actually milking: more

An Ozark woman has been charged with harassment and furnishing pornography of a minor after allegedly sending an inappropriate picture of her ex-boyfriend to an underage person. Crystal Rachelle Farris, 41, was charged with the crimes in June of last year, and she was booked into the Christian County Jail on Friday, Jan 30, almost five months after she failed to appear for a scheduled hearing on Sept. 2, 2025. more

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced that they were launching an updated version of the Show-Me Zero Plan, Missouri’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan, during a press conference held on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the Transportation Management Center of the Ozarks, in Springfield. During the conference, Joe Jones, MoDOT State Highway Safety Director, spoke about a new addition to the Show-Me Zero Plan called the “Safe System Approach” (SSA). more

February is nearly always a cold month. We tend to stay indoors as much as possible, but it is important to challenge ourselves to get outdoors during this time. Seek to find beauty and joy even on the coldest February days. Dress warm and get outdoors. Most importantly, enjoy being out there. more

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Arvest Bank has made TIME’s inaugural list of America’s Best Financial Services 2026, which recognizes 135 companies for their commitment to excellence, innovation and customer trust in the financial services landscape. more

SPRINGFIELD - The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame hosted its annual enshrinement ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 1, and the Mercy Sports Medicine Athletic Training Program was inducted as part of the class of 2026. More than a dozen individuals and two college sports eras were also inducted. more

Ronald Davidson, age 82, of Sparta, Mo., passed away on Jan. 25, 2026, at The Neighborhoods at Quail Creek in Springfield, Mo., where he was treated with love like family. Ron was born to Glenn Davidson and Mary Mae Boor on Feb. 19, 1943 in Great Bend, Kans. He was raised in Dayton, Ohio, until the age of sixteen when his parents moved the family to Chadwick, Mo. Ron graduated from Chadwick High School in 1961. Ron said that he was baptized in the Church of Christ. He was united in marriage to Janet Sue Jenkins on Nov. 27, 1963, in Oldfield, Mo., at the home of his pastor, Jack Richardson. Ron and Sue shared 62 years of marriage before his untimely passing on Sunday. The couple was blessed with one daughter, Julia Ann. more

The Christian County Museum, located on the square at Ozark, is celebrating its 50th year in operation. The museum, which houses a comprehensive collection of the county and its towns’ history, has in the past three months been completely overhauled with 25 new exhibits pertaining each to a specific subject of our county’s unique and vibrant history. more

Jan Dierks Garwood more

Vicky Lyn Poling more

It is so good for the snow to have gone. That was too much of a good thing for we farmers who had to feed hungry cows and break ice for them to drink. I ask friends who have no livestock what they did during all that cold, snowy spell, and they just say, “I stayed in the house and did nothing.” more

Florence Lorraine Alesi more

The Ozark Chamber of Commerce celebrated the Ozark community with the 2026 Community Awards Banquet, held at the Ozark Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 7. The evening’s festivities included a catered dinner, live and silent auctions, live music, and Community Bingo. more

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Ozark, Mo., timeshare salesman was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to evade taxation. more

Patricia Lee (Kelly) Grigory more

Betty Lou (Moore - Patrick) Tennis more

John Richard Thompson, Jr. more

Alice Sue Strain more

Chadwick native Herrera new animal science faculty member at U of A more

At the Jan. 27 meeting, the Ozark Board of Education approved a one-year contract extension for Superintendent Dr. Lori Wilson, extending her leadership through the 2028-29 school year. more

When Ella Justice, 17, hosts the Five and Two Dinner, her senior capstone project, later this month, she plans to feed more than just the people who are attending the meal. The Ozark High School senior plans to also raise funds for Least of These, Inc., to help those facing food insecurity in Christian County. The dinner will take place at the Ozark Innovation Center on Saturday, Feb. 21. more

The Ozark Community Center provided area fathers to create some special moments with their daughters during its annual Father-Daughter Dance on Saturday, Jan. 31. About 350 people attended the event, which was themed “Under the Big Top”. Dads and daughters were able to enjoy dancing, refreshments, photo opportunities, a limbo contest, prizes, and more. more

A Texas man was taken into custody hours after he and a four-year-old boy he allegedly abducted were spotted in Ozark and an AMBER alert was issued in regards to the alleged abduction. more

About eight month after he allegedly caused an accident that resulted in the death of a motorist and seriously injured three others, including himself, a Springfield man was booked into the Christian County Jail on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Scottie Smith, 50, faces one count of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, as well as misdemeanor charges of driving with a suspended/revoked license and operating a motorcycle without a valid license. more

Stephen Dunn more