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Missouri voters were denied a fair choice in November 2024 when lawmakers slipped a ban on ranked choice and approval voting into a ballot measure. Amendment (Seven) was framed as a simple declaration that only U.S. citizens can vote, but at the end it quietly prohibited alternative voting systems. This hidden addition blocks communities from experimenting with fairer elections and raises serious legal concerns.
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1/14/26
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – As our great nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026, Missouri Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger today announced an exciting initiative to engage Missouri’s students in reflecting on what makes America exceptional.
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1/14/26
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I was eight years old when I first picked up an axe, but I didn’t really know how to use it.
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James Hamilton
jhamilton000@centurytel.net
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1/14/26
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I love being in the outdoors and enjoying all it has to offer me. I have spent many years doing that. Since I am retired, I spend most of my time indoors during the cold winter months. Unless I do go out to get firewood, fill the bird feeders, or go to church. The rest of the time, I warm myself by the fire and write stories.
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Larry Whiteley
larrywhiteley2@gmail.com
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1/14/26
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I am so sorry that the News didn't go through last week. It did get typed, but sometimes this computer doesn't do what I want.
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Marie Day
Chadwick Historian
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1/14/26
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Springfield, Mo. – The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is hosting the annual Block Kids Contest on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at 10 a.m. at Missouri State University’s Kemper Hall, 921 S John Q Hammons Parkway, Springfield, Mo., 65897.
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1/14/26
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Ruth Elizabeth Wilham, age 97, passed away on Jan. 2, 2026. She was born on Jan. 23, 1928, in Northfield, Vermont, to Walter D. and Mabel (Hilliker) Hicken.
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1/14/26
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Laura Lou Eaton
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1/14/26
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It was in the early 1990s, at a quarterly meeting of the Ozarks Writers League at Branson, that I was approached by regional publisher W.C. Jameson about publishing a collection of my newspaper columns.
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Jim Hamilton
jhamilton000@centurytel.net
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1/7/26
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Students … across the region can apply for more than $1.7 million in scholarships administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. By starting at cfozarks.org/applyforscholarships, students can use the CFO’s universal application to efficiently apply for multiple scholarship opportunities.
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1/7/26
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Constellations are arbitrary constructs. Early civilizations created them to help with agriculture planting and harvesting crops. Each civilization split up the sky according to their own folklore. For the most part, each group of stars in the sky represented different objects with different background stories.
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Dale Flippo
Member of the Springfield Astronomical Society
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1/7/26
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Here is a look at Christian County Headliner News’s top 10 stories of 2025:
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Steve Chapman
Christian County Headliner
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1/7/26
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An Ozark man who was originally sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree child molestation has been re-sentenced to six years in prison. Dylan Keller, 22, received the sentence on Tuesday, Dec. 23.
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Steve Chapman
stevec@ccheadliner.com
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1/7/26
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It is January and a typical cold morning as I get out of bed. The first thing I do is go and kneel down in front of our little wood stove, stir the hot coals, watch the orange glow, and add more firewood. The flames begin to dance, and I close the door.
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Larry Whiteley
larrywhiteley2@gmail.co
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1/7/26
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Jason Daniel Pattinson
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1/7/26
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Karl Alexander Koehrer
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1/7/26
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David Roy Todd
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1/7/26
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Dr. Phillip Shuford
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1/7/26
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Matthew Hyde was sanding the floor of his house in Sparta on Saturday, Dec. 27, as part of a remodeling project when he noticed something was wrong.
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Steve Chapman
stevec@ccheadliner.com
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1/7/26
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When most people go on a vacation in the summer, it’s usually to travel abroad, visit a location where they can enjoy a cultural experience, or maybe a national park where they can enjoy the outdoors. Adrienne Pike and her daughter, Ella, 15, both of Nixa, chose to be in a movie.
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Steve Chapman
stevec@ccheadliner.com
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1/7/26
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Craig Burks, formerly of Marshfield, was born on Nov. 13, 1960, to Dean and Jeanette Burks in Springfield, Missouri. He departed this life on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Pleasant Valley Manor, Pleasant Valley, Mo., surrounded by family, at the age of 65 years.
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1/7/26
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Johnny L. Hannah, son of Troy and Marilyn (Turner) Hannah, was born May 31, 1957, in Seymour. He passed away at 12:02 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, at the age of 68.
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1/7/26
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Margaret Louise Schooley
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1/7/26
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Department of Public Safety is accepting nominations for the State of Missouri’s highest awards honoring first responders who took heroic actions beyond the call of duty in 2025. The awards are the Red, White, and Blue Heart Award, the Missouri Medal of Valor, and the Governor’s Medal. The department is also accepting nominations from Missouri public safety agencies for the Public Safety Civilian Partnership Award.
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1/7/26
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Finley River Communication Foundation invites you to nominate a person(s) who has earned the title “Citizen of the Year” for 2025.
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Elise Crain
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1/2/26
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