SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Ozarks Food Harvest wrapped up their Summer Harvest campaign, presented by Paul Mueller Company, and raised enough food and funds to provide 83,649 meals. more

Brenda Sue (Conn) Ward more

Carrie Lavon Cunningham McGinnis more

Nixa Public Schools celebrated the unveiling of the new Apex Activity Center with a ribbon-cutting hosted by the district and the Nixa Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Sept. 18. The ceremony gave the school district a chance to show off its newest facility. more

The Friendship Club is having their September meeting one week late this month because of scheduling. Quilting will be for the afternoon. A new quilt was put in the frames last week. This one is big, but very simple to quilt. more

The acapella group Filharmonic gave a performance at the Aetos Center at Nixa High School (NHS) on Friday, Sept. 12. The group performed a variety of music, including blues, hip-hop, pop, rock, and more. more

Finley River Community Foundation (FRCF), an affiliate of Community Foundation of the Ozarks, announces its 2025-2026 board and leadership. more

John Henry Edmiston, 79, of Ozark, Mo., passed away on Sept. 9, 2025. He was born on March 17, 1946, to Paul and Martha Edmiston. more

Michael Edward Pace passed away on September 11, 2025, from complications related to Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a disease he had bravely battled and had been in remission from. He was a fighter to the end. The family would like to extend heartfelt thanks to Ankur Varma, M.D., and Juan Carlos Rico Crescencio, M.D., as well as the entire UAMS team in Little Rock, Ark., for the exemplary care Mike received. more

This past August, I proudly cast my first ballot as a newly registered voter in Missouri. Barely a month later, I find myself watching state leaders dismantle the very representative democracy I believe in. more

I was walking along a gravel bar while fishing a creek when I saw it. The sun was shining on it like a beacon, guiding me to it. I knelt, picked it up, and held it gently in my hand. It was a Native American arrowhead. more

TANEYVILLE, Mo. – This fall, University of Missouri Extension will host “Baled Late, Fed Smart,” a series of programs designed to help livestock producers effectively manage and utilize lower-quality hay. more

While there are currently no reported cases of it in Christian County, property fraud has the potential to cause severe financial hardship to its victims should it ever occur here. more

Any given Sunday morning, you’ll find me in church. more

Large utilities were big campaign donors to Gov. Kehoe and other Republicans (just Google it). On April 9th, 2025, Governor Kehoe gave them massive rates increase, when he signed SB4 into law, changing how and when Missouri utility companies receive approval for rate increases. SB4 dismantles decades of accepted accounting practices and consumer protection. more

By Francis Skalicky more

If you are a deer hunter or know a deer hunter, did that headline get your full attention? I hope so. For your sake and your family’s, read every word of this. more

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Springfield man a little over a year after he allegedly killed a Clever woman in a traffic crash. Daniel Drewry, 77, is charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of Bobbie Ogle, 33, of Clever. more

Two Nixa High School students were named as semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Seniors Deakin Clover and Dalton Jones are two of some 16,000 high school students who were named as semifinalists in the program. The 16,000 comprise less than one percent of the high school students in the nation. more

Virginia “Jeannie” Lang more

Marvin Allen Little, age 93, of Stover, Missouri, passed away on Sept. 7, 2025. He was born Sept. 26, 1931, in Lowry, Ark., to Milton and Eliza Little. more

A Clever woman has been charged in the death of an infant whose body was found in an Iowa City landfill in December of 1992. Cindy Sue Elder, 58, faces a charge of first-degree murder in the baby’s death. more

“Excellence Drives Us, Tradition Unites Us!” more

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, the conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was killed by an assassin’s bullet while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Not long afterwards, Dr. Chris Rispoli, co-owner of the Gentle Care Animal Hospital in Edmond, Okla., made a social media post disparaging Kirk and suggesting that other people like him would also be killed. Several people reacted angrily to Rispoli’s post. However, some of those responding to Rispoli directed their anger at the Gentle Care Animal Hospital in Nixa, a veterinary clinic that has the same name as Rispoli’s but is not affiliated with them.  more

The Christian County Children's Charities Sertoma Club held the Sertoma Oktoberfest on the square in Ozark on Saturday, Sept. 13. The event included vendor booths, games, food, live music, and a beer garden. more