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Few sounds in winter are more unwelcome than that of a pitchfork scraping the hay loft floor. more
The Christian County sector of the University of Missouri Extension is holding elections for council members. Voting begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, and ends at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30. more
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The Nixa Chamber of Commerce is holding a Resumé workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 3:30 p.m. at the Nixa Community Branch Library, 208 N McCroskey St. more
The following events are happening at your local library in January. For more information or to register, please call 417-724-6100 or visit christiancountylibrary.org/newsletter more
The City of Nixa recently released artist renderings of what the City’s new police facility will look like. According to information provided by Summer Rascoll, director of communications, the new building will be located on five acres of land found at Leann Dr. and Highway 14; the City purchased the land for $155,000. The facility will measure “approximately 22,000 square feet, with room left for future growth” and will cost about $15 million. Rascoll said the City will break ground on the building in August, and construction is expected to last about 14 months. The new police building is being paid for through funds raised by a three-quarter-of-a-cent sales tax that voters passed in April of 2023. more
Lena Irene Stewart, a former Nixa High School teacher, managed to avoid prison time with a plea bargain that saw her plead guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to a single amended charge of Second Degree sexual abuse, a Class A misdemeanor, for which she was given a suspended imposition of sentence and two years of supervised probation. In return for her guilty plea, six other counts against Stewart, including three counts of sexual contact with a student, two counts of Second Degree statutory sodomy, and one count of First Degree sexual misconduct, were dismissed. more
Mike Kehoe, Missouri’s 58th governor, was sworn into office on Monday, Jan.13. more
In the Dec. 25, 2024 edition of Christian County Headliner News, the City of Ozark was incorrectly identified as the organizer of Friday Night Lights. The event was actually organized by the Historic River District and Christian County; the City played a supporting role. more
In the quietness of the early morning, he sat staring out the window at the first winter snow. The thermometer out the window showed that the temperature was in the mid-teens again, as it had been for several mornings lately. At least it was not windy and causing single-digit wind chills. What happened to global warming? more
Donald Riley more
Airman First Class “A1C” George Harry Erder, Jr., age 88, from St. Louis, Mo., passed away on Jan. 13, 2025, with his daughters and son-in-law by his side in his home in Nixa, Mo. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from August 1956 to August 1962 for the country he loved. more
Della Stine Waymack, of Ozark, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Jan. 16, 2025, at the age of 98. Born on June 20, 1926, to EJ and Dora (Tunnell) Adams, Della lived a full and beautiful life, leaving behind a legacy of love, compassion, and creativity. more
James Dean Anthony Means more
James Nelson Carnes, 86, of Rogersville, Missouri passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in his home with his loving family by his side. Jim, as he was fondly known as, was born Aug. more
James “Jim” Bryant, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away at the age of 85 on Jan. 6, 2025. Born on Nov. 5, 1939, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, Jim was the son of Kenneth and Virginia Bryant. During his senior year, his family moved to Nixa, Mo., where he graduated with the Nixa High School Class of 1957. more
Regina Gail Johns of Nixa was born July 13, 1949, to Earl E. and Juanita (Phipps) Bilyeu in Greeley, Colorado where her father was attending college. She died at her home on Jan. 9, 2025. more
Jack Duane Lynn, age 66 of Mountain Grove, passed away January 7, 2025. He was born on November 3, 1958, in Ohio to Joan (Arentz) Lynn. more
A former Ozark High School JROTC instructor is accused of sexually assaulting a female student and giving her alcohol. Richard Haney, 52, is charged with sexual contact with a student and supplying liquor to a minor. more
The Nixa Senior Center is holding its semi-annual breakfast fundraiser, silent auction and raffle. The breakfast will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 9-11 a.m. at the Nixa Senior Center at 404 S. Main Street. They will serve sausage gravy and biscuits, hashbrowns, bacon, scrambled eggs, blueberry muffins, and breakfast drinks. The cost will be $7/person. The silent auction begins at 9 a.m. and the winners will be announced at 11 a.m. more
Ozark School District continued its more than decade-long tradition of receiving a clean audit report from an independent auditor. more
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — This week, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) transferred $5,459,172 in funds generated by Missouri’s adult-use marijuana program to agencies as outlined in Article XIV, Section 2, of the Missouri Constitution. This brings the total amount transferred from funds generated by Missouri’s adult-use marijuana program this fiscal year to $21,836,688, and that total has been distributed to recipient agencies of adult-use program funds as follows: more
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The Polk County University of Missouri Extension Council will hold their annual election from January 13 through January 17. Balloting may be done online or in person at the Polk County Extension Center, 110 E Jefferson, Bolivar, Mo. The online link may be found on the extension Facebook page on January 13 - https://www.facebook.com/www.polkcounty.edu . Ballots may be requested to be mailed by calling the office at 417-326-4916. more
First it was pocket knives more
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