It’s been busy for Ozark High School (OHS) students as seniors finalize their plans for next year and beyond. The first week in May, eight students publicly announced their future plans, some planning to become future educators, and some already have a job lined up. more

The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant of $10,000 to the Christian County Museum and Historical Society to create and install an exhibit on the former Mullins-Taylor Farmstead. The MHC is the only statewide agency in Missouri devoted exclusively to humanities education for citizens of all ages. It has served as a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities since 1971. more

On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Southwest Missouri celebrated their new Headquarters and a one-of-a-kind CASA Kids’ Clubhouse. more

The EagleAir TV student staff and senior Justice Jones recently received awards from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society for High School Journalists. more

Inman Intermediate has been recognized as a Model Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Work School. Inman is one of about 500 schools and districts in the United States and Canada to receive this honor, and the third school in Nixa to earn this achievement. more

Missouri State University Honors College student Susan Hardy has earned a job opportunity to assist the Smithsonian Institution with its 2023 Folklife Festival. more

Bradford Court, assisted living by Americare, recently received an award for resident services, during a remote presentation. Members of Americare’s leadership were on hand to present the award and celebrate with the team. Bradford Court was selected from Americare’s 86 assisted living communities to receive the award based on exemplary quality in the area of resident services. The recognition is one of four philosophy awards which reflect the four priorities of the company: service to residents, service to the employees, service to the community and fiscal responsibility. more

An Ozark contractor, who was the focus of an October 2021 Better Business Bureau (BBB) consumer warning, has been charged with two dozen counts of felony deceptive business practices in Greene County. more

The Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce is announcing the 65th Annual Sucker Day Music, Arts and Crafts Festival sponsored by Price Cutter. Event dates are May 19-21, 2023. more

On May 5, the Nixa School District inducted J’Neal Warfel McCoy and Barb Barnett Stillings into the Nixa Academic Hall of Fame. more

Chadwick Motorcycle and ATV Use Area is one of two motorized trail systems in Mark Twain National Forest (Forest). Located on the Ava Unit of the Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs (ACW) Ranger District, this network of trails gives Forest visitors a place to ride and enjoy their ATVs, UTVs and off-road motorcycles. The only thing the Forest Service requires is for visitors to purchase the proper riding permit. Unfortunately, several factors have created a bottleneck in pass sales. ACW Ranger District employees recognize this and are working to fix this issue. more

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Foundation announced that Nixa High School students Sergio Pulbere, Landon Carson, Jackson Coleman and Alexander Deatherage won the Spring 2023 Stock Market Game competition for the entire state of Missouri. The Stock Market Game in personal finance simulates trading, buying and selling stocks. more

The Better Business Bureau® (BBB) St. Louis has revoked BBB Accreditation of Premiere Exterior Solutions of Nixa for violating BBB’s Accreditation Agreement. more

According to Mike Klinger, Past Exalted Ruler (PER), Trustee and Christian County Elks Public Relations, one highlight of the year at any Elks Lodge is a Mother’s Day celebration. Christian County Elks #2777 of Ozark honored the Elks Mothers last Friday for PER Steak Night. All mothers in attendance received a carnation and were entered into a drawing for a beautiful Hydrangea table centerpiece. Thirteen centerpieces were raffled off to the delight of some lucky moms. more

Last week, the Ozark Fire Protection District assembled a new boat for its Swift Water Rescue Team. The 15.5-foot Inmar inflatable boat has a 40 hp Honda motor and took about a year to manufacture, along with its customized trailer. more

Over 200 art pieces from Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Branson and Willard competed in the Central Ozarks Conference (COC) art show, hosted by Nixa this month. The show was comprised of the best pieces from the surrounding COC schools. Nixa students won four of the five top awards: more

This past weekend, the Nixa Archery Team placed 2nd overall while competing in the National Archery In The Schools Program (NASP) Archery IBO/3D Eastern Nationals (JROTC Division) in Louisville, Kentucky. more

Throughout the country, during the first week in May, all Elks lodges — over 1,900 in the United States — take part in Elks National Youth Week and Community Appreciation. more

The Nixa Utilities electric department has earned a platinum level designation as a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) from the American Public Power Association (APPA). Chris Huett, Assistant Electric Superintendent, represented Nixa Utilities in accepting the award, which honors public utilities for providing reliable and safe electric service. more

On March 25, the membership and board of the Christian County Friends of the Library (FOL) approved a $20,000 donation to the Christian County Library. more

Could a ten-year-old invent the next Uber? Find out at the Ozark Children’s Business Fair, showcasing children’s entrepreneurial genius. more

Earlier this year, Christian County participated in a one and a half day workshop for the development of integrated strategies to effectively identify and respond to the needs of justice-involved adults with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. more

On May 1, 2023, Governor Mike Parson announced 169 school districts and charter schools have received grants from the newly created School Safety Grant Program. Sparta R-III School District is one of the schools receiving a School Safety Grant in the amount of $150,000. more

Chadwick Motorcycle and ATV Use Area is one of two motorized trail systems in Mark Twain National Forest (Forest). Located about 35 miles to the southeast of Springfield, this network of trails provides Forest visitors a place to ride their ATVs, UTVs and off-road motorcycles. A Chadwick Recreation Area project is being proposed to make multiple improvements to this trail system. Public feedback is encouraged and an open house to learn more will be held May 13 in Sparta. Specifically, the project proposes the following actions: more

Leaders across Christian County visited Jefferson City April 20 to meet with district and regional legislators for a “Christian County Day” of legislative advocacy. The group, consisting of officials from Show Me Christian County (SMCC), as well as leaders from Nixa, Clever and the Christian County Library District, met with representatives Bob Titus, Stephanie Hein and Melanie Stinnett to express support and concern for a number of bills proposed this session. more