A total of 56 applications were received this year, and grants were awarded 25 to recipients, totaling a community investment of $257,500. more

The cost to build a new house in Ozark could climb slightly in the name of maintaining the public sewer system that serves the Christian County seat of 21,060 people, according to the U.S. Census. more

The Christian County Emergency Management office is transitioning to a new communications system, which will help keep people across Christian County informed about emergencies, weather hazards, traffic issues including road closures and other time-sensitive news. more

The Nixa City Council will wait to decide whether or not it will appoint nine persons to a commission that would conduct a review of Nixa's home rule charter. more

Nine members of the leadership council at Mathews Elementary received a plaque from the Christian County Optimist Club for their work at helping their fellow Christian County residents stay warm this winter. more

Operation Giving Day is a day when the police deliver traditional Thanksgiving meals to senior citizens in Ozark and in other parts of eastern Christian County. more

The Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce announced the winners for the 2021 Christian County Top 10 Under 40. more

An Aurora man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing firearms, after he led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase from Bolivar to Springfield. more

A man accused of inappropriate sexual behavior with children in Ozark had his December trial postponed. more

Nixa's exploration of diversity, a program called L.E.A.D., continues with a “Cocoa with the Community” event on Dec. 3. more

THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES AERIE donated $500 to Ozark School District's Operation Half Pint. Operation Half Pint allows students to have an extra milk or snack milk even when they don't have the money on their school account to pay for it. more

And now, we wait. Christian County Building and Maintenance Supervisor Richard Teague swung downward, causing the percussion of mallet to metal to echo through the atrium of the Christian County … more