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

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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