According to Karen Miller, board member of the Finley River Community Foundation (FRCF), the organization was able to congratulate their scholarship winners and connect them to their scholarship donors in person, Thursday, May 11 in the Ozark High School Library. Nineteen Ozark seniors were able to receive their accolades and thank their donors at a short desert reception that preceded the Ozark Senior Awards Ceremony. more

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