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My older brother was one of those guys — a fireworks guy. Do you know one? A guy who loves fireworks so much that the 4th of July becomes more like Christmas — the most wonderful time of the year. For fireworks guys, "wonderful" goes "boom."
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Gwen Rockwood
gwenrockwood5@gmail.com
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7/9/25
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A Nixa man who was found guilty in May of murdering his wife has been sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years. Todd Blankenship, 52, received the sentence at a hearing in the Platte County Circuit Court on Wednesday, July 2.
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Steve Chapman
stevec@ccheadliner.com
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7/9/25
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A Nixa woman died on Wednesday, July 2, when the motorcycle on which she was riding failed to negotiate a roundabout and crashed.
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7/9/25
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Though it wasn’t as devastating as the thunderstorms that came through the area between May 23 and May 25, a cluster of thunderstorms that swept through Christian County on Sunday, June 29, caused considerable damage. According to the National Weather Service, the storms produced wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour, which knocked over trees and downed power lines.
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Steve Chapman
stevec@ccheadliner.com
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7/9/25
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Maggie Eby
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7/9/25
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The Nixa Public Schools Board of Education was among 23 Missouri school boards that earned the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s 2025 Governance Team Award. This prestigious award is based on the outstanding commitment of the school board and superintendent to ongoing professional development in effective governance practices. The award also recognizes their commitment to regional and statewide leadership and to active participation in legislative advocacy for public schools and the students they serve.
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7/9/25
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Sara Lee Thornton
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7/9/25
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Brenda Jo (Myers) Pyle
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7/9/25
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I feel so sad for all the many folks who have been in the huge flood in Texas. Those can happen so quickly and without warning. Swan Creek can get dangerous sometimes, but nothing compared to the Texas Flood.
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Marie Day
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7/9/25
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Hazel Hursh, 93, of Chadwick, Missouri, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2025. Hazel was born on April 1, 1932, in Chadwick, Mo., to Raymond and Myrtle (Jones) Shipman. She met the love of her life, Joe Hursh, and they were married on June 3, 1950. They shared 37 years of marriage before Joe’s passing in 1987. Together, they had two daughters—Connie, who died in infancy, and Pat.
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7/9/25
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Ayden Markum
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7/9/25
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Stephen Eugene Hardison was born on September 10th, 1948, in Riverside, Calif. to Gene and Diana Hardison.
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7/9/25
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