The Ozark Board of Education, at a special Jan. 26 meeting, voted to hire Dr. Phillip Link as the Executive Director of Human Resources beginning in the 2024-25 school year. more

Community Partnership of the Ozarks’ Christian County Homeless Alliance will sponsor their annual Hot Soup, Cold Nights fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church at 911 W. Mt. Vernon St., Nixa. more

JEFFERSON CITY — Last year, the Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 190, which provides state income tax relief for senior citizens and gives voters or county officials the ability to adopt an ordinance freezing real property taxes for eligible senior citizen homeowners. more

Least Of These, Inc., the only full-service food pantry serving Christian County, exceeded its $501,000 end-of-year fundraising goal. more

Billings Elementary has announced its quarter 2 honor roll. Congratulations to the following students: more

The Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP) named two Ozark administrators, Dr. Sandra Roy and Kristy Richart, as principal of the year and assistant principal of the year, respectively, for the Southwest Region for 2024. more

The Ozark Board of Education, at its Jan. 18 meeting, voted to hire Dr. Kendra Scott as the South Elementary principal for the 2024-25 school year. more

The Ozark Board of Education, at its Jan. 18 meeting, voted to hire Justin Peery as the Finley River School principal for the 2024-25 school year. more

Last Thursday, Jan. 18, Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek announced his support for Representative Brian Seitz’s (R-Branson) House Bill 2143, or the Foreign Adversary Divestment Act. more

Earlier this month, the City of Ozark hired Benjamin DeClue as an interim city administrator. He took over the role from Steve Childers, who has accepted a new position as the City of Springfield’s Planning & Development Director. more

The Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Chamber President/CEO Whitney Guison, are pleased to welcome new officers and board members to the board of directors, effective January 2024. more

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the national awareness day was on Jan. 11. The month is dedicated to raising awareness of human trafficking and educating individuals on how to stop this crime. more