It was about this time last year that we started realizing here in the Midwest that this virus thing called COVID-19 was getting serious. We started hearing about it in January, but a lot of us … more

For many Ozarkers, sneezing and watering eyes are reasons to cast hateful looks at cedar trees at this time of year.Along with greening plants and singing birds, other sure signs that we’re on the … more

“Resilient” has become a buzzword for many teachers, students and parents in school districts across Christian County as we all enter the fourth quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year.Educators … more

Not every decision should be made in haste.The Nixa City Council brought a bill to its final destination, passage into law, that regulates truck-tractor parking inside the city limits in places where … more

Gravel bars on rivers and creeks around the Ozarks are special to me. They have been a part of my life for a long time now. I have played on them, skipped rocks from them, swam from them, fished from … more

Community-based social media groups have become a staple membership for professional journalists across the United States, and here at the Christian County Headliner News, we’re not that … more

Mascots in sports, and the Native American imagery therein, came up for discussion in 2020 when the Kansas City Chiefs reached the Super Bowl. I wrote a column about it then.I’m revisiting the … more

Analysis from the Washington Post and the New York Times issued Jan. 25 showed that 4 percent of Missourians had received an initial dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.Data from the Centers for Disease … more

He taught many of us how to serve through action.When it came to caring about the place where he lived, few did it more earnestly than Steve Tallaksen.Tallaksen’s obituary matter-of-factly lists … more

In the social media age, it never fails to see a quote from one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches pop up in a time of crisis or turmoil.The events of Jan. 6, 2021, were no exception, and … more