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The Great Ozarks Outdoors: Why I fish
I fish to watch the sunrise or sunset over the water. I fish to see deer or turkey at the water’s edge. I fish to hear the sound of an eagle in a bright blue sky who, like me, is out fishing, too. … more
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HEALTH WORKERS at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield don personal protecting equipment (PPE) in a “donning room” before they go to work on one of the hospital’s units full of patients sick from COVID-19.
Our View: A good time for salutes
Welcome to May 2021. It’s the start of a new month and a great time to take a pause to salute under-appreciated people doing vital work in our community.The internet and the advancement of social … more
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State Rep. Tricia Derges, R-Nixa, posed for a photograph on the floor of the Missouri House of Representatives in Jefferson City prior to the 2021 session of the Missouri General Assembly.
District 140 Capitol Report
Quote of the Week: "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." --Ralph Waldo EmersonWe had a productive week at the Capitol.  I want to update you on a … more
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY PRESIDING COMMISSIONER RALPH PHILLIPS.
Guest View: Phillips announces intent for second term in 2022
I would like to thank the Christian County citizens for their heartfelt support and trust over the last two years I have been privileged to serve as your presiding commissioner. The opportunity to … more
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THATCHER DINGUS attended his first day of kindergarten at High Pointe Elementary School in Nixa March 25, 2021, after undergoing 18 months of cancer treatment.
Our View: Adjusting to 2021
If you’re a longtime, loyal reader of the Headliner News, you might have noticed that the front page looked a little bit different than usual on March 31.We loved running a nice, wide photo of Nixa … more
MERCY HOSPITAL IN SPRINGFIELD began using “forward triage units” in front of its north emergency room doors on March 23. Patients seeking care will first be assessed in these units, and if necessary, isolated. 
The Great Ozarks Outdoors: When our lives changed
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
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CEDAR TREES are a source of shelter for wildlife, lumber for woodworkers, and pollen for spring allergy sufferers in the Ozarks. 
Spring brings about cedar pollen allergies for many
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
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Megan Edwards graduates from Clever High School as part of an outdoor ceremony held in June 2020.
Our View: Resilient kids
“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
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HEAVY TRUCKS can cause cracking and other damage to residential streets not originally built to accommodate commercial traffic.
Our View: Delivering good law
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
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A volunteer walks through the Finley River looking for trash in the riverbed.
The Great Ozarks Outdoors: The gravel bar
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
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SNOW blankets North 20th Avenue in Ozark at its intersection with East Samuel J Street just after dawn on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021.
Our View: How are the roads?
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
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Shortstop Ashlei Coonrod fields a late throw as a Kickapoo runner slides safely into second base.
Our View: Kickapoo and the Chiefs
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
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