On April 23, 150 Nixa High School choir students traveled to Worlds of Fun in Kansas City to compete in the Festival of Choirs. more

Nixa choir and band students participated at the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) State Solo and Small Ensemble Music Festival on the campus of the University of Missouri on April 27. more

Nixa High School DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) members earned the organization’s highest honors at DECA’s annual International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Orland, Florida, on April 22-25, 2023. A competition is also held during the conference. more

Jarad Giddens became the new mayor of Nixa when he won the April 4 general municipal election in Christian County. He took over the role from Mayor Brian Steele. more

Ozark School District is welcoming two new assistant principals for the 2023-24 school year. The Board of Education, at the April 13 meeting, approved Ashley Penrod as assistant principal for Tiger Paw Early Childhood Center and Brandon Scott for Ozark Middle School. Current Tiger Paw Assistant Principal Brianna Kelly is transitioning to East Elementary. more

Nixa Parks & Recreation announced a grand opening ceremony for the new inclusive playground at McCauley Park will be held Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Local media and members of the Nixa community are invited to attend this ceremony. In conjunction with the ribbon cutting for the new nearly $1 million playground, the City will celebrate that PlayCore, a leading company in play and recreation research, programming and products, recently awarded its National Demonstration Site™ Award to Nixa Parks & Recreation. more

Bryan Properties plans to open the first 60 of 240 planned units at the upcoming River Ranch apartment complex in Ozark. The project marks the first development of this scale in Christian County, as well as one of the first big pushes by a developer to increase the county’s population, and ultimately, the workforce. more

After serving as Ozark superintendent for the past five years, Dr. Chris Bauman is retiring at the end of the 2022-23 school year. The Board of Education accepted his retirement during the April 13 board meeting, effective June 30, 2023. more

Don Currence became the new mayor of Ozark when he won the April 4 general municipal election in Christian County. He took over the role from Interim Mayor RJ Flores, who stepped in after Bradley Jackson resigned to become Christian County’s Eastern Commissioner. more

The City of Ozark has been selected to receive $1.179 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for local tourism projects from The Missouri Department of Economic Development as part of Missouri’s Local Tourism Asset Development program. more

Karson Robb competed at the Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Championship in Branson. This archery tournament had 3,571 students compete in the event. more

The Ozark School District welcomed three newly-elected members to the Board of Education following the April 4 election. Newcomers Amber Bryant, Guy Callaway and Christina Tonsing were sworn onto the Board at the April 13 meeting. The Board voted to re-elect incumbent Sarah Adams Orr to serve as president and Mark Jenkins as vice president for the 2023-24 school year. more

Mathews Elementary has been recognized as a Model Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Work®, one of only 500 schools and districts in the U.S. and Canada to receive this honor, and the second school in the district. more

Mr. Kent Doyle, School Safety Coordinator of the Spokane R-VII School District, has received certification as a School Safety Specialist. more

There’s not much more adorable than seeing 7- and 8-year-olds escort you to your table, take your order, prepare and deliver your food, clear your table and then collect payment. more

Warmer weather usually means an increase in outside projects that may require digging or excavation work. more

The first leases have been signed at River Ranch, the new family-friendly apartment community in Ozark. more

Over spring break, members of Ozark High School’s FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) competed in their state competition and finished with some impressive awards. Of the students who competed, five are advancing to nationals, which will be held in Denver in July. more

Last week, voters in Christian County decided on proposed questions and elected school board members and city officials in the April 4 general municipal election. more

The Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors has accepted the resignation of Chris Russell, the Chamber’s president, due to personal reasons. more

You never know what you’ll see or hear when you walk into one of Dana Scott’s classes at Tiger Paw Early Childhood Center. Ozark’s littlest learners could be practicing keeping the beat by strumming a ukulele in music class, or they may be learning how to treat their books like babies in library class. In sensory lab, they may be shoveling styrofoam snow or pushing each other in a bobsled laundry basket. more

Buying Girl Scout cookies creates opportunities for Girl Scouts to learn, grow and thrive. The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps troops raise crucial funds used to further enhance their Girl Scout Leadership Experience. A typical Girl Scout Cookie season runs from January to March. This year, Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland has decided to extend its cookie season through April 30 to allow girls optional additional time to sell Girl Scout Cookies to reach their individual and troop cookie sale goals. more

What could possibly be better than an exciting night of rodeo action under the Ozarks stars? How about two nights? — which is exactly what is planned for this year’s Missouri Beef Days festival in Bolivar this May. more

Nixa Public Schools is announcing additional administration changes for the 2023-24 school year. more

Dear Friends and Neighbors of Nixa, more