by Amelia Wigton Ozark High School senior Brady Perkins has always enjoyed writing his own music, but he never thought he’d be recognized for it. On April 24, not only will Perkins receive an award, but his piece will be performed by the Mizzou Wind Ensemble. Perkins won the High School Fine Arts Division of […]
The woman who moved Community Foundation of the Ozarks from an all-volunteer group and significantly grew the organization’s influence in the region has died after a short illness. Jan Horton was 87. “We often credit the CFO’s growth and geographic expansion to standing on the shoulders of the giants who brought the community foundation model […]
Republic city officials announced Friday the return of the Pumpkin Daze festival. The festival had been cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will return in 2021 on October 2. “To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Republic Pumpkin Daze and the 150th Anniversary of the City of Republic, we are pleased to announce […]
The Webster County Health Unit will be holding an evening vaccination clinic on Monday, April 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Nazarene Church in Marshfield. The WCHU is conducting the event in conjunction with the Missouri Air National Guard. The vaccine given will be the Moderna two-dose vaccine. Appointments are heavily encouraged by […]
After highs approaching 70 on Monday, we’re in for a drastic change with the weather this week. The National Weather Service says rain may mix with and change to snow Monday night into Tuesday morning, especially over portions of west central Missouri. The weather service says little to no accumulation is expected and the main […]
Nixa Utilities has discovered an error in customers’ bills in the first quarter of 2021. Leaders say a software error caused the January, February, and March figures to be miscalculated for some customers. The utility will be making adjustments in April and/or May to correct the software error on impacted bills and you will not […]
Governor Parson predicted it, and now it appears the COVID-19 vaccine supply is beginning to be greater than the demand for shots. This has raised fears among some health care providers of a possible renewed spike in cases. The slowdown in vaccinations is occurring even with the recently-implemented policy allowing people as young as 16 […]
A woman is in custody after a high speed pursuit Thursday night that started near Nixa and ended in Springfield. Christian County deputies responded to a report of a woman with a gun making threats at Highway 160 and CC. As authorities approached, she took off north toward Springfield, where Greene County deputies picked up […]
The city of Springfield moves to the next step in the “Road to Recovery” from COVID-19 Friday, going from the red to the yellow phase. The yellow phase has thresholds requiring under 40 new cases of COVID-19 per day, under 50 hospitalizations, and at least 25% of people vaccinated. All three of those thresholds have […]
The Springfield City Charter wants new Council members sworn in within a week. Section 13.7 of the Charter says that “Unless otherwise provided for by law, the council shall canvass the election returns and declare the results of any municipal election regular or special, at a meeting to be held not later than one week […]