Billings PD to participate in ‘Click It or Ticket’ enforcement
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:13:00 -0500
Billings Police Department will be joining with statewide law enforcement May 21 through June 3 for an aggressive “Click It or Ticket” mobilization to crack down on Missouri’s seat belt violations.
Wilson's Creek to offer free passes to active-duty soliders
Thu, 17 May 2012 21:53:00 -0500
To show appreciation for active-duty U.S. military personnel, starting May 19–Armed Forces Day–the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national pa
Nixa PD to offer 'Computer Cop' software at Sucker Days
Thu, 17 May 2012 21:37:00 -0500
The Nixa Police Department will register additional families for the new 'Computer Cop' monitoring software May 19 at the annual Sucker Days festival.
'Beef Camp' set for June 5 in Buffalo
Thu, 17 May 2012 21:18:00 -0500
“Beef Cow Camp 2012,” is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 5 at the Dallas County Fairgrounds in Buffalo.
Nixa Fire to start “Front Porch Fridays”
Thu, 17 May 2012 21:21:00 -0500
There was a time when Main Street USA was lined with front porches where the neighborhood would congregate and share the day's events. Nixa firefighters want to bring those days, and they're inviting
Auditor releases follow-up Sparta court report
Thu, 17 May 2012 10:40:00 -0500
The state auditor’s office released, May 17, a follow up report on recommendations made to Sparta on its audit report released in November of last year.
Car crashes into Ozark alderman's home
Wed, 16 May 2012 10:37:00 -0500
At least one person went to hospital after the car they were in with several others crashed into the home occupied by Rick and Pam Gardner on Riverside Road, Ozark. Rick Gardner is an Ozark Alderman i
Take only pictures, leave only footprints
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500
When then Ozark science teacher Greg Swick started a trail system in the woods between North and Upper elementaries years ago, he had no idea it would catch on and blossom into multiple outdoor classr
Teaching career spans six decades
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500
The year was 1969 and America was deep in midst of a revolution—cultural, ideological, technological and political. The winds of change seemed fueled by a summer of love and a war abroad. It was the y
Youth in action: May 16
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500
C of O honors local students
Clever Elementary to unveil outdoor classroom May 18
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500
Clever Elementary recently received a matching funds grant from the Missouri Arts Council to fund a 10-day artist residency with Christine Schilling and complete the schools outdoor classroom.
Ozark FFA takes first at state
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500
“Plant goals, harvest success” was the motto for this year’s Missouri State FFA Convention. This quote embodies the purpose of this convention, which is commonly referred to as the pinnacle of an FFA
Spokane Walk for Hope a success
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500
THANK YOU: More than 50 people took part in the annual Spokane School District Walk for Hope May 5. Walkers raised money for middle school counselor Betsy Oglesbee, who was diagnosed with lymphoma jus
She was a real ‘mother of invention’
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500
Maria Sklodowska was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. While there’s a good chance that you don’t recognize her name, there’s an even better chance that you’ve heard of her.
JJ’s Riverwalk Jazz Cafe closed
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:26:00 -0500
When one door closes, another one opens.
Sucker Day descendants freshen up annual festival
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:20:00 -0500
Cami (McCroskey) Jenkins, Carrie (Vaughan) Boone and Allison (Glenn) Cash have never known life without Nixa’s Sucker Day. To them, it’s the embodiment of home, of summer, of community.
Season’s first market and art walk draws hundreds
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:18:00 -0500
It was the first Farmers’ Market on the Ozark square of the season. And, it almost didn’t happen.
Tom Huff remains off the job
Tue, 15 May 2012 14:26:00 -0500
With a little more than six months left in Eastern District Commissioner Tom Huff’s second four-year term, the Sparta man, off the job since December 2010, doesn’t know if he’ll get back to work for t
Beyond graduation
Tue, 15 May 2012 14:13:00 -0500
The high school graduating class of 2012 will find a different world waiting for them than their parents did a generation ago. Jobs may be fewer and higher education is more expensive.
Three Nixa schools temporarily on lockdown
Tue, 15 May 2012 12:45:00 -0500
Three Nixa schools were placed on lockdown for an hour and a half May 15, when a Greene County fugitive was spotted in the area.
Amazing Wonders Aviation VBS slated May 21-25
Tue, 15 May 2012 11:17:00 -0500
Sparta First Baptist Church, located in the Millbrooke subdivision, is hosting vacation Bible school from 6 to 8:15 p.m. May 21 through 25. This year’s theme is Amazing Wonders Aviation. Dinner will b
Voices of Glory to perform
Tue, 15 May 2012 11:17:00 -0500
Fifth-round America’s Got Talent winners Voices of Glory, will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. June 23 at the Stained Glass Theatre, Ozark.
Community calendar: May 16
Tue, 15 May 2012 11:12:00 -0500
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MOzarks Moments: College’s beginnings included Indian students
Tue, 15 May 2012 09:57:00 -0500
The college had its beginning in Springfield in the year 1873. And in its classrooms during its early years were many Indian students from Worcester Academy and other schools in the Indian Territory.
Red Bridge closing to motorists May 15
Mon, 14 May 2012 17:15:00 -0500
Christian County Commission advises motorists traveling Red Bridge Road in the southeastern portion of the county that Red Bridge will be closed begining May 15 for repairs.
Lunchtime rollover stalls Ozark traffic
Mon, 14 May 2012 12:11:00 -0500
The Ozark Police Department responded to a overturned SUV along state Route 14, Ozark, about 11 a.m. May 14.
U.S. 60 traffic to see new shift at interchange
Sun, 13 May 2012 13:38:00 -0500
Drivers on the 60/65 interchange north of Ozark will notice a new traffic shift for eastbound U.S. 60 starting this week.
MSU Community Band to play at next ‘Arts in the Park’
Sun, 13 May 2012 11:59:00 -0500
A free concert by the Missouri State University Community Band will highlight the next installment of Wilson’s Creek’s “Arts in the Park” series.
More Kentucky elk to replenish Missouri's herds
Sat, 12 May 2012 13:35:00 -0500
Missouri will bring 35 more elk from a Kentucky capture site to Peck Ranch Conservation Area in southeast Missouri to restore the state's elk population.
Missourians to vote on changes in choosing judges
Sat, 12 May 2012 11:30:00 -0500
The Missouri House May 10 passed to the November ballot a proposed state constitutional amendment that would reduce the role of judges in picking nominees for appeals court and Supreme Court judges.
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