Special Education teacher Jaime Wright won Teacher of the Year for Nixa Public Schools. When she was nominated, she wasn’t sure if it was true.
Junior Addison Hutton said that Wright is the comfort...
On April 28, 550 rabbis and cantors signed an open letter denouncing the Trump administration's approach to antisemitism on college campuses.
Rabbi Doug Alpert, of Kol Ami in Kansas City,...
With the speech debate nationals edging closer, students at Nixa High School have been preparing in various ways. Seven Nixa students have qualified for the national competition. Nationals are in Chicago,...
Nixa school resource officers focus on keeping the schools safe every day. Nixa High School is home to two different resource officers, Eric Boxberger and Steven Wilbur. There are two events throughout...
Nixa High School’s Drone Team, Team 2319 X, recently came out as the National Champions. Team 2319 X traveled to Batesville, Mississippi, on April 6th to compete with 86 other teams in the All-Service...
On Feb. 5, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports. His administration cited Title IX, a 1972 law mandating equal athletic opportunities...
By the pond at Nixa High School, one can smell the scent of fresh air, hear the gentle rippling of water and see freshly planted trees and newly built birdhouses. On April 21 and 22, a group of students,...
This year, Nixa’s age-old tradition of the Sucker Days festival will take place on May 16 and 17. It is hosted by the Nixa Chamber of Commerce, offering people of all ages rides, trinkets, entertainment...
In the fall of 2022, Nixa was one of the first school districts nationwide to make headlines for its book restrictions. Now, at the Christian County Library, Some Nixa residents have petitioned for a new...
Election day is April 8, 2025. Four candidates are running for two open positions: Jonathan Lindsay, Ashtyn Fischer, Timothy McKnight and Bridget Bidinger. Click here to see the candidate's forum held...
On March 1st, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, people fled from the premises due to loud noises that may or may not have been gunshots, and claims that someone in the area...
The March 31, 2025, Nixa School Board Candidates Forum is presented by the Nixa Parent Teacher Organization and the Nixa Teacher Association. Four candidates are running for two open seats on the April...
!["The basic tenets [of Title IX] are equal access for opportunities and funding,”
activities director at Nixa High School Brandon Clark said.](https://nixajournalism.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_9552-1200x800.jpg)
![“[Finis Gold] is actually the founder of sucker days,” Cayman Ott, events coordinator for the Nixa Chamber of Commerce said. “In 1957 … they would go get all the sucker fish and bring it back and have a big fish fry for the townspeople.”](https://nixajournalism.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Sucker_Day_filleters_men_Bryan__Norman_Pat_Ward_Milton_Wasson_Burl_Pfander_Robert_Rice1.jpg)
