Christian County News

Re: Altered Document. Unexplained kudos to the News-Leader Editorial Board for not letting the issue over the 'altered document' in Christian County die and decompose like some kind of road kill.

In just 6 days, more than 200 applications for Thanksgiving and Christmas assistance were taken at Least Of These from families and seniors in Christian County needing help, according to a news release.

Ozark -- Sentencing is set in January for a Nixa man convicted of raping a 10-year-old girl.

It was a defeat for bookworms everywhere; Christian County voters said no to a property tax hike to build three new libraries where they live.

Voter turnout for the Springfield police and firefighter pension fund sales tax seems to be meeting expectations, but turnout for other elections seems less than he anticipated, Greene County Clerk Richard Struckhoff said this morning.

Polls in Christian County continue to run smoothly this morning, said County Chief Deputy Clerk Norma Ryan.

A search for four men who were reportedly dumped into the Finley River north of Sparta after their boat overturned was called off about 6:45 p.m. Oct.

Ozark - The Christian County Commission voted unanimously Monday to move forward on a federal grant to purchase and demolish Riverside Inn in Ozark.

Two Christian County teens suffered serious injuries late Tuesday when their car overturned on U.S. 65 near Saddlebrooke, according to the the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Members of area organizations, businesses and agencies gathered Thursday at Ozarks Technical Community College's Richwood Valley Campus to discuss the growing need of senior citizen care in Christian County.

Ozark -- About 600 Christian County residents received the first round of H1N1 vaccines offered in the county.

The Christian County Health Department will give H1N1 flu shots on Tuesday from 11 - 5 at First Baptist Church in Ozark.

Nixa -- It was a more somber mood than many would have liked. But no one expected the news to be any different during the tough economic times as city, county and state representatives spoke Oct.

Christian County has been awarded $290,900 and Franklin County has been awarded $414,300 in grant money through the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill announced today in a news release.

Two Christian County residents pleaded guilty in federal court this week involving two separate cases of shipping methamphetamine.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is trying to sell off surplus property, including a 199-acre tract just south of Ozark in Christian County.

Ozark -- It took a Christian County jury just one hour Monday to acquit Joshua L. Pahl on charges he intentionally set the Doennig Hay Swings in Ozark on fire in 2006.

Matt J. Whitworth, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri , announced today that a Clever, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Greene County, Mo., and Christian County, Mo., as well as to his role in a money-laundering conspiracy.

Crime Stoppers and the Christian County Sheriff's Office are asking for help identifying the suspects in a recent shooting.

Ozark - The state attorney general's office is officially seeking information from the U.S. Attorney's Office regarding the arrest of Christian County Assessor Sandra Bryant-Littles, who was charged in federal court Thursday with mail fraud for failing to assess her own property.