Nixa -- Police Chief James Bacon has denied a News-Leader request for files related to an internal investigation of Nixa police officers involved in a September traffic stop.

Nixa -- Ten years ago, Marv and Melinda Nicholson had a plan to adopt a child. They wanted that child to be younger than their biological son Morgan, who was 3 at the time.

Riverside Inn will serve its last meal Dec. 12, said owner Lisa Engel. The historic restaurant on the banks of the Finley River in Ozark will close in preparation for its purchase and demolition by Christian County.

Nixa -- Least of These is gearing up to add another program to its holiday wish list.

Ozark - Bail has been set at $100,000 for an Ozark soldier who faces six counts of sexual offenses against three females, ages 9, 13 and 17.

A soldier from Ozark is accused of molesting a teenage girl. Colby Lee Sanders was stationed in Korea but was returned to Christian County after he was charged in July.

Nixa -- An internal investigation into the conduct of Nixa police officers during the September traffic stop of a teenage girl showed policy violations but no criminal or civil rights violations, according to a news release from Nixa Police Chief James Bacon.

O Yes 582 No 552 City of Fremont Hills Shall the city limits be extended so as to embrace and include all the unincorporated area lying within the following boundary lines and found in the county of Christian, known as Slayden property, subject to the terms of the petition for voluntary annexation? Yes 141 O No 198 Republic School issue ...

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.