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🌱 Nixa turns toward Ozark after a commanding playoff win

Nixa, Missouri Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Nixa! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Nixa turns toward Ozark after a commanding playoff win
  • Nixa students get a boost for connecting with local seniors
  • Nixa honors veterans with Coast Guard stories and young voices

Also on today's calendar: Branson Christmas Lights Open Thanksgiving Night, With Free Santa Photos and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 55, low: 28.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 48 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 2026 Missouri High School Football Top 25 Rankings - Nov. 10 (on3.com) — Nixa heads into a playoff matchup with Ozark after shutting out Waynesville 49-0, earning a place among Missouri's leading teams in the latest Massey rankings. Quarterback Adam McKnight has thrown for 1,798 yards and 19 touchdowns this season, helping keep the Eagles' offense strong as the postseason continues.
   

2. Nixa Public Schools receives $5,000 for youth philanthropy program (ccheadliner.com) — Nixa students will expand their work with local seniors through a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. The school district's Youth Empowerment Project chapter will partner with One Nixa Community Classes on monthly service projects and activities through Seniors Supporting Seniors at the Nixa Senior Center.
   

3. Ceremony celebrates veterans (ccheadliner.com) — Nixa honored veterans at the X Center on Nov. 7, with retired Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Ron Pojar highlighting the service's history and sacrifices shared by military families. Local children helped lead the ceremony, while American Legion Post 434 demonstrated flag folding and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary served breakfast afterward.
   

4. Joe Silas Dobson (ccheadliner.com) — Joe Silas Dobson of Nixa, an Army veteran and longtime volunteer, died Nov. 4 at 88. His life included 35 years with the fire buffs, entertaining children as a clown and a treasured 2024 Honor Flight of the Ozarks. A committal service is planned at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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