Nixa man charged in murder-for-hire plot

A Nixa man was arrested Dec. 29 on charges that he allegedly tried to pay an undercover officer to kill his wife—just days after bonding out of jail on domestic assault and weapons charges.

• Nixa Insiders program a new way to save
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• LaBrie, 24, files for ward 3 alderman seat
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Lady Eagles fall in first game of KTXR Lady Classic

The last time the Nixa Lady Eagles were on the Weiser Gymnasium floor, they lost to Midwest City, Okla., in the KTXR Lady Classic. That was Dec. 31, 2008.

• Eagles stay hot, swoop into semifinal round
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• Nixa earns top seed in Blue Division—BRACKET
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• Lady Eagles swim to third at Joplin Invitational
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With Mayan doomsday coming, 2009 doesn’t seem so bad

Well, 2009 was a real butt-kicker. And that might be putting it gently. I hate to be the one to stir the pot again because 2009 certainly had some dreadful storylines—OK, I don’t really hate it, but keep in mind that I lived through it all, too.

• It was a very good year—or was it?
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• A FANtastic dancer
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Espy class learns lesson through adopting Christmas family

In Becky Forrester’s first-grade class, the lesson being taught can never be measured by any standardized test as students embrace the Christmas spirit and learn the value of giving.

• Inman students present 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever'
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• Nixa residents receive diplomas from Missouri State
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• Local resident among recent Harding University graduates
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