Businessman Sam Hamra, at left, pictured with his wife June, receives a key to the city of Nixa during the 50th anniversary celebration of Nixa Utilities on Oct. 6. Nixa Mayor Brian Steele, at right, and other city officials invited Hamra to deliver the keynote address on his role in establishing Nixa’s electricity utility.
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Top-Notch Teacher
Instructional technology facilitator Ryan Mahn of Nixa Public Schools’ John Thomas School of Discovery receives the Mike Neden STEM Championship Award at the international STEM Education Association’s conference Oct. 9 in Branson. The award honors leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
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For a Change
Change One Thousand program graduates are recognized during a Sept. 28 ceremony at the Missouri Job Center. Above, Springfield Workforce Development Director Mary Ann Rojas issues a certificate of completion to a student in the training academy, which strengthens soft workplace skills.
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For a Change
Change One Thousand program graduates are recognized during a Sept. 28 ceremony at the Missouri Job Center.
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Rural Fiber
Curt Brown and Travis Allen of Total Highspeed LLC welcome visitors at the company’s Oct. 3 groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction of fiber-to-the-home internet infrastructure for Fair Grove businesses and residents. In the $7 million, three-to-five-year project, officials aim to bring 1 gigabit per second speeds to rural northeast Greene County.
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New Life
Life.Church Springfield Pastor Bryan Franco, above, welcomes attendees Sept. 30 to the new campus at 1655 W. Republic Road, the former Remington’s property. The Oklahoma-based church invested roughly $2 million to renovate the 30,000-square-foot building that once was Missouri’s largest nightclub.
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New Life
Life.Church Springfield welcomes attendees Sept. 30 to the new campus at 1655 W. Republic Road, the former Remington’s property. The Oklahoma-based church invested roughly $2 million to renovate the 30,000-square-foot building that once was Missouri’s largest nightclub.