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August 2024 Nixa Newsletter

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Letter from the Mayor: December 2024

November 26, 2024

UPDATE: Changes have been made to the events mentioned in the letter below. See new event details here. Dear Nixa Residents, As we close out another year, I want to take a moment to reflect on what an exceptional year 2024 has been for Nixa. Together, we have achieved significant…

Project Updates

New Traffic Pattern at U.S. Route 160 & Christian County Route CC

July 22, 2024

When: 8 p.m. Monday Night, July 29th Details: Contractor crews to turn on new signals and open new Continuous Flow Intersection at U.S. Route 160 and Christian County Route CC in Nixa. A Continuous Flow Intersection has traffic turning left placed to the left of oncoming traffic, opposite where it is normally.…

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City of Nixa Hires New Director of Communications

July 22, 2024

The City of Nixa is announcing the hiring of Summer Rascoll-Jones as the new Director of Communications. Rascoll-Jones will begin her role with Nixa on August 5th. She will be tasked with leading Nixa’s Communications Department through public information, media relations, community engagement, and marketing. A New Orleans native, Rascoll-Jones…

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Nixa Community Announces “One Nixa, One Read”

What if an entire community read the same book during the same month? What if the book we all read together has a unifying message about kindness, neighborliness, and friendship? What if we celebrated these lessons with family-friendly events where readers can come together to discuss? That’s the question posed…

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April 2023 Election Results, New Elected Officials Sworn In

Thank you to all those who voted April 4th! Regardless of how you vote, we appreciate you taking the time to go to the polls and make democracy work at the local level. The ¾ cent general sales tax increase to fund the Nixa Police Department was passed by a…

Letter from the Mayor

Letter from the Mayor: May 2023

It’s Spring and things are changing in Nixa. The amazing class of 2023 will be graduating soon. Other kids in our community will be moving up to a new grade. The lawns and trees are all green again. And for the first time since 2014, you have a new mayor.…

Public Works News

Tim Hammer Certified As Utilities Specialist

Congratulations to Tim Hammer, Tree Trimmer Foreman for the city, for becoming a Certified Utilities Specialist through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). Tim has been with the city’s electric department since March 2022 and brought with him an abundance of knowledge. After studying and passing his test through the…

Employee Recognitions

Employee Spotlight: Dustin Long

Dustin Long has been with the Nixa water department for seven years. He started out as a utility worker and worked his way up to lead water operator. Dustin has experience repairing just about every type of water and sewer line in our system. He has also run all pieces of equipment in…

Parks & Recreation News

Nixa Parks To Open New Inclusive Playground & Earns Award As Demonstration Site for Playground Design

Nixa Parks & Recreation is excited to announce a grand opening ceremony for the new inclusive playground at McCauley Park will be held Tuesday, May 2nd 5pm to 7pm. Local media and members of the Nixa community are invited to attend this ceremony. In conjunction with the ribbon cutting for the…