Chad Plein

2 weeks ago | kktv.com | Chad Plein |Jordan Gartner

NIXA, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - A Missouri community came together to help make a birthday for a young boy something he would not forget. Amy Hamilton posted a message in a community group about her 11-year-old son Zach having a birthday party, but they weren’t receiving many reservations about people joining them. She said she made the post on the Nixa Neighbors Facebook page after the RSVPs weren’t coming in. Hamilton said her son has a challenge making friends.

2 weeks ago | ky3.com | Chad Plein

NIXA, Mo. (KY3) - On any day after school, you’ll find a lot of kids playing at Nixa’s McCauley Park. But for some, making friends can be hard. “It felt like the community was really stepping behind us,” Nixa mother Amy Hamilton said. Amy put a post on Nixa Neighbors Facebook site. She said her 11-year-old son, Zach, had a birthday coming up and the RSVPs weren’t coming in. You see, Amy says Zach has a challenge making friends. It’s hard to be brave when you speak with a stammer and stutter.

Aug 16, 2024 | ky3.com | Chad Plein

STONE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - Christmas is right around the corner. Since July, a dozen of Santa’s friends at Silver Dollar City have been putting up rosie reds, glorious greens, and wonderful whites throughout the theme park. “It’s the world’s largest puzzle,” SDC’s Christmas Lights Supervisor, Jessica Loftis said. “But the people that you’re hanging them with is what makes it fun.”Over the last two years, Jessica’s built a book all about bulbs.

Aug 9, 2024 | ky3.com | Chad Plein

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Inside the Plaza Towers, on the third floor, is an office with quite the proclamation from 28 years ago. “I was very proud of being part of something that is quite unique,” 88-year-old Irwin Cohen said. Cohen now consults companies on transportation issues. He worked for close to 40 years with New York’s Transit Authority. He knew all about elevated rail or trains in tunnels.

May 24, 2024 | ky3.com | Chad Plein

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - On a peaceful stroll at Brookline Cemetery in Greene County, you’ll see tombstones dating back to the late 1800s. Also on the property, many men and women are resting in peace after protecting our freedom. “(We have) that respect level for those people who took the time in their lives to fight for our country and fight for their family,” Cub Scout Master Mike Bean of Pack 74 out of Republic said.