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Nixa proclaims half-staff flags for two fallen deputies; Christian County 100 Club seeks donations
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The council read a mayoral proclamation ordering flags at half-staff for Deputies Gabriel Ramirez and Michael Hislop and heard Sarah Bader of the Christian County 100 Club outline three ways residents can support the deputies’ families.
The Nixa City Council opened its Feb. 24 meeting with a mayoral proclamation ordering city flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Deputy Gabriel Ramirez and Deputy Michael Hislop of the Christian County Sheriff’s Department and paused for a moment of silence.
The proclamation, read at the start of the meeting, said the deputies “dedicated their lives to the protection and service of the citizens of Christian County” and called on residents to remember the families, fellow deputies and the department during this time of loss.
Sarah Bader, founding vice president of the Christian County 100 Club, told the council the county organization — formed in 2021 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) — has been raising funds to help first-responder families and is now distributing aid after the recent deaths. “For the past 24 hours, our board members have been working diligently because we have to spend a dime — not for one, but for two,” Bader said.
Bader outlined three giving options: join as an annual member, make a one-time donation to the club’s general fund, or use a recently created dedicated online link for the two families. She said the group will continue posting updates on its Facebook page and website and encouraged businesses and individuals to coordinate fundraisers and send proceeds to the 100 Club to ensure donations reach the intended recipients.
The mayor and council thanked Bader and noted the importance of local, vetted organizations when the community wants to support first responders and their families.
