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Tigers and Eagles try to can each other for charity

While Ozark and Nixa fans hope to see their football teams put up points, Christian County’s only full-service food pantry hopes to see fans put up dollars.

Tons of canned food would also be nice.

Christian County’s largest food drive has two names. In Nixa, it’s the Can the Tigers food drive, but in Ozark it’s known as the Can the Eagles food drive. Last year, the two communities drummed up 59,500 pounds of food for Least of These food pantry.

“It is our largest food drive of the year, so it’s a huge help,” Least of These executive director Bonnie Schooler said.