05:10 pm | Fire of an undetermined origin destroyed the old Squires Store building south of Ava last Sunday night, adding to the concern of folks in that area. The Squires community has seen an outbreak of fires in recent weeks, and no one is believing it is coincidence. For that reason, a…
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05:09 pm | The Douglas County Commission approved a budget on Jan. 12 that calls for total expenditures of $3,546,000 and revenues this year of $3,095.424. A fund balance at the end of 2011 of $622,858, however, gives the county total funds available of $3,718.282, and an anticipated ending balance of $171,500. One…
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05:03 pm | BRANSON–Southwest Airlines has committed to serve Branson, Missouri according to a Southwest Airlines press release issued this week. Southwest Airlines has made the decision to serve Branson, Missouri and to convert AirTran Airways at Branson to Southwest Airlines operations over time. “We are committed to continuing to serve these communities—at…
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02:36 pm | The Ava City Fire Department was dispatched early Wednesday morning to a structure fire east of the downtown that resulted in major damage to the frame home. The fire, in the 700 block of NE 2nd Ave., was noticed by a passer-by and the fire department was called just before…
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02:30 pm | The Douglas/Ozark Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) conducted a full scale exercise last Saturday at the Ava/Douglas County Training Center in Ava, under the direction of Steven Little, CERT trainer. Little was assisted by associate instructors Joe Bricker and Billie Sue Yost. The search and rescue teams conducted searches of an unoccupied, but debris-filled…
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02:27 pm | Payton Lakey had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Jorie Garrett had 18 points and 13 rebounds here last Thursday night, and the Ava Lady Bears defeated the girls of Mtn. View-Liberty, 53-36. With the SCA win the Ava girls improved their record to 3-0 in league play and 10-4…
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03:13 pm | An area teenager is recovering at home this week after a harrowing ordeal last Wednesday night. Shady D. Flippo, 19, of Seymour, crashed the 1995 Jeep Cherokee she was driving on Highway 14, west of Ava, and was pinned underneath the vehicle for over an hour. Rescue workers from Ava…
Jan 13 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »Old Squires Store Burns; Reward Offered In Fires
05:10 pm | Fire of an undetermined origin destroyed the old Squires Store building south of Ava last Sunday night, adding to the…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »County Adopts Budget of $3.5 Million; Suspends Funding for Extension Office
05:09 pm | The Douglas County Commission approved a budget on Jan. 12 that calls for total expenditures of $3,546,000 and revenues this…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »School Board Adopts 12-Panel Drug Test, Discusses Resource Officer Options
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »House Fires Keep Firemen On the Go
Jan 21 2012 / No Comment / Read More »The Amazing Esther Wrinkles
04:44 pm | When our hills and hollers are brown and bare and winter grasp is cold and hard, Ozarkers yearn for hints…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »2011 Business Updates, Expansions, Renovations and New Construction
10:38 am | By Mindy Crandall It’s hard to imagine how much transformation can take place in a small town with a population…
Jan 6 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »Warming The Hearts Of Others – Of course, It’s Santa, And He’s In Town!
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